Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Report: UK officials 'avoided' looking into Russian meddling
LONDON - A long-awaited report on Russian meddling in British politics criticized the U.K. government for failing to investigate whether Moscow interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, with the docum...
Jul 21, 2020
Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall
OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jul 21, 2020
No evidence of Trudeau contact with WE Charity before deal awarded: PCO Clerk
OTTAWA - The federal government's top public servant says there is no evidence to suggest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with WE Charity before the organization was awarded a deal to run a studen...
Jul 21, 2020
GOP splits as virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion
WASHINGTON - The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money to reopen schools, prop up small business...
Jul 20, 2020
B.C. premier asks Trudeau to reduce stigma of illicit drug use as deaths climb
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an "enormous step" to reduce stigma associated with illicit drug use by decriminalizing possession for personal us...
Jul 20, 2020
Child-care cash to help with urgent COVID-19 needs in sector, Hussen says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the government's child-care agenda says the Liberals won't abandon the sector once urgent, pandemic-related funding runs out before the end of the economic f...
Jul 20, 2020
States try again to block coal sales that Trump revived
BILLINGS, Mont. - A coalition of states on Monday renewed its push to stop the Trump administration from selling coal from public lands after a previous effort to halt the lease sales was dismissed by...
Jul 20, 2020
Manitoba and Saskatchewan offer financial support to be chosen as CFL hub
WINNIPEG - A bidding war erupted Monday as the governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan offered up public money to convince the Canadian Football League to set up a one-city, abbreviated season. Manit...
Jul 20, 2020
Anxiety high as Canadian schools prepare for students from COVID-ravaged U.S.
WASHINGTON - Post-secondary students from the pandemic-riven United States are getting ready to go back to school in Canada - a rite of passage that's causing more anxiety than usual fo...
Jul 20, 2020
Thousands of lives on hold as immigration system remains largely shut down
OTTAWA - John McCall's great-grandfather was born in southern Ontario some 200 years ago, and ever since the descendents of his seven children, some living in Canada, some in the U.S, have criss-cross...
Jul 20, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...