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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WE not chosen to run volunteer program because of Liberal ties, founders say
OTTAWA - The co-founders of WE Charity argued Tuesday the organization wasn't plucked to run a student-volunteer program because of any close ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, laying out det...
Jul 28, 2020
Environmental law group seeks to stop inquiry into who funds oil critics
CALGARY - An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative...
Jul 27, 2020
Warrant alleges N.S. mass shooter was seasoned smuggler of narcotics, U.S. guns
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say witnesses told the RCMP that the gunman who carried out the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia smuggled drugs and guns from Maine for years and had se...
Jul 27, 2020
Canada Revenue Agency extends tax payment deadline to Sept. 30
OTTAWA - Anyone who owes the federal government taxes will now have until the end of September to pay. The Canada Revenue Agency says the payment deadline has been moved to Sept. 30 for individua...
Jul 27, 2020
As Congress fights, analysts warn economy needs help now
WASHINGTON - As Congress and the White House resume their efforts to agree on a new economic aid package, evidence is growing that the U.S. economy is faltering. And so is concern that the government ...
Jul 27, 2020
B.C. pauses controversial overdose bill affecting youth, but groups say drop it
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has paused legislation aimed at detaining youth under 19 in care after they overdose but the representative for children and youth joined advocates cal...
Jul 27, 2020
Horgan advises drivers with non-B.C. plates to take the bus to avoid harassment
VICTORIA - Drivers in British Columbia with out-of-province licence plates, especially those from the United States, should consider taking transit or riding a bicycle if they feel harassed ...
Jul 27, 2020
Meng defence argues document disclosure wouldn't harm Canada's national security
OTTAWA - Lawyers for a Huawei executive facing possible extradition to the United States are disputing the Canadian government's claim that it can't release some documents in the case because it ...
Jul 27, 2020
Protests spreading over mass shooting review decision by Ottawa, Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Protesters gathered at two Nova Scotia locations Monday as family members of mass shooting victims vowed to maintain pressure on Ottawa and the provin...
Jul 27, 2020
Canada provides exception for U.S. students planning to study north of border
WASHINGTON - The federal government appears to have relaxed restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border that would have made it impossible for first-year university students from the United States to enter...
Jul 27, 2020
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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...
