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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Canada's envoy to Vatican: Pope Francis funeral will unite a rare range of humanity
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people. Joyce Nap...
Apr 25, 2025 People wait in line to enter St. Peter's Basilica to view Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Friday, April 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Medichini
Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $19.3 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $17.3 billion reported fo...
Apr 25, 2025
Tuition frozen, grants rise in two-year funding deals for Nova Scotia universities
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's 10 universities have signed new two-year conditional funding agreements with the provincial government that include an undergraduate tuition freeze and an increase in operating...
Apr 25, 2025
Leaders echo messages in final push to election day
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre ...
Apr 25, 2025
Manitoba bill to add gender expression to human rights code draws praise, criticism
WINNIPEG - Dozens of people lined up Thursday night to air opposition to and support for Manitoba's plan to add gender expression to the human rights code - a move that would include protections for p...
Apr 24, 2025
Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher propo...
Apr 24, 2025
Stolen Edmonton statue of women's rights pioneer Emily Murphy recovered, man arrested
EDMONTON - An Alberta man is facing charges after bits and pieces of a statue depicting a Canadian women's rights pioneer were recovered almost two months after being stolen. Edmonton police say they ...
Apr 24, 2025
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation were at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday calling for the British Columbia and Canadian governments to help expand support services in the ...
Apr 24, 2025
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for purchasing sexual services from someone under age 18. The decision comes in a case ...
Apr 24, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special
TORONTO - Carney, meet Critch. CBC says Liberal Leader Mark Carney is among the politicians who will appear on the hour-long "Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special," in which he'll sit down for...
Apr 24, 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...