Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Quebec unimpressed with Trudeau's offer of long-term care cash if standards met
OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is shrugging off the suggestion that new federal funding for long-term care homes would have to be tied to national standards. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Dec 17, 2020
Ontario reports new daily COVID-19 record as new measures take effect in Saskatchewan
Ontario hit a record Thursday for new daily COVID-19 cases as hospitals urged a month-long lockdown, while tougher restrictions took effect in Saskatchewan, Alberta recorded its highest death toll and...
Dec 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 8:45 p.m. Yukon is tightening its COVID-19 restrictions, requiring patrons at bars and restaurants to provide contact informatio...
Dec 17, 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 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 17, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday Dec. 17, 2020. There are 481,630 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 481,630 confirmed cases (75,885 active, 391,...
Dec 17, 2020
As vulnerable youth face CERB clawbacks, Trudeau says Liberals looking over options
OTTAWA - Marie Christian recalls the confusion that reigned as the young people she works with tried to navigate government aid at the onset of the pandemic. The program director for Voices: Manitoba'...
Dec 17, 2020
Advocates share fear of worsening overdose crisis in 2021, want national safe supply
VANCOUVER - With overdose deaths rising across Canada, advocates for drug users are calling for the implementation of a national safe supply program as part of an effort to save lives. Failing to do s...
Dec 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. There are 481,630 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 481,630 confirmed cases (75,885 active, ...
Dec 16, 2020
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section...
Dec 16, 2020
No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM hints
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding. In a year-end interview Wed...
Dec 16, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
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