Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick back up after a month-long decline, giving urgency to the question of who should receive doses of the newly a...
Mar 02, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma. Following the assaults, nu...
Mar 02, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 66,691 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,949,643 do...
Mar 01, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. There are 870,033 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 870,033 confirmed cases (30,430 active, 817,5...
Mar 01, 2021
Alberta flexes COVID-19 rules for gyms, libraries, delays other reopenings
EDMONTON - Alberta is opening up libraries and allowing low-intensity indoor group fitness workouts, like Pilates and tai chi, while it continues to monitor rates of COVID-19. The change is a fraction...
Mar 01, 2021
National panel advises against using Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors
OTTAWA - A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations w...
Mar 01, 2021
MPs to hear from ministers, officials on safety of returning travellers in quarantine
OTTAWA - MPs will hear from federal ministers and officials as early as this week on the safety of returning travellers after two women were allegedly sexually assaulted during mandatory COVID-19 quar...
Mar 01, 2021
White House declarative on whether U.S. will share vaccines with Canada, Mexico: 'No'
WASHINGTON - The White House is making it abundantly clear it has no plans to share America's COVID-19 vaccines with Canada or Mexico. Press secretary Jen Psaki has been indicating for weeks that the ...
Mar 01, 2021
How effective is the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine? What you need to know
Health Canada approved its third COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, authorizing the jab made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University after a lengthy review of clinical trial details. AstraZeneca was the first t...
Mar 01, 2021
B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months
VICTORIA - British Columbia will extend the time between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to four months as it ramps up its age-based immunization plan to free up doses so all residents...
Mar 01, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...