Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Alberta government to earmark $10.8B for education ahead of deficit budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it hopes its new education budget will show understanding for teachers following a mass strike last year that ended with the province forcing on educators a cont...
Feb 25, 2026
Banned from NBA, former Raptor Jontay Porter signs with Seattle USBL team
SEATTLE - Former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter has signed with the Seattle SuperHawks for the 2026 season of the United States Basketball League, a minor pro league relaunching this spring with eight t...
Feb 25, 2026
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of wha...
Feb 25, 2026
Senators expect politics to stay outside locker room as Tkachuk, Sanderson return
OTTAWA - As political debates swirl outside their locker room, the Ottawa Senators remain focused on the priority inside of it. Captain Brady Tkachuk and teammate Jake Sanderson, fresh off winning gol...
Feb 25, 2026
Child poverty rose for third consecutive year: Campaign 2000 report
TORONTO - An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says a growing number of children are living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food. The 2025 report card from Campaign 200...
Feb 25, 2026
Sikh Canadians say state violence a continued threat as PM prepares to visit India
OTTAWA - Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. tra...
Feb 25, 2026
Mental health funding tied to 2020 mass shooting part of Nova Scotia budget cuts
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is cutting funds from mental health programs tied to the 2020 mass shooting in the province. The cuts are part of a $130-million reduction in government grants to ...
Feb 25, 2026
Canada signs a defence agreement with South Korea as it seeks to diversify trade
OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercio...
Feb 25, 2026
Métis leaders unveil 1920s model dog sled repatriated from Vatican
OTTAWA - Mtis leaders on Wednesday unveiled a model dog sled repatriated to their communities after more than a century in the Vatican collection. The sled, made in the 1920s of leather, wood and glas...
Feb 25, 2026
Premier Moe hopes India trip with Carney will 'reinvigorate' trade relationship
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is tempering expectations ahead of his trip to India with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Moe says he's not anticipating a trade deal, but hopes meetings this week ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...