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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Money laundering inquiry hears of $800,000 and more in bags, luggage, backpacks
VANCOUVER - Vast amounts of cash started flowing into British Columbia's largest casino in 2010 and transactions of $800,000 or more became common as players hauled in bags, suitcases and backpacks fu...
Oct 25, 2020
Immunity task force chair says Tories' proposed probe will hurt pandemic response
OTTAWA - The co-chair of the federal government's COVID-19 immunity task force has spoken out against a proposed probe of the Liberals' handling of the pandemic, saying such a wide-ranging investigati...
Oct 25, 2020
John Horgan says he will work across party lines to find ideas that work for B.C.
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says his majority New Democrat government is open to exploring new ideas that can help shape British Columbia regardless of their political or geographic origins. ...
Oct 25, 2020
Feds urged to act as data suggests COVID-19 making it hard for veterans to get help
OTTAWA - The federal government is being criticized for not doing enough to help disabled veterans as new figures appear to confirm fears that COVID-19 has made it more difficult for them to apply for...
Oct 25, 2020
Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chief casts doubt on Ottawa's bid to quell violence over lobster
HALIFAX - The First Nations chief behind a small but contentious fishing fleet trapping Nova Scotia lobster outside the regulated season raised concerns on Sunday about Ottawa's latest bid to quell vi...
Oct 25, 2020
Canadian provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 reach sobering milestones
MONTREAL - The Canadian provinces hardest hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic released sobering numbers on Sunday, with Quebec's overall case count passing the 100,000 mark and Ontario registering mor...
Oct 25, 2020
Commons showdown highlights tension between politics and science
OTTAWA - Monday's vote on a Conservative motion to launch an in-depth review of the Liberal government's COVID-19 response highlights a key challenge of pandemic politics: how to hold a government acc...
Oct 25, 2020
Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king
BANGKOK - Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether...
Oct 25, 2020
Poles protest abortion ban in churches and on streets
WARSAW, Poland - Women's rights activists furious over a tightening of Poland's already restrictive abortion law staged protests outside and inside churches Sunday, disrupting Masses and finding thems...
Oct 25, 2020
Spain orders nationwide curfew to stem worsening outbreak
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain declared a second nationwide state of emergency Sunday and ordered an overnight curfew across the country in hopes of stemming a resurgence in coronavirus infections, Prime Mi...
Oct 25, 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
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...