Murray Wood: The Saskatchewan farmer who heard a cry and reacted heroically
Murray wood says Cody Glenn came upon a horrific crash on a Saskatchewan highway and had to make a split-second decision...
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10 cases of legionnaires' disease in Montreal, two people have died: public health
Montreal public health officials are investigating after two people died of legionnaires' disease in the eastern part of the city, a department spokesman said Wednesday. The Public Health Department s...
Aug 04, 2021
Fixing long-term care in Canada could cost $13.7B, budget watchdog estimates
OTTAWA - Canada's national budget watchdog says expanding and upgrading the country's long-term care system would come with a hefty price tag. A report published this morning by parliamentary budget o...
Aug 04, 2021
Head of UN health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium
GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries wh...
Aug 04, 2021
More Canadians say worst of COVID-19 yet to come as the Delta variant spreads: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more Canadians believe the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has not passed as concerns rise about a fourth wave of infections driven by the spread of the highly contagious D...
Aug 04, 2021
Final outcome of a pandemic election could take a few days: chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canadians may have to wait a few days to find out the final results of a federal election called in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's chief electoral officer warns. And they may fi...
Aug 04, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 04, 2021
Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four
The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its cash cow Division I men's basketball tournament "over everything else," according a scathing review released ...
Aug 03, 2021
Vaccines aren't foolproof but prevent most serious illness, death from COVID-19
OTTAWA - U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he is infected with COVID-19 but because he is fully vaccinated, he is mainly suffering from what feels like a mild sinus infection. For public health...
Aug 03, 2021
Nunavut releases path forward to live with COVID-19, ease public health restrictions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has released a long-term plan that it says will work toward treating COVID-19 like any other vaccine-preventable disease in the territory. The plan, which is ...
Aug 03, 2021
Five more N.W.T. communities eligible for federal Nutrition North subsidy
YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government says five more communities in the Northwest Territories can now receive the Nutrition North subsidy. Retailers in Nahanni Butte, Tsiigehtchic, Fort McPherson, Inuv...
Aug 03, 2021
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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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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...