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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Premier Ford calls fixed date election rules enacted by Liberals a 'fake law'
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls a fixed election date rule his government is proposing to get rid of "a fake law." Attorney General Doug Downey announced Monday that the government intends t...
Oct 28, 2025
Industrial carbon price a focus Carney's climate strategy consultations: sources
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say the federal government's consultations ahead of the release of its climate competitiveness strategy next week have focused in part on making industrial carbon pricin...
Oct 28, 2025
Trump's tariffs to face legal test before U.S. Supreme Court next week
WASHINGTON - Victor Owen Schwartz started a business importing wine and spirits to the United States with his mother nearly 40 years ago. His company VOS Selections, which he runs with his daughter, s...
Oct 28, 2025
Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigure fu...
Oct 28, 2025
New Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas increases margin of victory after recount
CALGARY - Jeromy Farkas has been confirmed as Calgary's next mayor. Farkas narrowly defeated Sonya Sharp in last week's municipal election, but because the initial results were so close, a recount was...
Oct 28, 2025
Canada Post union asks Ottawa to butt out as talks set to resume
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canada Post workers on rotating strike wants the federal government to butt out of bargaining as negotiators prepare to head back to the table with the emp...
Oct 28, 2025
Ford government to limit debate, skip public hearings on bill to scrap speed cameras
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is moving to limit debate and avoid public input on three pieces of legislation, including one that would end the province's speed camera program. Gove...
Oct 28, 2025
Tories call on all parties to back tougher sentences for intimate partner violence
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on other parties Tuesday to support a private member's bill he said would combat intimate partner violence - just as a new report tracks how the pr...
Oct 28, 2025
Despite election defeat, John Hogan vows to remain leader of N.L. Liberals
ST. JOHN'S - The leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberals says he plans to stay on and fight as his party seeks recounts in three districts following a surprise defeat in this month's provincial...
Oct 28, 2025
Ontario proposes to rebate HST for some first-time homebuyers
TORONTO - Some first-time homebuyers in Ontario could soon save tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of a home under a proposal from the provincial government to rebate the HST, but opposition lea...
Oct 28, 2025
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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
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...