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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COVID infection rate low in Alberta pilot project for international travellers
CALGARY - The number of positive COVID-19 tests in a pilot project for international travellers at the Calgary airport and a United States border crossing in southern Alberta has been reasonably low a...
Dec 12, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. There are 454,852 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 454,852 confirmed cases (73,028 active, 3...
Dec 11, 2020
NWT to get vaccine in early 2021; territory sees first cases of COVID-19 in weeks
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says five new cases of COVID-19 have been found in Yellowknife, the first in the territory in two weeks.The government earlier this week asked anyone isolating ...
Dec 11, 2020
Feds asking court for third extension to deal with revamped assisted-dying regime
OTTAWA - For the third time, the federal government is asking a Quebec court for more time to revamp Canada's assisted-dying law. The request for an extension - to Feb. 26 - came Friday after the Cons...
Dec 11, 2020
Nightmare on COVID Street: Virus-headed party provocateur stars in new Alberta ads
EDMONTON - Alberta, seeking to heal with hard-edged humour, has launched a COVID-19 advertising campaign starring a fashion-challenged, hard-partying, virus-headed Freddy Kruegeresque super-spreader. ...
Dec 11, 2020
Commons adjourns without resolving dispute over how it should resume in new year
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has adjourned for a six-week Christmas break without resolving a dispute over how it should resume in the new year. A motion that has allowed the Commons to sit in a hybr...
Dec 11, 2020
Former N.L. inmate alleges guard performed dental work on him while another filmed
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former inmate of a Newfoundland and Labrador jail is suing the province, a dentist and two correctional officers after a guard allegedly performed a dental procedure on him while ...
Dec 11, 2020
'This could all go away:' Nunavut minister pleads with Arviat residents to stay home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's health minister is pleading with residents of Arviat, where a COVID-19 outbreak continued to grow Friday, to stay home. Lorne Kusugak said if people living in Arviat follo...
Dec 11, 2020
Officials urge Canadians to stay vigilant amid grim COVID forecasts for the holidays
Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federa...
Dec 11, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 11
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:04 p.m. British Columbia has added another 737 cases to its COVID-19 total. Eleven more people died, bringing the province's s...
Dec 11, 2020
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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...