Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Ontario to scrap legal requirement to set and update climate target
TORONTO - The Ontario government is moving to scrap requirements that it set an emissions target and update its climate plan, wiping out key measures for holding the government to account on efforts t...
Nov 06, 2025
Ontario still short of long-term care bed goal, data in fiscal update show
TORONTO - Ontario has built nearly 6,700 long-term care beds with another 18,000 beds in the pipeline, a far cry from the province's goal to add 58,000 new or upgraded beds by 2028, numbers released i...
Nov 06, 2025
Trump has options if the Supreme Court blocks him from imposing 'emergency' tariffs
WASHINGTON - Countries around the world - Canada included - are waiting anxiously as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether President Donald Trump has the authority to continue using his favoured ta...
Nov 06, 2025
Premier Moe and Gainer Gopher join forces to support CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier is teaming up with the province's largest, most-huggable rodent to cheer on the Green Riders in the CFL's Western final this weekend. Premier Scott Moe, with Saskatchew...
Nov 06, 2025
Surge in reports of wrongdoing to Quebec anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police are reporting a surge of nearly 30 per cent in the number of reports of wrongdoing they received in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The police force, known as UPAC,...
Nov 06, 2025
Cameco says White House won't meddle in its core business under U.S. reactor deal
The chief executive of Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp. wants to make clear that the U.S. government is not getting involved in its main uranium mining business under a massive nuclear reactor deal ann...
Nov 06, 2025 A media tour of the Cameco uranium mine in Cigar Lake is shown on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
QUBEC - Despite years of calling for Ottawa to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec now says the federal government is "playing a dangerous game" in its move to slash temp...
Nov 06, 2025
Ottawa's tax credits to reduce emissions aren't working as intended, watchdog says
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government moves to spend billions more on tax credits to support carbon-capture and storage projects, Canada's environment commissioner says the money already...
Nov 06, 2025
Scrapping luxury tax to fuel demand for Bombardier private jets: CEO
MONTREAL - The federal government's proposal to scrap a luxury tax will fan sales and job growth at Bombardier Inc., says the business jet maker's chief executive ric Martel. The 10 per cent tax on it...
Nov 06, 2025
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the m...
Nov 06, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
On Wednesday's show, Evan finds out who Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener is, talks with some NHL legends and conti...