Sarah Mills: I'm hoping for a garden of abundance
Sarah Mills says she doesn't exactly have a green thumb, but with childhood memories of summer in Preeceville, she's hop...
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B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
VICTORIA - Politicians and health experts are looking back at the successes and mistakes made during in the decade of a public health emergency into the toxic drug crisis in British Columbia. Provinci...
Apr 13, 2026
B.C. challenge to Catholic hospital's 'traumatic' denial of MAID enters closing phase
VANCOUVER - Allowing publicly funded faith-based health-care providers to impose religious beliefs on patients, including those seeking medical assistance in dying, is a breach of the British Columbia...
Apr 13, 2026
In the news today: Byelections, Quebec premier, N.S. strike, New cancer study
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed: Voters head to the polls in federal byelections expected to hand Liberals majority Voters head to the polls toda...
Apr 13, 2026
Young adult cancer survivors at higher risk of getting another cancer later, study says
TORONTO - Cancer experts say a new study highlights the need for more support and screening of people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults as they face an increased risk of getting canc...
Apr 12, 2026
Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
OTTAWA - Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Isra...
Apr 12, 2026
Hazardous gas sends 8 to hospital after chemicals mix at Victoria pool
Eight people were taken to hospital after chemicals at a Victoria pool combined to create a dangerous gas on Friday. The city had issued a shelter-in-place order over a "hazardous material incident" a...
Apr 10, 2026
Regina Urgent Care Centre shortened hours on 11 of 15 weeks this year, minister admits challenges
More often than not in 2026, the Regina Urgent Care Centre has either had reduced hours or been closed at some point during the week. For the past eight weeks, the health centre has closed early or be...
Apr 10, 2026 Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill, seen on April 8, 2026, says there’s still some work to be done in getting the urgent care centre's hours to the level the government wants to see. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Planned hospital in Portage la Prairie, Man., will not open until next year
WINNIPEG - A long-promised hospital in Portage la Prairie will not open this November as planned. A memo issued to staff in the Southern Health region says the new Portage Regional Health Centre will ...
Apr 09, 2026
Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations we...
Apr 09, 2026
Nurses union wants weapons screening, officers, for Alberta hospitals due to violence
EDMONTON - The president of the United Nurses of Alberta is calling for quicker installation of weapons scanners at urban hospitals, saying her members face "threats of violence almost daily." Heather...
Apr 09, 2026
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Murray Wood: Why is the name of a man shot and killed by police not released?
It happened two years ago. The Serious Incident Response Team investigated. Murray Wood says the police were rightly cle...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 29
On Friday, Evan discusses the latest hot topics in federal politics with Vassy Kapelos, catches up with Regina's chief o...