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-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops
A top public health official said Thursday that priority groups in Canada should start receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses early next year as new restrictions for those entering New Brunswick effectively...
Nov 26, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:23 p.m. The Yukon government has announced a policy on mandatory masks in all indoor public spaces starting Dec. 1. The territory is report...
Nov 26, 2020
Vancouver council unanimously endorses drug decriminalization, seeks federal approval
VANCOUVER - Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward the motion ea...
Nov 26, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11 p.m. EST on Nov. 26, 2020: There are 353,100 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 136,894 confirmed (including 6,947 deaths, 118,491 r...
Nov 25, 2020
Fresh off majority government win, B.C.'s Horgan to introduce new NDP cabinet
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan will announce his new cabinet today with the expectation that the pandemic will occupy the duties of many of his ministers. Horgan's cabinet unveiling comes after t...
Nov 25, 2020
Horgan's NDP cabinet built to tackle pandemic, economic recovery, says former premier
VICTORIA - Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt says he understands the balancing act that John Horgan is facing as he is set to introduce his NDP government's new cabinet Thursday during a pandemic that...
Nov 25, 2020
Longest-serving Quebec justice minister, Marc-Andre Bedard, dead of COVID-19 at 85
MONTREAL - Marc-Andre Bedard, a well-known politician with the Parti Quebecois and loyalist to Rene Levesque, has died of complications from COVID-19 at the age of 85. Bedard was Quebec's longest-serv...
Nov 25, 2020
Five people dying every day from toxic illicit drugs in B.C.: Coroner
VICTORIA - Doctors and nurses are being asked to support British Columbia's safe supply drug program and other substance use measures, as an average of five people a day die from illicit drug overdose...
Nov 25, 2020
N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amid affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in temporary rent controls amid a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter sai...
Nov 25, 2020
Tam urges collective effort, Ontarians told to celebrate holidays at home
The country's chief public health officer urged Canadians Wednesday to avoid non-essential outings, as cases continued to rise across the country and Ontario became the latest province to announce sca...
Nov 25, 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...