Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Alberta Premier Smith dismisses critics who say she's misleading public on trans law
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told critics of a law restricting health care for transgender youth Wednesday they need to read up on puberty, while Alberta doctors say she's being condescen...
Sep 24, 2025
Lack of planning, oversight led to Ontario home care supply shortages: ombudsman
TORONTO - Medical supply shortages last fall for palliative and home care patients were triggered by one vendor, but a lack of planning and oversight at a government agency contributed, Ontario's pati...
Sep 24, 2025
Interim report on Alberta health contract scandal not finished, won't be made public
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it has yet to receive an interim report on the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but that it should be finished in the coming day...
Sep 24, 2025
Quebec family doctors to stop teaching medical students amid dispute with province
MONTREAL - Quebec's family doctors say they will join specialist physicians in refusing to teach medical students to pressure the government to shelve an unpopular bill. Doctors are in negotiations wi...
Sep 24, 2025
No evidence that Tylenol causes autism, say Health Canada, World Health Organization
TORONTO - Health Canada, the World Health Organization and Canadian autism experts say there is no evidence that taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Health Canada and the WHO issued stateme...
Sep 24, 2025 Tylenol pain relief products are shown on a store shelf in Carmel, Ind., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement to save their flock of 400 ostriches from a cull order had just finished a sombre and tearful prayer alongside ...
Sep 24, 2025
Nova Scotia premier defends his government’s historic $1.2-billion deficit
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is defending his government's record $1.2-billion deficit, saying he is focused on growing the economy and making major investments in health care. When asked if Nova S...
Sep 23, 2025
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British Columbia farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is organizing the cull and disposal of about 400 ostriches after a...
Sep 23, 2025
Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian fl...
Sep 22, 2025
Health minister Osborne says B.C. recruited more than 140 health U.S. care staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is "doing very well" in its recruiting drive of health care professionals from the United States, but admits that it will ta...
Sep 22, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...