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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. There are 1,299,572 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,299,572 confirmed cases (78,039 active,...
May 11, 2021
Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise
LONDON (AP) - British singer Dua Lipa called for a "fair" pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night. An audience of 4,000 witness...
May 11, 2021
All parties in the Commons give approval in principle to pandemic election bill
OTTAWA - All parties have given approval in principle to a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be safely conducted, if need be, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bill C-19 passed by a vote of ...
May 11, 2021
Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case in blow to gun group
DALLAS (AP) - A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case Tuesday, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial ab...
May 11, 2021
Alberta justice minister sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he was wrong to accuse Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, Alberta's Opposition N-D-P, and the media of rooting for COVID-19 to buckle his province's...
May 11, 2021
B.C. pledges to introduce permanent paid sick leave program in January
VICTORIA - Workers affected by COVID-19 in British Columbia will qualify for up to three days of paid sick leave under proposed legislation that Premier John Horgan says will plug holes in a federal p...
May 11, 2021
Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021
Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling on the federal government and the City of Vancouver to halt the march toward possible drug decriminalization in the city, saying the process excludes users and demands a...
May 11, 2021
Slovakia halts use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovakia has halted use of the two-shot AstraZeneca vaccine, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The announcement came after Slovakia's State Institute...
May 11, 2021
B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: college
VANCOUVER - Doctors in British Columbia could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19, the College of Physicians a...
May 11, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...