Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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RCMP needs structural changes to address racism: MMIWG commissioner
OTTAWA - A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says top-down attitudes and the centralized structure of the RCMP are leading to racist practices...
Nov 18, 2020
Tories disappointed by Scheer's decision to hire family as they call for better rules
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs vented some disappointment in their former leader - and current caucus colleague - Andrew Scheer Wednesday after revelations he twice hired family members to work in his offi...
Nov 18, 2020
Parliament passes Tory motion to demand government decision on Huawei, 5G
OTTAWA - A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national-security threats from China. The motion, ...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C. premier to call on prime minister for national travel policy to fight COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tell Canadians that travel within the country at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic should only be ...
Nov 18, 2020
Halifax to review use of 'Micmac' on street signs and city buildings
HALIFAX - Use of the word "Micmac" on city signs, buildings and other municipal assets in Halifax is under review. Regional council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a motion by councillor Sam Austin re...
Nov 18, 2020
Liberals shouldn't jettison spending restraints because of pandemic, former PBO says
OTTAWA - Canada's first parliamentary budget watchdog says there are ways for the federal government to impose some discipline on its upcoming spending plans to keep the deficit from spiralling out of...
Nov 18, 2020
Federal fisheries minister should resign over lobster dispute: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX - The chief of the First Nation at the centre of a lobster fishing dispute in Nova Scotia says the federal fisheries minister should resign because she appears unwilling to deal with the band'...
Nov 18, 2020
Canada-U. S. border closure extended 30 days as American COVID-19 cases rise: source
OTTAWA - The Canada-U. S. border is set to remain closed well into December. A federal source speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly confirmed the ...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C.'s NDP government plans throne speech for Dec. 7 after winning majority
VICTORIA - The British Columbia legislature will return Dec. 7 after the NDP won a majority government in last month's provincial election. Premier John Horgan said Wednesday the brief legislati...
Nov 18, 2020
Vancouver mayor moves to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he's preparing to table a motion that would see city council vote on the decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs. "Personal possession and use of d...
Nov 18, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Doggy daycares and other viral stories are a joy that we need right now
Sarah Mills says the tale of the Regina husky Missy escaping her vet to head to her favourite doggy daycare is the heart...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...