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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Canada's efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress in 2024
CALGARY - Steps to make Canadian sports safer were made in 2024, but to what end? A national commission began cross-country public consultations, an online registry of people sanctioned or under inves...
Dec 22, 2024
A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan, official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019. Built a legal p...
Dec 20, 2024 A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet. (The Canadian Press)
B.C. wants odd police haul forfeited — signed jerseys, XXXL high fashion, gold tooth
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is seeking the forfeiture of an eclectic haul of sports memorabilia, supersized luxury clothing, cash, jewelry and a gold tooth that were seized by Vancouver police in ...
Dec 20, 2024
Vancouver Island city looks to attract family doctors with municipal job offers
COLWOOD, B.C. - A suburban British Columbia city is looking to ease its shortage of family doctors by hiring physicians and putting them on the community payroll. The Victoria-area city of Colwood lau...
Dec 18, 2024
Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...
Dec 18, 2024 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon thanked the appointees for their "perseverance, fearless leadership and visionary spirit." (The Canadian Press)
Fatal MMA fight near Edmonton linked to company cited in death of U.K. boxer
EDMONTON - The Alberta commission that sanctioned a mixed martial arts match that saw a fighter die says it did not know the event organizer was linked to a company cited for safety concerns over the ...
Dec 17, 2024
Transgender bill challenger dismayed by Smith's openness to notwithstanding clause
EDMONTON - A lawyer fighting a new Alberta law affecting transgender youth says he's disappointed Premier Danielle Smith will use the Charter's notwithstanding clause if need be to shield the changes ...
Dec 16, 2024
The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, past and present
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2024 Newsmaker of the Year. Here is a list of who has had the title in the past, as chosen in an annual survey of senior editors in ...
Dec 16, 2024
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
Assiniboia welcomes Weyburn Red Wings during ammonia shutdown
There's no place like home - and for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Weyburn Red Wings home is now temporarily in Assiniboia, southwest of Regina. This decision came after two ammonia leaks in...
Dec 15, 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...