Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Saskatchewan firefighter groups concerned over building burn legislation
REGINA - Saskatchewan's legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for local governments to order firefighters to burn down derelict buildings, a move firefighters say they oppose. Bill 21, the...
May 13, 2025
Gender-based violence: N.S. committee hears distressing testimony from mother of four
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony Tuesday from a mother of four who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while the police and courts s...
May 13, 2025
Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, mi...
May 13, 2025
Minister denies daycare funding for B.C. legislature, saying area is well served
VICTORIA - Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a child-care facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request. The legislature sought the ...
May 13, 2025
Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet
OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliamen...
May 13, 2025
Mark Carney's cabinet has taken shape. Here are some of the highlights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada. Carney's cabinet is smaller than that of his predecessor - former pr...
May 13, 2025
Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism
CALGARY - Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. ...
May 13, 2025
Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney's cabinet
Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 - ending street homelessness in the city by 2015. Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in t...
May 13, 2025
Bloc member who lost by one vote considers 'all options' after report of ballot problem
MONTREAL - The Bloc Qubcois candidate for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne says she's evaluating her options after a judicial recount that saw her lose by a single vote. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgag...
May 13, 2025 Bloc Québécois MP for Terrebonne Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné rises during question period, in Ottawa, Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Dresden locals, First Nations take landfill fight to Queen's Park
TORONTO - Local residents and a First Nation brought their fight against a large landfill to Queen's Park, where they accused the premier of trampling over the community's concerns to fast-track a pro...
May 13, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
On Wednesday's show, Evan finds out who Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener is, talks with some NHL legends and conti...
