Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
Tag Archives: health
'Sky is the limit:' Pilot project using drones to send medical supplies, COVID tests
MORLEY, Alta. - The windswept foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communitie...
Jan 02, 2021
A new year renews concerns for hospitals grappling with COVID-19, experts warn
OTTAWA - The fraught, often frightening year of 2020 may be over, but experts warn the dawn of a new one doesn't leave behind the troubles caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients ...
Jan 01, 2021
Alberta cabinet minister 'naive' in travelling to Hawaii for holiday tradition
EDMONTON - Alberta's municipal affairs minister apologized Friday for vacationing in Hawaii, despite recommendations to stay home, explaining that she wanted to keep up a 17-year family tradition of s...
Jan 01, 2021
First Canadian babies of 2021 born as the clock struck midnight
MONTREAL - A baby born in a Montreal hospital may have been the first Canadian newborn of 2021. The Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital said Friday that a boy named Arthur was born precisely at midnight. Th...
Jan 01, 2021
Non-dairy topping recalled over milk not declared on label
OTTAWA - Dolson Marketing is recalling a non-dairy whip topping from the marketplace over milk not declared on the label. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall impacts customers in Ontar...
Jan 01, 2021
Quebec changes COVID-19 vaccine strategy, won't hold back doses for booster shots
MONTREAL - Quebec is accelerating its vaccination rollout by inoculating as many people as possible instead of holding back doses to be given later as booster shots. "All the vaccines that we have rec...
Dec 31, 2020
Finance note says lifting lockdowns, restrictions no sure road to economic recovery
OTTAWA - Officials believed in late summer that an economic recovery would not magically happen if lockdowns and public health restrictions disappeared, a newly obtained federal document shows.The int...
Dec 31, 2020
Orthodox Jewish group says its Quebec schools aren't breaking law by staying open
MONTREAL - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish group says its schools aren't violating a Quebec government decree by staying open and it's accusing the education minister of using the Hasidic community as a scap...
Dec 31, 2020
Liberals say testing rules for air travellers land Jan.7, urge people to prepare
OTTAWA - Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said Thursday as the Liberals urged vacationers abroad to...
Dec 31, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for December 31
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. British Columbia's provincial health officer says people need to hold the line on measures to contain the spread of CO...
Dec 31, 2020
OPINION
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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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...