Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Uptake of COVID-19 booster shots has plummeted. Here's why scientists are concerned
TORONTO - Infectious disease experts are urging seniors to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot as uptake plunges five years after the coronavirus pandemic struck. "We see that the protection is neede...
Mar 08, 2025
City of Toronto, workers' union reach 11th-hour tentative agreement
TORONTO - The City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79, which represents thousands of municipal workers, say they have reached a tentative agreement. The union would have been in a legal strike position and ...
Mar 08, 2025
Musqueam, Ottawa initial self-government agreement
VANCOUVER - The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister and the chief of the Musqueam Indian Band have initialled an agreement they say brings the band one step closer to self-governance. Minister...
Mar 07, 2025
Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains
WINNIPEG - The RCMP said Friday that remains found at a landfill north of Winnipeg have been identified as belonging to Morgan Harris, one of two slain First Nations women who search teams have been l...
Mar 07, 2025
Remains found in Manitoba landfill confirmed to be murder victim Morgan Harris
WINNIPEG - Remains found during a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as belonging to the victim of a serial killer, RCMP announced Friday. A statement from the Manitoba government...
Mar 07, 2025
Alberta keeping sanctions in place until threat of U.S. tariffs ends: Smith
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta's trade sanctions on the United States will stay in place until U.S. President Donald Trump drops the threat of tariffs. In a social media post Friday, S...
Mar 07, 2025
B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia company has been given a $3.15 billion contract to build one of two icebreaker ships for the Canadian Coast Guard. Public Services and Procurement Canada says in a state...
Mar 07, 2025
Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers' advice
OTTAWA - The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from "imminent threats"...
Mar 07, 2025
Banning guns 'will not stop criminal acts involving firearms,' says Sask. government
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters. The government says a...
Mar 07, 2025 A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 in 2020. The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Alberta government backbencher booted from caucus over threat to vote against budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's governing United Conservatives have booted a rural backbencher from caucus following his public opposition to the government's proposed budget. Chief government whip Shane Getson ...
Mar 07, 2025
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...