Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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New proposed assisted-dying law is 'racist,' says disability rights activist
OTTAWA - Those who support expanding access to medical assistance in dying are doing so because they have not grappled with the consequences of medical racism, a disability activist said Monday before...
Feb 08, 2021
Several provinces begin relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, but variant concerns persist
Several provinces began relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on Monday amid what Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam described as "hopeful signs of declining COVID-19 activity." Loosened ru...
Feb 08, 2021
As feds audit landlords over rent aid, businesses fall through cracks of new program
OTTAWA - Documents given to parliamentarians show federal officials audited at least 127 landlords who received aid through a program designed to ease rent costs for small businesses during the COVID-...
Feb 08, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:20 p.m. British Columbia now has 40 confirmed cases of fast-spreading variants of COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonn...
Feb 08, 2021
A breakdown of Canada's isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements
As concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking - and increasingly, ordering - people to isolate safely, away from others in the...
Feb 08, 2021
'A blessing:' Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco finds way back on the ice during COVID-19
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Ryan Straschnitzki says there is nothing like the feel of being back on the ice. The former Humboldt Bronco junior hockey player, paralyzed from the chest down when a semi-trailer ble...
Feb 08, 2021
Chinese-Canadians voice worries about racism, job losses one year in to pandemic
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 has taken a toll on many Canadians, but for Chinese-Canadians the impacts have been magnified by racism aimed at individuals and businesses, community leaders say. Amy Go, the pre...
Feb 08, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,885 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,076,130 do...
Feb 08, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. There are 804,260 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 804,260 confirmed cases (44,727 active, 738,7...
Feb 08, 2021
Canada's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won't get better this week
OTTAWA - Canada's languid vaccination efforts have no chance of improvement this week with just 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to start arriving. Provinces and territories have ...
Feb 08, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...