Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the glue that hold our kids' sports together
From the grandpa who rakes the diamond to the parent coach in soccer and the mom cutting flags around little waists, Sar...
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'Loneliness will kill': N.L. long-term care homes struggled with COVID restrictions
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic left long-term care visitors with a "significant" increase in isolation, leading to concerns about residents' mental and physical h...
Jun 03, 2024
Ontario seeks more private MRI, CT clinics for public scans
TORONTO - Ontario is looking to nearly double the number of publicly funded MRIs and CT scans offered through private clinics. Right now there are seven such clinics in the province that provide one o...
Jun 03, 2024
Plastics plant owner asks for time to comply with federal orders to end benzene leaks
OTTAWA - The owners of a Sarnia, Ont., plastics plant that has been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene for years say they need more time to comply with tougher federal ru...
Jun 02, 2024
BC United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives
VICTORIA - The caucus chair for British Columbia's official opposition has defected to the BC Conservatives, adding to BC United's woes ahead of the provincial election next fall. BC Conservative Lead...
May 31, 2024
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
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 4
8:30 - Executive members of the federal public service have also returned to work full-time in the office today. We chec...