Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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'Dying for doctors': Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan
REGINA - Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere. In Lloydminster, ...
Apr 21, 2024
Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare - in White House speeches, campaign ...
Apr 21, 2024
Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
CHICAGO (AP) - As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch. The Republican National ...
Apr 21, 2024
Ottawa puts up $50M in federal budget to hedge against job-stealing AI
OTTAWA - Worried artificial intelligence is coming for your job? So is the federal government - enough, at least, to set aside $50 million for skills retraining for workers. One of the centrepiece pro...
Apr 21, 2024
Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA - Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Ottawa is hos...
Apr 21, 2024
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
HONOLULU (AP) - Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahai...
Apr 20, 2024
Key players: Who's who at Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Cohen, who was once Donald Trump's personal lawyer and fixer, is expected to take the stand Monday as the prosecution's star witness in the first criminal trial of a former U.S...
Apr 20, 2024
Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South
DALLAS (AP) - The United Auto Workers' overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part...
Apr 20, 2024
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with policies to jump-start housing market
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores. The package also includes a ...
Apr 20, 2024
Councilwoman chosen as new Fort Wayne mayor, its 1st Black leader, in caucus to replace late mayor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne city councilwoman was chosen Saturday as the new mayor of Indiana's second most populous city, and its first Black leader, during a caucus to replace its late mayo...
Apr 20, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
