Murray Wood: Fish, biscuits and scenery drawing Americans to Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says Saskatchewan's north is a big draw to American anglers, for some obvious reasons.
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Eby to ask PM to declare India's Bishnoi gang a terrorist group, amid extortion fears
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he wants a gang based in India declared a terrorist organization in Canada. The premier said Tuesday the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had been linked to extortions and...
Jun 17, 2025
Environment minister says consumer rebates for EVs will return
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to bring back consumer rebates for electric vehicles but doesn't yet quite know what they'll look like, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said on Tuesday. The...
Jun 17, 2025
G7 members agree to increase public sector use of AI, collaborate on quantum
OTTAWA - G7 countries pledged Tuesday to increase adoption of artificial intelligence, including in the public sector and among smaller businesses, while also promising to promote investment in emergi...
Jun 17, 2025
Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith warned Tuesday that Parliament is hastily plowing ahead with the government's major projects bill when it should be in listening mode. Erskine-Smith told reporte...
Jun 17, 2025
Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
WINNIPEG - Wildfire evacuees continued to make their way home in some Manitoba communities Tuesday, but there were hurdles. Tataskweyak Cree Nation lifted its evacuation order Monday evening, then tol...
Jun 17, 2025
Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valrie Plante says the "current situation" in the...
Jun 17, 2025
Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek officially resigned as an MP on Tuesday - the earliest he was legally allowed to step aside. Kurek promised just after the April election that he would vacat...
Jun 17, 2025
Bank of Canada weighed June rate cut — but trade uncertainty kept it on hold
OTTAWA - New meeting records show the Bank of Canada's top decisionmakers were weighing an interest rate cut earlier this month but didn't feel like they knew enough about how the tariff dispute with ...
Jun 17, 2025
Watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
OTTAWA - The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The Military Police Complaints Commission released a r...
Jun 17, 2025
Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to accompany a person out of a co...
Jun 17, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Tougher impaired driving penalties are worth supporting
Good public policy isn't measured by how tough it sounds; it's measured by whether it works. Sarah Mills says that shoul...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, July 13
On Monday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry finds out how international conflicts affect Saskatchewan gas prices, examine...