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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Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care
OTTAWA - The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their comm...
Jan 28, 2021
Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO - The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In ur...
Jan 28, 2021
Liberal government sings Joe Biden's praises for cancelling U.S. abortion 'gag rule'
WASHINGTON - Canada's Liberal government cheered Thursday as President Joe Biden reversed a U.S. policy that denies federal funding to international aid organizations that support abortion. Biden sign...
Jan 28, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial
OTTAWA - Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree their COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials they will send Canada in...
Jan 28, 2021
Ontario adviser urges caution despite dip in COVID-19 cases, vaccine delays draw ire
A top science adviser says Ontario is far from in the clear despite a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, while some provinces criticized Ottawa for lower-than-expected vaccine shipments and the pandemi...
Jan 28, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:25 p.m. Alberta health officials are reporting 461 new cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths. They say 591 people in the province...
Jan 28, 2021
Liberal government to voice support for Joe Biden cancelling U.S. 'global gag rule'
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The federal government will voice its support later today when President Joe Biden rescinds the United States' so-called global gag rule. The policy prohibits international non-...
Jan 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021. There are 761,226 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 761,226 confirmed cases (57,740 active, 683...
Jan 28, 2021
Holiday season vacations coincide with rise in COVID-19 travel-related cases
OTTAWA - As the federal government prepares to slap new restrictions on international travel, Health Canada data suggest a worrying uptick of infections directly connected to foreign arrivals.While tr...
Jan 28, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 22,870 new vaccinations administered for a total of 891,324 do...
Jan 28, 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 - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...