Murray Wood: Alberta is soon going to be living on 'Saskatchewan time'
Murray Wood says the debate about whether Saskatchewan should change it's clocks like other provinces is being replaced ...
Tag Archives: health
Sick of sick notes: B.C. limits when employers can request sick notes
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has brought in new rules that limit when an employer can ask for a sick note, saving doctors the burden of writing them and preventing patients from spreadin...
Nov 12, 2025
Corrective to Nov. 11 story on federal health transfers
OTTAWA - In a Nov. 11 story about federal health funding in the budget, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the $2.5-billion in annual funding for bilateral health agreements with the provinc...
Nov 12, 2025
Federal prison service 'ill-equipped' for long-term mental health care: watchdog
OTTAWA - Weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts to deliver mental health care, the federal prison ombudsman...
Nov 12, 2025
Resolutions on coal, flags and more up for debate at Alberta UCP annual meeting
EDMONTON - Reintroducing coal-powered electricity to Alberta's grid and restricting which flags are flown on public property are among dozens of new policy proposals being brought forward by grassroot...
Nov 12, 2025
Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps in place at least for...
Nov 11, 2025
Budget signals lower increases to health transfers, end of funding deals
OTTAWA - The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in the coming years, one economist says - and the Ontario government is calling for that...
Nov 11, 2025
Manitoba municipalities renew calls for province to review mental health legislation
WINNIPEG - Some municipalities in Manitoba are renewing calls for the province to make legislative changes to reduce the role police play in responding to crises as rural and northern communities deal...
Nov 11, 2025
New website raises awareness about available cancer clinical trials
Canadians now have access to a public listing of active cancer clinical trials across the country, a resource that's long existed in the United States and Europe. The Canadian Cancer Society announced...
Nov 10, 2025
High-risk offender status is unconstitutional in fatal Quebec daycare crash: lawyers
MONTREAL - Lawyers for a Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 say it would be unconstitutional for a judge to declare...
Nov 10, 2025
Canada loses measles elimination status, causing entire region to lose designation
TORONTO - Canada has officially lost the measles elimination status it had held since 1998, causing the entire region of the Americas to also lose the designation. The status is granted and revoked by...
Nov 10, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Driver education shouldn't just be for high-school students
A soon-to-be learner driver in Sarah Mills' house is making her pause and think about some of the bad habits drivers dis...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
On Tuesday, Evan speaks with Premier Scott Moe from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit, explores nuclear power ...