Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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COVID faceoff: Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of virus
WINNIPEG - Manitoba matched its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday as business owners feared how they will get through a second period of economic hibernation. Health officials announced ...
Nov 11, 2020
Quebec plans to include in vitro fertilization to government-funded health services
QUEBEC - Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant introduced a bill Wednesday that would add one cycle of in vitro fertilization to the list of services covered by Quebec's public health insurance. The p...
Nov 11, 2020
Assisted-dying bill sparks ferocious debate among Canadians with disabilities
OTTAWA - The determination of two Quebecers with disabilities to decide when their suffering had become intolerable persuaded the federal government to rewrite the law on medical assistance in dying.B...
Nov 11, 2020
Ontario sets another new COVID-19 case record as Manitoba reports deadliest day
COVID-19 continued its record-setting rise across parts of Canada on Wednesday as Ontario reached another new high for daily infections and Manitoba recorded its deadliest day since the pandemic began...
Nov 11, 2020
Northwest Territories confirms case of COVID-19 in Fort Smith
The chief public health officer in the Northwest Territories says there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Fort Smith, a community of about 2,500 people. Kami Kandola says the individual contracted th...
Nov 11, 2020
Advocate says second COVID-19 wave has inmates locked down in 'atrocious' conditions
OTTAWA - Rising COVID-19 case count bodes ill for prison inmates, many of whom remain under partial lockdown without adequate health care, says the head of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry So...
Nov 11, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):5:15 p.m.Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19.Chief public health officer Heather Morrison said today a man...
Nov 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:01 p.m. EST on Nov. 11, 2020: There are 277,061 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 118,529 confirmed (including 6,515 deaths, 100,564...
Nov 10, 2020
Trump likely 'taking names' on Biden congrats after Trudeau outreach: expert
OTTAWA - The current president of the United States has warranted nary a mention from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect on Saturday. While that might be set...
Nov 10, 2020
Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada
Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruition of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who di...
Nov 10, 2020
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...