Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Merkel, German governors to eye results of partial lockdown
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will assess the effects of a nearly two-week-long partial lockdown with state governors in a video conference Monday. Germany went into a partial lockdown at t...
Nov 16, 2020
Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train
PARIS - Head lowered, an Islamic State operative listened silently as a Paris judge on Monday detailed his alleged plot to unleash mass slaughter on a high-speed train before he was tackled and subdue...
Nov 16, 2020
Opposition parties win major cities in Bosnia's local vote
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Opposition candidates have won council seats and mayoral posts in Bosnia's biggest cities, dealing a painful blow to the long-entrenched nationalists in nationwide municipal electio...
Nov 16, 2020
Virus quarantine complicates a big week for Boris Johnson
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Monday he is firmly in control of the government, despite having to self-isolate for two weeks because a contact tested positive for the coronavi...
Nov 16, 2020
Pro-Western candidate wins Moldovan presidential election
CHISINAU, Moldova - Maia Sandu, a former World Bank economist who favours closer ties with the European Union, has won Moldova's presidential runoff vote, decisively defeating the staunchly pro-Russia...
Nov 16, 2020
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79
BEIRUT - Syria's longtime Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country's most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar As...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases
Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials urged people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and over...
Nov 15, 2020
Canada faces fresh calls to help fight terrorism, facilitate peace talks in Mali
OTTAWA - Canada is being urged to step up its presence in Mali, including through the provision of military assistance to help fight Islamic militants in the region and a diplomatic push to lead peace...
Nov 15, 2020
BioNTech scientist: Vaccine could halve virus transmission
LONDON - One of the scientists behind the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer said Sunday that he was confident that it could halve the transmission of the virus, resulti...
Nov 15, 2020
Trump tweets words 'he won'; says vote rigged, not conceding
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgment that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump's...
Nov 15, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...