Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 226,014 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,051,490 ...
May 03, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. There are 1,243,242 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,243,242 confirmed cases (83,544 active, 1,13...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 cases rise in N.W.T. and Nunavut; Iqaluit declares state of emergency
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital declared a state of emergency Monday and Yellowknife in the neighbouring N.W.T. closed its schools as news cases of COVID-19 sprang up in both territories. Iqaluit, a city ...
May 03, 2021
First-ever image of COVID-19 variant supports faith in current vaccines, says UBC
VANCOUVER - The first images of a mutation on a COVID-19 variant of concern have been captured by researchers at the University of British Columbia who say the photos offer some reassurance about how ...
May 03, 2021
Garneau to quarantine in hotel after returning from G7 ministers' meeting in U.K.
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will stay in a quarantine hotel for three days starting Wednesday after returning from the United Kingdom where he's attending the first in-person meetin...
May 03, 2021
Nunavut imposes isolation for those travelling from N.W.T.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is suspending its common travel area with the Northwest Territories after a COVID-19 outbreak closed schools in Yellowknife.The N.W.T. on Monday reported eight confirmed cas...
May 03, 2021
Yellowknife schools closed after COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at elementary school
YELLOWKNIFE - All schools in Yellowknife have been closed after eight cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at an elementary school over the weekend. The chief public health officer for the Northwest Terri...
May 03, 2021
J&J vaccine can be used for people over 30 but mRNA vaccines still preferred: NACI
OTTAWA - The Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be limited to people over the age of 30 who don't want to wait for Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Mo...
May 03, 2021
More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID-19 since February
OTTAWA - More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February. Thus far, variants of interest or concern have been i...
May 03, 2021
Nunavut capital declares local state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's city council has declared a local state of emergency over rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The capital city of about 8,000 people has 81 of the territory's 85 active case...
May 03, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...