Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government's effort to rebuild Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta. In July, a wildfire ...
Oct 09, 2024
Scott Moe's Sask. Party promises to extend diabetes coverage if re-elected
SASKATOON, Sask. - The leader of the Saskatchewan Party says he would extend coverage for insulin pumps and diabetes supplies to seniors and young adults should he be re-elected premier on Oct. 28. Sc...
Oct 09, 2024
Foreign affairs min. urges Canadians to leave Florida ahead of hurricane
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canadians in Florida should leave and people planning to travel there should postpone as the state braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton. The sto...
Oct 09, 2024
How Canadian co-pro 'The Apprentice' overcame Trump's threats to block film's release
TORONTO - A controversial film about the rise of Donald Trump is coming out this week, despite his campaign calling it "election interference by Hollywood elites" and threatening to file a lawsuit. "I...
Oct 09, 2024
Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has put a branch of the province's youth protection office under trusteeship following a report that Quebec's human rights commission has identified dozens of violatio...
Oct 09, 2024
Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back home dur...
Oct 09, 2024
Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back home dur...
Oct 09, 2024
Nova Scotia premier says police investigating theft from his riding association fund
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says police are investigating the theft of an undisclosed amount of money from his riding association's bank account. Houston disclosed the investigation Wedn...
Oct 09, 2024
Sask. Party candidate says sorry for using racial slur a year ago
REGINA - A Saskatchewan Party candidate apologized Tuesday after it came to light that he used a racial slur in the government caucus office a year ago. David Buckingham, who is running again in Saska...
Oct 09, 2024
SASK VOTES 2024: What does it look like inside a campaign office?
From the candidates at your door to the pamphlets in your mailbox it's almost impossible to hide from Saskatchewan's election campaign. You might have even noticed campaign offices popping up in your ...
Oct 09, 2024 980 CJME peeked behind the scenes of the campaign offices of, from left, NDP candidate Sally Housser, Green Party Leader Naomi Hunter, and Sask. Party candidate Laura Ross. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...