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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These patients without drug coverage are eagerly awaiting generic Ozempic in Canada
TORONTO - Anne Welch worked a physically demanding job at her local SPCA - lifting pets, cleaning kennels and walking dogs - until she retired at age 71. With the loss of that physical activity, coupl...
Apr 07, 2026 Anne Welch, left, pictured with her husband Steve, in this undated handout photo, says her doctor wants to prescribe Ozempic for her to help with weight loss but she can't afford the cost. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Anne Welch
Eight years after Humboldt Broncos crash, Green Shirt Day encourages organ donation
Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey player continues with an annual reminder for Canadians to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a nation...
Apr 07, 2026
Artemis II mission highlights deep space effects on astronauts’ bodies
MONTREAL - The Artemis II mission is showing how even a short 10-day journey in deep space presents significant challenges to the human body, including exposure to radiation and other effects scientis...
Apr 05, 2026
'Unsettling:' Minister says one patient attacked another at Edmonton emergency room
EDMONTON - Alberta's hospitals minister says a patient seeking care at a major Edmonton emergency room was taken into custody after attacking another patient on Friday. Matt Jones says in a social med...
Apr 04, 2026
Canada's labour market is 'static' after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift
OTTAWA - Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties - a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critic...
Apr 02, 2026
B.C. Health Ministry touts U.S. recruitment efforts, family doctor connections
VICTORIA - The provincial government says B.C. now has the most doctors per capita in the country, while its recruitment efforts targeting U.S.-trained health professionals have wooed more than 500 pe...
Apr 01, 2026
Alberta to compel employers hiring temporary foreign workers to register provincially
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is proposing changes to give it more oversight of who hires temporary foreign workers. Jobs and Immigration Minister Joseph Schow proposed a bill Wednesday that, if pas...
Apr 01, 2026
Cost of hiring U.S. firm for Manitoba doctor hunt is 'minimal': health minister
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is paying a U.S. firm to find emergency room physicians south of the border for temporary posts, largely in rural and northern communities. Shared Health, the provin...
Apr 01, 2026
First Nations chiefs demand apology after PM said he could 'outlast' protester
OTTAWA - Two First Nations chiefs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could "outlast" a First Nations woman who was protesting over mercury poisoning in her community....
Apr 01, 2026
Doctors speak out on Saskatchewan's forced drug treatment legislation
REGINA - Groups that represent doctors in Saskatchewan say they're worried a bill that proposes to force treatment on those battling drug addictions could put additional pressure on squeezed emergency...
Apr 01, 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...