Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Immunocompromised patients shouldn't take Miracle Reds powder, Health Canada says
Health Canada says people who have immunocompromising conditions such as AIDS or lymphoma should stop taking Miracle Reds superfood powder. The government has issued a recall for three lots of the Mac...
Apr 23, 2024
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis - a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Man...
Apr 23, 2024
Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply conservative South implement a slew of laws targeting nearly every facet of their lives in recent ye...
Apr 23, 2024
Biden blames Trump for Florida's 6-week abortion ban, says women nationwide face health crisis
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed Donald Trump for Florida's upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant wome...
Apr 22, 2024
Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas
DALLAS (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part ...
Apr 22, 2024
First responders to get mental health counselling, Manitoba government says
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is funding mental health support for first responders, following the recent death of a Winnipeg firefighter. The province is committing to pay for three counsellors ...
Apr 22, 2024
Quebec Health Department reports 28 cases of eye damage linked to solar eclipse
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says it has received 28 reports of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse that passed over southern parts of the province. The 28 cases reported as...
Apr 22, 2024
Regina's gopher control program starts Monday
A pest control program is set to begin this week in the Queen City. Regina's gopher control program begins on Monday, and residents are encouraged to avoid the areas where city workers are spraying, p...
Apr 22, 2024 Residents are encouraged to avoid the areas where city workers are spraying, particularly when it comes to children and pets. (980 CJME file photo)
First Nations patients more likely to leave ER without getting care, study says
First Nations patients are more likely to leave Alberta emergency departments before receiving care than other patients - and anti-Indigenous racism is a significant reason why, a new study says. "The...
Apr 21, 2024
Quebecers who were in youth protection less likely to graduate, be employed: study
MONTREAL - Young people who spent time in the care of Quebec's youth protection authorities are less likely to graduate from high school or to be employed than their peers, a government-commissioned s...
Apr 21, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...