Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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988 suicide helpline takes more than 300K calls, texts in its first year
TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says responders have fielded more than 300,000 calls and texts since the launch of the national 988 suicide helpline a year ago. Dr. Allison Crawfo...
Nov 27, 2024
Canadian non-profit that facilitates abortion pill access sees surge in U.S. requests
A Canadian non-profit that helps women obtain the abortion pill in countries with restrictions says it saw a fourfold increase in U.S. requests after the presidential election. The majority of inquiri...
Nov 27, 2024
B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years...
Nov 26, 2024
Ontario proposes fast-tracking drug-consumption-site bill, skipping public hearings
TORONTO - The Ontario government is proposing to push through a bill that would close 10 supervised consumption sites without holding any public hearings, a move advocates and opposition critics say i...
Nov 26, 2024
Investigation into B.C. teen with bird flu finds no new cases, cause still unknown
An investigation into the case of a teenager infected with avian flu in British Columbia has found no new cases or evidence of human-to-human transmission, while failing to identify how the teen caugh...
Nov 26, 2024
LifeLabs data breach report released after firm loses four-year bid to keep it quiet
A long-withheld investigation into a 2019 hacking at LifeLabs Inc. that compromised millions of Canadians' health data has finally been made public after an Ontario court dismissed the company's appea...
Nov 25, 2024
B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped
VICTORIA - British Columbia's new health minister says she's aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province's drug overdose crisis. It comes after David Eby's n...
Nov 25, 2024
Ontario missed interim target for providing hands-on care to long-term care residents
TORONTO - Ontario failed to meet its own legislated target this past year for the average number of hands-on hours of care that long-term care residents receive, a newly updated document shows. The pr...
Nov 25, 2024
Saskatchewan premier says he won't allow Speaker intimidation as legislature resumes
REGINA - Saskatchewan legislators are back in the house, with Premier Scott Moe's government promising to do more on affordability, to do better on health care and education, and to do their best to b...
Nov 25, 2024
N.S. Tories seek 'fresh' mandate in Tuesday's election to negotiate with Ottawa
HALIFAX - Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston says if he's given a second mandate in Tuesday's election, it will strengthen his position to fight Ottawa on key issues impacting the province, i...
Nov 25, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...