Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Doctors ratify four-year contract with Saskatchewan government
Saskatchewan's doctors have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new four-year contract with the provincial government. In a media release Monday, the government revealed that 93 per cent of physicians wh...
Feb 05, 2024
Vanscoy woman turns to firefighters after ambulance for daughter doesn't arrive
On Wednesday morning, Michelle Linklater realized her disabled daughter Jennica might have fractured her foot, so she called for an ambulance. Linklater said she waited three hours, and called emergen...
Feb 05, 2024 Michelle Linklater says she waited three hours after she called an ambulance for her daughter Jennica. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa as Liberals decry 'draconian' policies
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended her controversial new suite of proposed transgender youth policies Monday as federal Liberals accused her of pushing an anti-LGBTQ agenda. Smith was in...
Feb 05, 2024
Opponents of Alberta's proposals for transgender youth protest in weekend rallies
EDMONTON - Groups opposed to Alberta's planned policies around transgender youth held rallies in Calgary and Edmonton over the weekend, with many of the attendees warning the plans will out trans kids...
Feb 04, 2024
First cases of fatal chronic wasting disease found in B.C. deer
VICTORIA - Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to devastate British Columbia's deer population over time, after the discovery of the first cases in the province. The...
Feb 02, 2024
'Most anti-LGBT in the country': Trudeau decries Alberta transgender policies
EDMONTON - Alberta's new proposals on the treatment of transgender youth are the "most anti-LGBT of anywhere in the country," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Speaking at an event in Waterlo...
Feb 02, 2024
Quebec court upholds province's COVID-19 curfew after Charter challenge
MONTREAL - A provincial court justice of the peace has upheld the Quebec government's imposition of curfews during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding several people guilty of breaking the health order dur...
Feb 02, 2024
Alberta premier's policy changes around trans youth could be harmful: doctors
Doctors are criticizing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for her medically "false" statements about transgender youth care and gender reassignment surgery, saying her plan risks harming the vulnerable g...
Feb 02, 2024
Health officer advises B.C. to offer smokable fentanyl in report backing safer supply
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says there are serious concerns among clinicians over diversion of drugs from the province's safer supply programs, but there's a lack of evide...
Feb 01, 2024
A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth. Policies include requiring parental consent for children 15 and under who want to change their names or pro...
Feb 01, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...
