Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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U.S.-Canada border closure hurts Washington town cut off from rest of States
POINT ROBERTS, Wash. - The border closure between Canada and the United States has severely impacted Point Roberts, Wash., which is landlocked from the rest of the country. The extended coronavirus-in...
Aug 25, 2020
Melania steals spotlight as Trump flexes executive muscles for political show
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump delivered a poignant counterpoint to her husband's brash, no-holds-barred presidency Tuesday, offering sympathy to the victims of COVID-19, empathizing with Black Lives Matt...
Aug 25, 2020
Ottawa giving $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to...
Aug 25, 2020
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. - As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to pres...
Aug 25, 2020
Trudeau considered best to manage pandemic, revive economy, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be well placed to fight an election this fall, seen as the leader best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to g...
Aug 25, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Doctors want health care to become top issue in New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on political parties to make health care the top priority of the provincial election campaign. President Dr. Chris Goodyear said Tuesday that...
Aug 25, 2020
B.C. to release latest overdose death figures after record set in June
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is scheduled to release the latest details on overdose deaths related to illicit drugs today after the province set a monthly record for fatalities in June....
Aug 25, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
New Conservative leader Erin O'Toole to lay out his blueprint for party
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will speak to reporters today for the first time since his victory in the leadership race. His plan for a news conference after the results were...
Aug 25, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Melania Trump tells virus sufferers they're 'not alone'
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump went there. While others at the Republican National Convention spoke about the coronavirus largely as a challenge successfully conquered, the first lady on Tuesday night use...
Aug 24, 2020
Gun-control reforms passed last year might not be fully in place until 2022: memo
OTTAWA - Several federal gun-control measures that received royal assent over a year ago, including expanded background checks, might not come into effect before 2022, says an internal government...
Aug 24, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...
