Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international students for the next two years, as the province roots out "exploitive practices" plagui...
Jan 29, 2024
Democratic Biden challenger Dean Phillips asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to put him on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to order that he be put on the primary ballot in the battleground state after he was ex...
Jan 29, 2024
Muslim council cancels meeting with Trudeau over Liberal stance on hate crimes, Gaza
OTTAWA - The National Council of Canadian Muslims abruptly cancelled a meeting Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing his government of failing to protect Palestinians or take "tangible a...
Jan 29, 2024
An Iranian drug kingpin, Canadian Hells Angels and a U.S. murder plot
OTTAWA - An Iranian drug trafficker allegedly plotted with two Canadian members of the Hells Angels to murder people in Maryland in early 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. The targets ...
Jan 29, 2024
'A tough industry': Flair CEO puts expansion plans on hold amid debt, delivery delays
Flair CEO Stephen Jones says he's effectively suspending the budget airline's expansion plans for at least a year as it contends with plane delivery delays and hefty debts. "This will be a more muted ...
Jan 29, 2024
Foreign spies looking to exploit information from interference inquiry, lawyer warns
OTTAWA - The sophisticated spy agencies of Canada's adversaries will be closely watching the federal inquiry into foreign interference for "every bit of information" they can exploit, a lawyer for the...
Jan 29, 2024
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says he's not running again
Eight years in the mayor's office is enough for Saskatoon's Charlie Clark. At a news conference on Wednesday afternoon at City Hall, Clark announced he won't be running in the city's next municipal el...
Jan 24, 2024 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark makes the announcement that he won't be running for re-election this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. NDP launches petition calling on Scott Moe to suspend gas tax
To help with the cost of living crisis, the Saskatchewan NDP is launching a petition calling on Premier Scott Moe to suspend the provincial gas tax for at least six months. At a media event Friday, ND...
Jan 19, 2024
From Experience Regina to revitalization: Regina’s mayor looks back and ahead
The first days of the year are often a time for looking back at what 2023 brought, and looking ahead to the coming 12 months. For Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, 2023 held a long list of highlights. She ...
Jan 05, 2024
Saskatoon's Charlie Clark says 2023 was a year of financial challenges
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says 2023 was a year of both uncertainty and big financial challenges. It began with a city-wide plan to clear at least 34 centimetres of snow that fell between Christmas...
Jan 03, 2024 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says 2023 brought a number of unexpected challenges for the city. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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