Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures had been put...
Feb 03, 2021
Senate committee accepts assisted-dying bill but amendments still to come
OTTAWA - A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying has emerged intact from a Senate committee but it's not likely to remain unscathed for long. The Senate's legal and constitutional affai...
Feb 03, 2021
Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic'
MONTREAL - Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus - but there's no sign it has happened yet. "It's a theoretical, reali...
Feb 03, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): --- 9:20 p.m. The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada show the country has surpassed one million doses given for t...
Feb 03, 2021
U.S., Europe divided on pandemic response, but expect better results next time: poll
WASHINGTON - People in the United States and parts of Europe believe the COVID-19 pandemic has better equipped their countries to handle the next major health crisis, a new poll suggests. The Pew Rese...
Feb 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,575 new vaccinations administered for a total of 987,094 dos...
Feb 03, 2021
'Raising the alarm:' Priority vaccines urged for homeless population, shelter staff
CALGARY - Advocates say homeless people should get priority to COVID-19 vaccines given how at risk they are to the virus and how much more likely they are to get severely ill if infected. "We as a soc...
Feb 03, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. There are 786,417 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 786,417 confirmed cases (49,562 active, 716,...
Feb 03, 2021
Doctors offer duelling views of what it's like to receive an assisted death
OTTAWA - Senators have been presented with two starkly different descriptions of what it's like to receive medical assistance in dying in Canada: a beautiful, peaceful death or a painful end akin to d...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada's deliveries from COVAX join growing list of COVID-19 vaccine confusions
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand said this week she is confident Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries will only get better going forward but just hours after she made the remark, Canada's vac...
Feb 03, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...