Murray Wood: A call to prayer results in a call to controversy
Murray Wood says a Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer is creating a real-life Venn diagram of religious freedom, back...
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Statistics Canada reports May retail sales down 1.1 per cent at $69.2 billion
Statistics Canada says retail sales decreased 1.1 per cent to $69.2 billion in May, driven by sales declines at motor vehicle and parts dealers. However, the agency said its preliminary figures for Ju...
Jul 24, 2025
Rescue efforts underway at B.C. mine where three workers are trapped underground
DEASE LAKE - Rescue efforts are continuing at a northern B.C. mine where three workers are trapped underground. Operator Newmont Corp. has said it was working to assemble specialist teams from nearby ...
Jul 24, 2025 The entrance to the Red Chris mine near Iskut, B.C. is shown on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Middleton
Ruling expected today in sexual assault trial of five hockey players
LONDON - An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team, the culmination of a complex case that has fuelled...
Jul 24, 2025 A composite image of five photographs show former members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team, left to right, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter Hart as they individually arrived to court in London, Ont., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
In the news today: Ruling today in hockey players' sex assault trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ruling today in hockey players' sex assault trial An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling today in the s...
Jul 24, 2025
Meeting with Carney offered reassurances over major projects bill, says Inuit leader
INUVIK - An Inuit leader who met Thursday with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss the federal government's controversial major projects legislation says he has been assured the bill respects treaty...
Jul 24, 2025
Parliamentary interpreters sound alarm over coming changes to procurement rules
OTTAWA - Professional interpreters are warning that the federal government's plans to cut its procurement costs could compromise the public's access to parliamentary, Supreme Court and other official ...
Jul 24, 2025
'Fragile': An emotional day for Jasper residents one year after devastating wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - Kimberley Stark has a scavenger hunt planned for her three kids on the plot of land in Jasper, Alta., where they used to crawl, play and sleep. They'll be searching for pieces of Jaspe...
Jul 24, 2025
Sentencing for 'Freedom Convoy' leaders Lich, Barber scheduled for Oct. 7
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two leaders of the "Freedom Convoy" protest, are scheduled to be sentenced for mischief on Oct. 7 in an Ottawa courtroom. In addition to lengthy prison sentences...
Jul 24, 2025
'It's fantastic to see': Rural Alberta riding in spotlight ahead of August byelection
CAMROSE - The upcoming federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot has Jennifer Fossen in unknown territory. Fossen is the president of the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce. In the April fed...
Jul 24, 2025
Bail hearing underway for 3 men accused of terrorism in alleged Quebec extremist plot
QUBEC - A bail hearing will continue for a second day on Friday for three men facing terrorism charges in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take over land in the Quebec City region. The Crow...
Jul 24, 2025
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Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 5
On Wednesday's show, Evan talked about the removal of benches in Saskatoon, the federal government's firearm buyback pro...
