Murray Wood: The public has a right to know details when someone is killed by police
Imagine living in a country where police shoot and kill someone, then don't tell the public who it was. Well, that's wha...
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Quebec auditor general says school system failing Indigenous students
MONTREAL - Quebec's auditor general says the province's Education Department has done little in the past two decades to help Indigenous students in Quebec, whose graduation rates lag behind those of I...
Nov 21, 2024
Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew ...
Nov 21, 2024
Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty
EDMONTON - Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says "mounting pressures" threaten to soon put the province in the red. Horner made the ...
Nov 21, 2024
Quebec fiscal update brings $2.1B in new spending, axes tax credit for older workers
QUBEC - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled an economic update on Thursday with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he described as a stronger-than-expected recovery from las...
Nov 21, 2024
Retail industry praises GST holiday, but says it may be 'laborious' for some
Retail organizations are applauding a move to temporarily stop charging the federal sales tax on many items, but say the decision means some businesses have their work cut out for them. The vice-presi...
Nov 21, 2024
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) - Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Florida Republican made the ...
Nov 21, 2024
Former Saskatchewan Party legislature member sentenced to probation for assault
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A former Saskatchewan Party legislature member has been sentenced to 12 months probation after pleading guilty to assault. Gregory Lawrence also faced a charge of assault by choking...
Nov 21, 2024
Which items will be tax-free under the Liberals' promised GST/HST break?
The government on Thursday announced a sweeping promise to make groceries, children's clothing, Christmas trees, restaurant meals and more free from GST/HST between Dec. 14 and Feb. 15. "Our governmen...
Nov 21, 2024
New Kids On The Block: Saskatoon's new mayor, council sworn in at city hall
Saskatoon's new city council and mayor were sworn in on Wednesday night at city hall. Two items were on the agenda: The returning officer's declaration of the official election results, and the appoin...
Nov 21, 2024 Mayor Cynthia Block and Saskatoon's new city council were sworn in on Wednesday at city hall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Next U.S. ambassador Hoekstra 'easier to do business' with: former envoy
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for...
Nov 21, 2024
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Sarah Mills questions what U.S. President Donald Trump is doing about Washington D.C. crime, and whether there is a diff...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 12
Evan discusses the latest on the Sask. government's pronoun policy, local crime in Saskatoon with the Acting Chief of Po...
