Murray Wood: Social media exposes racists all around us
Murray Wood says he's constantly surprised by how many people are openly expressing racist views on social media. If you...
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Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can cause brain swelling in humans have been detected in the Sea-to-Sky region north of Vancouver, after an in...
Jun 01, 2026
Alberta partially rolls out new surgery funding model for public hospitals
Alberta is rolling out a new surgery funding model that ties money to patients, starting in a dozen public hospitals across the province. The government calls it patient-focused funding and says it be...
Jun 01, 2026
Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada's Ebola travel restrictions
MONTREAL - An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal because of Ebola-related travel restrictions - despite the fact she hasn't vis...
Jun 01, 2026
N.B. should halt transition to new virtual-health-care provider: Opposition Tories
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider. Glen Savoie, leader of the Progressi...
May 29, 2026
Gov. Gen. Simon launches mental health project for North, Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has launched a project to fund community-based mental health services in Northern and Indigenous communities. The legacy project will be run with support from th...
May 29, 2026
Quebec lawyers finding creative ways to reach potential opioid class-action members
MONTREAL - When Caroline Rivest broke her ankle a few years ago, a doctor prescribed her a powerful opioid for three months to help with the pain. She was hooked in no time. After her prescription ran...
May 29, 2026
Public Health Agency of Canada defends decision to restrict travel from Ebola-affected countries
The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming from Ebola-affected countries is necessary to reduce the risk of importing the disease, despite the World Health Or...
May 28, 2026 Fans watch from temporary stands at BMO Field, which were built to accommodate more fans for the 2026 World Cup, during first half MLS soccer between Toronto FC and Inter Miami CF, in Toronto on Saturday, May 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Public Health Agency of Canada defends decision to restrict travel from Ebola-affected countries
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming from Ebola-affected countries is necessary to reduce the risk of importing the disease, despite the World...
May 28, 2026
'Heartbreaking': Sask. mom says daughter barred from school over diabetes accommodations
Many kids around Saskatchewan are eagerly awaiting the end of the school year and summer holidays, but Kinsley Simmons only wants to be back in the classroom. The seven-year-old student joined her mot...
May 28, 2026 Seven-year-old Kinsley Simmons is being told her school doesn’t feel it can safely accommodate her and her needs for type-1 diabetes, but her mother, Jennifer, doesn’t believe they should have to switch schools. May 21, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Manitoba bill would reduce availability of flavoured vapes; one group wants more
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government plans to greatly reduce the number of locations where flavoured vaping products can be sold, but one group says the idea does not go far enough and lags behind effor...
May 26, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Summer fun begins in school already
With field trips and pool visits, Sarah Mills says June may seem like a different education system, but the month also c...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 9
Evan talks about the re-emergence of a flesh-eating parasite in U.S. livestock for the first time in decades, Saskatchew...