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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NDP commits $150 million to education, addressing over-staffing and mental health supports
The Saskatchewan NDP has launched its first education promise of the 2020 campaign season. In front of Lawson Heights School in the Saskatoon Northwest riding, NDP candidate Gillian Strange took aim a...
Oct 01, 2020 NDP candidate Gillian Strange and leader Ryan Meili speak at a press conference near Lawson Heights School on Oct. 1, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Champagne says he will stop arms exports to Turkey if rights abuse uncovered
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's willing to halt military export permits to NATO ally Turkey if an investigation determines Canadian technology is leading to hum...
Oct 01, 2020
EU leaders overcome Cyprus veto, agree to Belarus sanctions
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed early Friday to impose sanctions on dozens of senior officials in Belarus accused of falsifying presidential election results and leading a crackdown on peacef...
Oct 01, 2020
Armenia says it shot down Azerbaijani drone near capital
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's military said its rockets shot down an Azerbaijani drone near the capital on Thursday night, as heavy fighting persisted in the conflict over the separatist region of Nago...
Oct 01, 2020
New rules for Liverpool as virus cases in England quadruple
LONDON - Britain imposed tighter restrictions on social gatherings in the port city of Liverpool and three towns as scientists reported Thursday that the number of COVID-19 cases in England has quadru...
Oct 01, 2020
RCMP eases mask policy for bearded members, allows return to front line in some cases
OTTAWA - The RCMP has eased restrictions that sidelined bearded officers, including some Sikh and Muslim members, from front-line policing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Difficulties with properly fitt...
Oct 01, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court hears petition for judicial review of Coastal GasLink certificate
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Office of the Wet'suwet'en were in British Columbia Supreme Court Thursday seeking an order quashing the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a pipelin...
Oct 01, 2020
Check's in the mail? Trump doling out aid before election
CHICAGO - It's almost as if he's writing a personal check. In recent days, President Donald Trump has promised millions of Medicare recipients that - thanks to him - they'll soon be getting an "incred...
Oct 01, 2020
Barrett opposed 'abortion on demand,' raising doubts on Roe
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed a 2006 newspaper ad sponsored by an anti-abortion group in which she said she opposed "abortion on demand" and defended "the right to life f...
Oct 01, 2020
Airline unions call on Ottawa for $7 billion in loans for ailing industry
Labour leaders are calling on Ottawa to provide immediate financial aid and rapid viral testing to an airline industry devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The heads of two pilots' unions and Unifor a...
Oct 01, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day, talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipat...
