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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Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - Signs pointed Tuesday to the COVID-19 pandemic taking a dark turn in Canada, as the prime minister voiced his own frustration with holiday travel and the slow pace of vaccine rollout. In Lond...
Jan 05, 2021
Quebec City long-term care employee in his 50s dies from COVID-19
MONTREAL - The worker at a Quebec City long-term care home who died of COVID-19 on Jan. 2 was one of the thousands of people who answered the province's call to be trained as patient attendants over t...
Jan 05, 2021
Canadian troops test positive for COVID-19 in Latvia and Kuwait
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in Latvia, where an unspecified number of troops have tested positive for the illness while guarding against Russian aggression i...
Jan 05, 2021
The latest on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Jan. 5, 2021
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):7:45 p.m.British Columbia has again extended its state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic nearly 10 month...
Jan 05, 2021
Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq returns from leave after 'burnout, depression'
OTTAWA - Nunavut's sole MP says she is back on the job after several months away from work due to what she described as "extreme burnout, depression and anxiety." Mumilaaq Qaqqaq announced in late Oct...
Jan 05, 2021
Nearly half of Canadians visited friends, family over holidays, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests nearly half of Canadians visited with family or friends over the winter holiday period. The Lger/Association for Canadian Studies poll found 48 per cent of those surveye...
Jan 05, 2021
A list of politicians who travelled abroad despite pandemic-era advice to stay home
Several politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents hunkered down at home, following public health guidance meant to curb the spread o...
Jan 05, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.There are 611,424 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 611,424 confirmed cases (77,466 active, 517,88...
Jan 04, 2021
COVID-19 rules in B.C. 'fraught' with ambiguity: judge in child custody case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's public health orders on COVID-19 are "fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity" in ruling on a dispute between former spouses on ...
Jan 04, 2021
Advocates call on provinces to vaccinate long-term care residents and workers faster
OTTAWA - Experts who advocate for improvements to long-term care in Canada say the provinces need to move faster to vaccinate residents and the people who look after them. Canada's overall vaccination...
Jan 04, 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
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...