Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Afghan-Canadian advisers failed by Ottawa, deserve compensation, military ombud says
OTTAWA - They were the eyes and ears of Canadian soldiers on the ground in the Afghanistan war, but a decade on many are still hitting a wall of bureaucracy as they try to access the kind of health be...
Jan 22, 2025
CAF updates entry medical standards to aid recruitment efforts
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is no longer automatically disqualifying applicants with certain medical conditions such as allergies and ADHD, as it works to improve its numbers and grow the size ...
Jan 22, 2025
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on ...
Jan 21, 2025
Alberta funding for Jasper housing rebuild 'can't be spent' amid impasse: minister
Alberta's social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vi...
Jan 21, 2025
From immigration to intelligence: 5 ways Trump's executive orders could affect Canada
OTTAWA - While U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Canada is alarming enough, other measures he announced Monday after his inauguration could have their own implications for Cana...
Jan 21, 2025
Final report of foreign interference inquiry to be made public next Tuesday
OTTAWA - The final report of the federal inquiry into foreign interference is set for public release next Tuesday. The commission of inquiry's most recent public hearings looked at the ability of agen...
Jan 21, 2025
Canadian doctor says WHO headquarters 'stressed, devastated' as Trump orders U.S. exit
TORONTO - Staff at the World Health Organization are "devastated" by President Donald Trump's executive order to pull the U.S. out of the agency, a Canadian global health specialist says. Dr. Madhukar...
Jan 21, 2025
Manitoba government runs ads on electricity rate freeze that has not been approved
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is running an advertising campaign to tout a freeze on electricity rates even though the freeze has yet to be approved and could be rejected. The ads, including soci...
Jan 21, 2025
Trans activist wants federal guidance on U.S. travel after Trump orders
OTTAWA - A prominent trans activist wants Canada to update its travel safety guidelines for the United States following President Donald Trump's executive order limiting gender expression to male or f...
Jan 21, 2025 Fae Johnstone, executive director of the Society of Queer Momentum, speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Spencer Colby/ The Canadian Press)
Musk's straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
NEW YORK (AP) - Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk's straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn't totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to rea...
Jan 21, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Doggy daycares and other viral stories are a joy that we need right now
Sarah Mills says the tale of the Regina husky Missy escaping her vet to head to her favourite doggy daycare is the heart...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
8:30 - Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill joins Evan for a full hour of listener calls as Saskatchewan's healt...