Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Masks problematic for asthmatic, autistic, hearing-impaired people
Face masks are dangerous to the health of some Canadians and problematic for some others. In recommending people wear masks in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, national chief public health of...
May 21, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canadians should wear masks to protect others when in public: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's public health experts are now fully recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks in public when they aren't sure they will be able to keep their distance from others. Dr. There...
May 20, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Family of Snowbirds crash victim says she died in mission 'designed for her'
HALIFAX - The family of Capt. Jennifer Casey says the member of the Snowbirds aerobatic team died while supporting an important mission "that seemed to be designed for her." The 35-year-old Casey, a m...
May 20, 2020
Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canada's commercial landlords to buy into a federal program launching next week that would give companies a break on the rent due in only a few days. A...
May 20, 2020
Regions should reopen on their own timelines, poll suggests
OTTAWA - As provinces take their cautious first steps to allow people back into local businesses, a new poll suggests most Canadians don't think province-wide measures are the best way to reopen the e...
May 20, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Annual inflation rate turned negative in April, Statistics Canada reports
OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate turned negative in April as the economy came to a standstill in the first full month of the pandemic. The agency reports the consumer price i...
May 20, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Refinery employees upset they weren't told about bomb threat
Kevin Bittman is still shaken. Bittman, the president of Unifor Local 594, can't understand why no one from his union was told a letter had been received in February in which someone threatened to blo...
May 20, 2020 Unifor local 594 president Kevin Bittman (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Girl described as one tough cookie receives hero’s welcome
Seven weeks have passed since five-year-old Kendrah was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but the expression on her face Tuesday night showed no signs of the long road she has travelled. https...
May 20, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW)
Man arrested for impaired driving with grandchild in passenger seat
A 55-year-old Regina man whose driver's licence allegedly expired 15 years ago is facing a charge of driving while impaired -- with his eight-year-old grandchild in the passenger seat. In a media rele...
May 19, 2020
Warning signs of N.S. mass shooter’s paranoia, guns, prior abuse noted in warrant
HALIFAX - A newly released document details warning signals of paranoid behaviour and unusual purchases of gasoline by the gunman who went on a rampage that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia last month....
May 19, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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8:30 - The Saskatchewan NDP says the Sask Party government is using profits from gaming and lotteries to help cover loss...