News Update
- What's at the heart of Sask.'s early wildfire season? Humans, in more ways than one
Four in five wildfires in Saskatchewan this year have been caused by humans, the vast majority of them accidentally. But experts say part of the reason they've spread so far, so fast, is another human factor: climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels.
- Family rushes to India to formally identify Regina father killed in Air India crash
The family of a Saskatchewan man says he died in the crash of an Air India plane bound for London on Thursday.
- Jurors at Saskatoon inquest call on police to review arrest policies, use of 'spit socks'
Jurors at a Saskatoon inquest said police need to do better when it comes to subduing and arresting suspects.
- More than 10,000 Sask. evacuees allowed to return home, some feeling 'alone and ignored'
As thousands of wildfire evacuees from parts of northern Saskatchewan start to return home, others are still scattered across multiple provinces, struggling to access aid and waiting for answers.
- Do you look like your pet?
Renata Roma, a post-doctoral fellow and research associate at the University of Saskatchewan, works with the Pawsitive Connections Lab. She's been combing through the research to find out if our dogs really are our doppelgangers. She joined The Morning Edition to talk about her findings.
- Can the G7 leaders still find anything to agree about?
On the occasion of the 50th meeting of the world's leading democracies, it's unclear on how much the seven leaders can still agree. Such lack of consensus would at least underline how much the world has changed in the last few months.
- Liberals see a need for speed on major projects bill. Critics warn that's risky
Liberals are attempting to bulldoze their mega projects bill through Parliament, according to critics who say the legislation interferes with Indigenous rights, environmental protection and democracy itself.
- Canada to join major European rearmament deal as early as June 23: sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney plans on joining a sweeping European plan in Belgium this month to rearm the continent and provide more military aid to Ukraine, CBC News has learned.
- How Canada emerged as the safest port in a storm of global trade
Canadians are rightly angry and scared about what the U.S. tariffs and threats will mean for the economy. When the trade war first began, the outlook was dire. But since then, Canada has swung from the focus of U.S. trade ire to having the lowest U.S. tariff rate of any major trading partner in April.
- Canada's top doctor Theresa Tam leaving role at end of term June 20
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of next week.