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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Saskatchewan government to spend extra $655M; NDP calls for accountability
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe's government to open the books for spending an extra $655 million. The province is paying that amount through executive orders si...
Feb 18, 2026
Ottawa extends express immigration entry to researchers, military applicants
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab is adding three new permanent residency streams to Canada's express entry program that cover a variety of professions, including military ones. The new streams ...
Feb 18, 2026
New report says youth should help guide Ottawa's campaign against online exploitation
OTTAWA - The federal government should listen to young people as it takes on the problem of online harms, a group of youth advocates told reporters on Parliament Hill Wednesday. The John Humphrey Cent...
Feb 18, 2026
Carney one step closer to majority government as Jeneroux crosses floor to Liberals
OTTAWA - Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux is now the third Conservative to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in recent months - and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing him of betraying voter...
Feb 18, 2026
B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister started to sell her "tough" budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as "scary," while other groups are tabulating the losse...
Feb 18, 2026
Carney's closed-door fundraisers a 'step back' for ethics in politics: expert
OTTAWA - The Liberal party's decision to hold closed-door fundraisers under Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership is being criticized by experts in political ethics, with one calling the move a "ste...
Feb 18, 2026
NDP leadership candidates look to break out from the pack as final debate approaches
OTTAWA - The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19. This second...
Feb 18, 2026
Alberta Premier Smith set to give TV address ahead of provincial budget
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will give a television address on Thursday, a week ahead of the provincial budget. Smith announced there would be a TV address at an unrelated news co...
Feb 17, 2026
Canada's new top envoy to Washington takes up his post
WASHINGTON - Canada's new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States at a turbulent m...
Feb 17, 2026
B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
VICTORIA - British Columbia's budget is hurting the young, the old and cancer patients alike as government construction undergoes what the government says is a "re-pacing" to address fiscal pressures....
Feb 17, 2026
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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
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...