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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Anti-poverty strategy will aim for 50 per cent cut in low-income rates: source
OTTAWA - A new plan to help low-income Canadians will set a lofty goal of lifting more than two million people past the poverty line over the next 12 years, says a source familiar with the federal gov...
Aug 21, 2018
Trudeau formally announces he’ll run again in next year’s election
MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau will run again in the 2019 federal election. The Liberal leader formally announced his nomination at a party event Sunday in his Montreal riding of Papineau. The partisan cro...
Aug 20, 2018
Concerns raised over idea to shift municipal election date
Elected officials in cities, towns and R.M.s may be getting their terms extended by one year because of a conflict with ballot box dates in 2020 -- and some aren't happy about it. As it stands, the pr...
Aug 16, 2018
Sask. farmer invites politicians to ride-along for harvest
There's at least one farmer in Saskatchewan who wants to spend more time with politicians. Megz Reynolds farms just north of Swift Current near the community of White Bear. With harvest underway, she ...
Aug 14, 2018 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Poll shows Scheer gaining on asylum-seekers issue
A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute shows Justin Trudeau losing support on the issue of asylum-seekers crossing into Canada from the U.S. The poll, released Friday, was based on a survey of 1,500 m...
Aug 03, 2018
Action needed on mental health care overcrowding: NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to improve supports for mental health patients and reduce overcrowding in treatment facilities. Health Critic Danielle Chartier spoke to re...
Jul 19, 2018 NDP Health Critic Danielle Chartier (left) and Candace Middleton speak with reporters in Saskatoon on July 19, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
City council to vote on trash collection, cannabis bylaw
The way the City of Saskatoon handles collection and billing for garbage service could be set to change. Saskatoon city council is expected to vote Monday on a "pay-as-you-throw" garbage and organics ...
Jun 25, 2018
CN to purchase hundreds of grain cars as transportation bill becomes law
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway is preparing to purchase hundreds of new grain hopper cars to get shipments moving after a bill that encourages railways to make investments to avert service disru...
May 24, 2018
'Time is money:' NSBA backs funding for rail relocation
The man representing Saskatoon's business leaders is backing the relocation of the city's rail lines. NSBA Executive Director Keith Moen told the city's transportation committee the association suppor...
Mar 13, 2018
'They were against me:' Trost reflects on riding ouster
Brad Trost says he feels he let down his constituents after losing the Conservative nomination in the Saskatoon-University riding over the weekend. Trost was defeated Saturday by current Saskatchewan ...
Mar 12, 2018 Brad Trost delivers a speech on Oct. 19, 2015 after being elected as Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-University. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
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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...
