Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender health restrictions is on the table as a "last resort." A provincial law will ban...
Dec 15, 2024
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon...
Dec 15, 2024
Former Conservative leadership aspirant Leona Alleslev eyeing return to Parliament
OTTAWA - Former ranking Conservative MP Leona Alleslev said she will vie to run under the party banner again in the next election. The former MP of six years and one-time leadership hopeful is throwin...
Dec 15, 2024
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Fall economic update Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the federal government's fall economic statem...
Dec 15, 2024
Family, friends, leaders gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
COLWOOD, B.C. - A British Columbia ice arena, where John Horgan spent many hours cheering on his favourite local sports teams, was packed Sunday with a full house to pay tribute to the former premier,...
Dec 15, 2024
Quebec municipalities brace for new flood zone maps that show more properties at risk
MONTREAL - Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would...
Dec 15, 2024
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit
OTTAWA - The Liberals' fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald ...
Dec 15, 2024
Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA - Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process. ...
Dec 15, 2024
'Don't make us pay': Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities
TORONTO - As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario's largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustai...
Dec 15, 2024
ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) - ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-...
Dec 14, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...