Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Forecasters warn B.C. of hot summer, as province offers more free air conditioners
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is tripling a program that offers free air conditioners to people with low incomes as forecasters say the province should prepare for hotter-than-normal temper...
May 31, 2024
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a closely watched challenge to the state's restrictive abortion ban, ruling against a group of women who had serious pregnancy complicat...
May 31, 2024
Government's poll said Canadians worried about drug decriminalization
OTTAWA - Months before British Columbia sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed...
May 31, 2024
National task force not lowering age for routine breast cancer screening to 40
A national task force that provides guidance for primary health-care providers is not lowering the recommended breast cancer screening age to 40, despite urging from several cancer specialists, surgeo...
May 30, 2024
Pandemic preparedness vaccine factory not opening until 2027: Sanofi
OTTAWA - A massive new Toronto vaccine factory, tasked with making flu shots and preparing for the next pandemic, won't start producing shots until 2027 - as much as a year later than the company init...
May 30, 2024
Lawyer for trucker who caused Broncos crash says families have no right to sue
REGINA - A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says families of the victims have no standing to seek compensation in an ongoing lawsuit. Court arguments are be...
May 29, 2024
Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves
OTTAWA - The federal health minister needs new powers to unilaterally take dangerous products off the shelves if they're hurting people and not being used as intended, Mark Holland said Wednesday. He ...
May 29, 2024
'Let’s call it for what it is': Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee
OTTAWA - Conservatives say the federal government is offering "false hope" to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications. The Liberals and ...
May 28, 2024
1 in 8 pregnant people have disabilities but face lack of accessible care: report
One in eight pregnant people in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care and disrespect from health-care providers, a new report published Tuesday says. People with disabili...
May 27, 2024
Alberta hears mixing patients at long-term care facilities leading to violence
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is facing calls to stop admitting complex mental health patients into long-term care facilities until the risks are fully reviewed. Seniors' advocates joined Oppositi...
May 27, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...