Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Suddenly Sunday: Trudeau to talk Trans Mountain with B.C., Alberta premiers
OTTAWA - The federal government needs more face time with the main players in the Trans Mountain pipeline impasse to push the controversial expansion project forward, says Finance Minister Bill Mornea...
Apr 13, 2018
Notley ‘a little bit more convinced’ about federal action on Trans Mountain
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Ottawa has promised specific action to try to break the impasse over the Trans Mountain pipeline, but federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau won't say exactl...
Apr 12, 2018
Liberal firearms bill attacked by both gun owners and shooting victims
OTTAWA - The federal government tabled a proposed new bill Tuesday to tighten the sale and tracking of firearms, only to find itself under attack from both sides: gun owners wary of burdensome regulat...
Mar 21, 2018 (The Canadian Press file photo)
Sask. politicians back at legislature as Moe, Meili now lead
Saskatchewan's politicians are back at the legislature Monday afternoon as the spring session gets underway. This session will have an entirely different look and feel. Not only is Scott Moe now premi...
Mar 12, 2018
1st permanent female RCMP leader vows to leave no stone unturned
REGINA - The first woman to ever be permanently appointed to lead the RCMP promised Friday to leave no stone unturned in her efforts to modernize a law-enforcement organization that remains plagued by...
Mar 09, 2018 RCMP Commissionaire Brenda Lucki was introduced as the head of the national police force in March 2018. (File photo)
Trudeau tells Regina event more must be done to help Indigenous Canadians
REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Liberal party supporters in Saskatchewan that more needs to be done to help Indigenous people. Trudeau spoke to party enthusiasts in Regina at a fundrai...
Mar 09, 2018
Troubled inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women seeks two more years
OTTAWA - The troubled national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is formally asking for another two years and more money to finish its work, saying more time is needed to he...
Mar 07, 2018
Ryan Meili beats Trent Wotherspoon to lead the NDP
Ryan Meili is the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. With an 81 per cent voter turnout for party members, Meili beat Trent Wotherspoon with 55 per cent of the vote for a total of 5,973 votes compared...
Mar 03, 2018
Ryan Meili beats Trent Wotherspoon to lead the NDP
Ryan Meili is the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. With an 81 per cent voter turnout for members, Meili beat Trent Wotherspoon with 55 per cent of the vote for a total of 5,973 votes compared to Wo...
Mar 03, 2018 Ryan Meili speaks at the NDP leadership convention in Regina, March 3, 2018. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP chooses a new leader
Saskatchewan's NDP elected Ryan Meili as the new leader on Saturday. Hundreds of party members gathered at the Delta Hotel in Regina for the party's leadership convention. Both candidates on the ballo...
Mar 03, 2018 Crowd of supporters at NDP leadership convention at the Delta Hotel in Regina, March 3, 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...