Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Commons passes assisted-dying bill after Conservatives end filibuster
OTTAWA - A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying was approved Thursday by the House of Commons after the Conservatives ended a days-long filibuster. Bill C-7 passed by a vote of 212-107...
Dec 10, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 10
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:14 p.m. British Columbia has recorded it highest single-day death toll with 28 fatalities from COVID-19. Provincial health off...
Dec 10, 2020
'Dereliction of duty': Ombudswoman slams Quebec long-term care COVID-19 response
MONTREAL - An ombudswoman's report has found that during the first wave of COVID-19, Quebec's long-term care system failed in its duty to ensure the safety and dignity of residents, some of whom died ...
Dec 10, 2020
Budget officer blasts lack of detail in Liberals' $100B stimulus plan
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is raising red flags over the lack of details in the Liberal government's $100-billion stimulus plan, suggesting Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's phone is lik...
Dec 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday Dec. 10, 2020. There are 435,330 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 435,330 confirmed cases (72,336 active, 35...
Dec 10, 2020
A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The federal government says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa expects to receive up to 249,000 doses...
Dec 10, 2020
Premiers 'very disappointed' PM wouldn't talk health-care funding at meeting: Legault
OTTAWA - Premiers expressed disappointment Thursday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to accede to their demand for an immediate infusion of at least $28 billion more each year in annual fed...
Dec 10, 2020
Woman says she'd clean toilets to work at B.C. care home and see husband
VANCOUVER - Lynne Smith's daily visits to a long-term care home ended abruptly after a COVID-19 outbreak three weeks ago but she jumped at the chance to work at the facility that is hiring family memb...
Dec 10, 2020
Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities
MISSION, Kan. - Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge across the U.S. engulfs small and medium-size cities that once s...
Dec 09, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. There are 435,330 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 435,330 confirmed cases (72,336 active, 3...
Dec 09, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...