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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Ottawa names experts to advise on creation of national pharmacare program
OTTAWA - The federal government has tapped a panel of five experts to craft the path toward a universal pharmacare program. Dr. Nav Persaud, the Canada Research Chair in health justice, will chair a c...
Nov 14, 2024
Federal government offers grants for small businesses in fire-stricken Jasper, Alta.
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA - Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help getting back on their feet. The federal government says it's providin...
Nov 14, 2024
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose vi...
Nov 14, 2024
Trump expected to choose vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to two p...
Nov 14, 2024
$574 million in federal financing to help build Vancouver rental homes
VANCOUVER - The federal government is providing more than $574 million in financing to help build about 950 rental homes in Vancouver. The government says in a news release that a project on 42nd Aven...
Nov 14, 2024
$375M announced for Indigenous-led conservation in Northwest Territories
OTTAWA - K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territ...
Nov 14, 2024
New Brunswick's premier sends out minister mandate letters, outlines expectations
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has given marching orders to her new cabinet ministers to fulfil promises made during last month's election. The government released 18 mandate letters t...
Nov 14, 2024
Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned
OTTAWA - The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the gr...
Nov 14, 2024
Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase after six years of demolition, primary excavation and abatement. The renovation is estimated t...
Nov 14, 2024
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects the deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 ...
Nov 14, 2024 The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. (The Canadian Press)
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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...