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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B.C. Conservative member's bill on firefighter health passes in rare feat
VICTORIA - A bill by an Opposition Conservative in B.C.'s legislature about the health care of firefighters has passed through the legislature, an extremely rare occurrence for a private member's bill...
Apr 13, 2026
Minister reveals wage offer as hundreds of N.S. long-term care workers go on strike
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government said it was offering a pay increase of at least 12 per cent to hundreds of workers at long-term care facilities who launched a strike on Monday. Licensed practical...
Apr 13, 2026
B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
VICTORIA - Politicians and health experts are looking back at the successes and mistakes made during in the decade of a public health emergency into the toxic drug crisis in British Columbia. Provinci...
Apr 13, 2026
B.C. challenge to Catholic hospital's 'traumatic' denial of MAID enters closing phase
VANCOUVER - Allowing publicly funded faith-based health-care providers to impose religious beliefs on patients, including those seeking medical assistance in dying, is a breach of the British Columbia...
Apr 13, 2026
In the news today: Byelections, Quebec premier, N.S. strike, New cancer study
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed: Voters head to the polls in federal byelections expected to hand Liberals majority Voters head to the polls toda...
Apr 13, 2026
Young adult cancer survivors at higher risk of getting another cancer later, study says
TORONTO - Cancer experts say a new study highlights the need for more support and screening of people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults as they face an increased risk of getting canc...
Apr 12, 2026
Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
OTTAWA - Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Isra...
Apr 12, 2026
Hazardous gas sends 8 to hospital after chemicals mix at Victoria pool
Eight people were taken to hospital after chemicals at a Victoria pool combined to create a dangerous gas on Friday. The city had issued a shelter-in-place order over a "hazardous material incident" a...
Apr 10, 2026
Planned hospital in Portage la Prairie, Man., will not open until next year
WINNIPEG - A long-promised hospital in Portage la Prairie will not open this November as planned. A memo issued to staff in the Southern Health region says the new Portage Regional Health Centre will ...
Apr 09, 2026
Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations we...
Apr 09, 2026
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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...
