Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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PM says military could help distribute COVID-19 vaccine, but Canada not there yet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the military could play an integral part in rolling out COVID-19 vaccines across the country, though question marks remain around cost and distribution. As ...
Nov 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Nov. 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:25 p.m. Yukon has recorded another COVID-19 case, bringing the total in the territory to 25 since the pandemic started. Chief ...
Nov 17, 2020
COVID-19 crisis cascading in U.S. as presidential election drama recedes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Every day, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg joins the countless ranks of U.S. commuters still making their way to work in the national capital. In the city where she once worked as...
Nov 17, 2020
Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the proportion of Canadians planning to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is on the rise after encouraging initial results from Pfizer's vaccine trial. Sixty-nine per cent of re...
Nov 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:28 p.m. EST on Nov. 17, 2020: There are 306,468 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 126,054 confirmed (including 6,675 deaths, 107,326...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact cha...
Nov 16, 2020
Manitoba reserve on lockdown after all residents at care home infected with COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Every resident of a long-term care home on a northern Manitoba reserve where the number of infections almost doubled in a day has tested positive for COVID-19, says the Indigenous community...
Nov 16, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Canada surpasses 300,000 COVID cases, more than 100,000 in past month
Canada reached a troubling milestone on Monday, surpassing 300,000 total COVID cases since the pandemic began earlier this year, and health experts are alarmed - but not surprised - by the rapid growt...
Nov 16, 2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza. So far this year, there have been just 17. "Influenza is way behind the eight ball he...
Nov 16, 2020
Nunavut orders shutdown of non-essential businesses, schools as cases jump to 26
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer has ordered a two-week shutdown, starting Wednesday, of non-essential businesses and schools in the territory due to the spread of COVID-19.Mic...
Nov 16, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...