Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chiefs call on Ottawa to denounce 'racism' in lobster dispute
HALIFAX - Indigenous chiefs in Nova Scotia are calling on the federal government to denounce what they described as racism and violence directed towards the Mi'kmaq people following a weeken...
Sep 21, 2020
Feds reluctantly approve Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emitters
OTTAWA - The federal government has reluctantly given green lights to both Ontario and New Brunswick to use their own carbon-pricing systems for big industrial emitters, rather than have a federal pro...
Sep 21, 2020
Federal Court hears certification arguments this week in MMIW lawsuit
REGINA - A mother who alleges the federal government and RCMP took a a "negligent" and "lackadaisical" approach to investigating missing and murdered Indigenous women will attend a hearing this week t...
Sep 21, 2020
AP sources: Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested
WASHINGTON - A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told...
Sep 20, 2020
AP sources: Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested
WASHINGTON - A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told...
Sep 20, 2020
Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds
NEW YORK - Sure, there were the RBG bobbleheads, the Halloween getups, the lace collars, the workout videos. The "I dissent" T-shirts, the refrigerator magnets, the onesies for babies or costumes for ...
Sep 20, 2020
Addressing anti-mask protests poses a challenge for leaders, experts say
MONTREAL - Quebec's COVID-19 case numbers hit their highest numbers since the end of May this weekend, but Alexandre Laberge-Ayotte wasn't worried. Laberge-Ayotte and a handful of other protester...
Sep 20, 2020
Judge agrees to delay US government restrictions on WeChat
NEW YORK - A judge has approved a request from a group of U.S. WeChat users to delay looming federal government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ...
Sep 20, 2020
B.C. or Ontario? Residential school survivors fight move of court battle
TORONTO - A bitterly fought legal battle between survivors of a brutal residential school and the federal government is slated for an appeal hearing this week over whether the case should now be moved...
Sep 20, 2020
Preparations underway for pandemic election in Saskatchewan and maybe B.C.
VANCOUVER - Election administrators in British Columbia are ready with hand sanitizer for voters and personal protective equipment for polling station workers as part of a pandemic plan similar to one...
Sep 20, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...
