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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Helping Quebec non-profits below 'cybersecurity poverty line' strengthen networks
MONTREAL - Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions through a pilot project led by Po...
Oct 30, 2025
Wait for core Ontario autism services tops 5 years: advocates
TORONTO - When Ashley Ferreira's five-year-old son was diagnosed with autism in 2020 she never imagined that a five-year wait lay ahead for him to get access to government-funded core therapies. "I th...
Oct 30, 2025
Navy commander says he's 'not looking' to have new sub fleet built in Canada
GEOJE - The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is pouring cold water on the notion that Canada could see its new fleet of submarines built domestically - although he's not ruling out the idea altoge...
Oct 30, 2025
Manitoba NDP, Tories in spat over 'waah waah' sound made during afternoon bill debate
WINNIPEG - Manitoba legislature members are sparring over the meaning behind a "waah waah" noise that sounded like a baby crying. Opposition Tory Jeff Wharton made the noise during a debate Tuesday ov...
Oct 29, 2025
Five things to know about the fight between Quebec doctors and the government
MONTREAL - Doctors in Quebec are up in arms over a recent provincial law that imposes a new payment system on physicians and prohibits them from using pressure tactics to oppose the policy. Meanwhile,...
Oct 29, 2025
Dawson Creek, B.C., extends drought emergency, fearing low river will freeze
DAWSON CREEK - The City of Dawson Creek in northeastern British Columbia says it has applied to extend its state of local emergency over drought concerns. The city issued a statement Wednesday saying ...
Oct 29, 2025
No Canadians reported dead from Hurricane Melissa, Ottawa offers to help region
OTTAWA - No Canadians have been reported dead as a result of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in the Caribbean, the MP overseeing Canada's foreign aid said Wednesday. Randeep Sarai, secretary of stat...
Oct 29, 2025
Eby says he'll call early election in B.C. if northern power line bill fails
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said he would stake his government on the passage of a bill to fast-track construction of the North Coast Transmission Line to power future resource proje...
Oct 29, 2025
Ambassador says Canada's team still talks to U.S. officials during trade talk pause
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States said her team in Washington has continued to communicate with American officials since President Donald Trump said he was terminating trade talks....
Oct 29, 2025
Ahead of G7 meetings, energy minister announces funding for green tech projects
OTTAWA - Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announced millions of dollars for clean tech projects on Wednesday, ahead of the G7 ministerial meetings in Toronto starting Thursday. Delivering the keyno...
Oct 29, 2025
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
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...