Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say
TORONTO - Fear of contracting COVID-19 in hospitals or doctors' offices has prompted some moms-to-be to choose to take on midwives and have their babies at home, midwifery groups say. A recent survey ...
Dec 20, 2020
'We've been there before:' National phone line launches to prevent overdose deaths
A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn. "People who have exp...
Dec 20, 2020
Pandemic forced Trudeau back to centre stage, improved his political fortunes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau always knew 2020 was going to be a difficult year, his first leading a minority Liberal government dependent on opposition party support for its survival. But that's turned out...
Dec 20, 2020
Emotional Dr. Theresa Tam very thankful for speed of COVID-19 vaccine delivery
OTTAWA - Canada's top public health officer has been a model of stoicism through the first year of COVID-19, but Dr. Theresa Tam still got a little choked up last week when the first Canadians were in...
Dec 20, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Dec. 20, 2020. There are 507,795 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 507,795 confirmed cases (76,859 active, 416,...
Dec 20, 2020
Canada passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report
Canada surpassed 500,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as infections continued to surge while the vaccine rollout reached its final province. Saskatchewan pushed the country over the grim th...
Dec 19, 2020
First New Brunswick vaccinations begin at nursing home in Miramichi
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - New Brunswick started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Saturday with the inoculation of an 84-year-old nursing home resident who said needles don't bother her in the least. Pauli...
Dec 19, 2020
A year of COVID-19 has reversed a decade of progress helping world's poor: Gould
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould isn't running any victory laps despite ending 2020 by doing what so few of her political predecessors could - wrestling a sizable increase in C...
Dec 19, 2020
A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history began Dec. 14 in Ontario and Quebec after the country received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment over the weekend. Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Dec 19, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Dec. 19, 2020. There are 501,594 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 501,594 confirmed cases (76,044 active, 41...
Dec 19, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...