Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Quebec minimum wage rises by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour starting May 1
Quebec's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1. The Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three per cent because of the economic...
Jan 31, 2024
Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - On the first day of Missouri's new legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden tried to cajole colleagues into congeniality with a rhetorical question: "Will ...
Jan 31, 2024
Conspiracy Theories: Why we want to believe when the facts often aren't there
WASHINGTON (AP) - From fears about vaccines containing microchips to election rigging, conspiracy theories are popping up everywhere. But belief in conspiracy theories isn't new and it's quite common,...
Jan 31, 2024
Secret history: Even before the revolution, America was a nation of conspiracy theorists
WASHINGTON (AP) - A brutal conflict in Europe was fresh in people's minds and the race for the White House turned ugly as talk of secret societies and corruption roiled the United States. It was 1800,...
Jan 31, 2024
Canada’s fertility rate hit all-time low in 2022, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's fertility rate reached an all-time low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022. The federal agency says that's part of a downward trend that began in 2009. Can...
Jan 31, 2024
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans voted along party lines early Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a "willful and systematic" refusal to enforce i...
Jan 31, 2024
US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials said Wednesday they disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could be used to damage civilian infrastructure, as the head of the FBI warned that B...
Jan 31, 2024
'Traitor': After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Before launching his ill-fated campaign for the White House, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a star. Again and again, Republican voters said they saw him as the future of the par...
Jan 31, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time ever, the race for the Democratic presidential nomination officially kicks off this Saturday in South Carolina, the state that resurrected then-candidate Joe Biden...
Jan 31, 2024
Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns
TORONTO - Ontario has ordered municipalities that directly operate child-care centres to do a value-for-money audit of their programs to determine if they could instead be operated by a "third party,"...
Jan 31, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Doggy daycares and other viral stories are a joy that we need right now
Sarah Mills says the tale of the Regina husky Missy escaping her vet to head to her favourite doggy daycare is the heart...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
