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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Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada's Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States will push each other toward more ambitious climate goals, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday after a meeting with special envoy John Kerry...
Feb 24, 2021
Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccination plan for migrant and undocumented workers
TORONTO - Migrant and undocumented workers must have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Canada's immunization effort, advocates said Wednesday, calling on all levels of government to ensure the...
Feb 24, 2021
Canada heralds first COVAX vaccine in Africa; NDP criticizes Canada for using program
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says the first injection of a COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana is a significant milestone for a new global vaccine-sharing program created to bring do...
Feb 24, 2021
From hockey rinks to Canada's Wonderland, notable sites become vaccine clinics
From hockey arenas to Montreal's Olympic Stadium, sites across Canada that are usually dedicated to sports, business or entertainment are being repurposed to serve the goal of mass vaccination. As pro...
Feb 24, 2021
Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada's Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON - The spirit of cross-border co-operation is lingering as Canada's environment minister talks climate change priorities with presidential envoy John Kerry. Jonathan Wilkinson says he expect...
Feb 24, 2021
NDP will not trigger election as long as pandemic continues: Singh
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will not trigger an election as long as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, relieving some pressure on Liberals concerned about cooking up a budget palat...
Feb 24, 2021
Seniors now able to book COVID-19 shots in two provinces, with more on the way
Tens of thousands of seniors in the Prairies secured appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday as officials in the two provinces hardest hit by the pandemic laid out their own plans for inoc...
Feb 24, 2021
Nunavut community declares state of emergency over rising COVID-19 numbers
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut community of Arviat has declared a state of emergency over rising COVID-19 case numbers.There were 27 active cases Wednesday in the hamlet of about 2,800 people, which l...
Feb 24, 2021
Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous people, friendship centres say
OTTAWA - As many Indigenous people who live in urban areas are left unsure how they will be vaccinated against COVID-19, an organization that serves them is calling on Ottawa to allocate vaccine shots...
Feb 24, 2021
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 6:15 p.m. B.C. officials are reporting 456 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, pushing the death toll in the prov...
Feb 24, 2021
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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
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...