Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: health
Promised path to residency for "Guardian Angel" asylum seekers yet to open
OTTAWA - A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application. Federal Immigrati...
Oct 22, 2020
First Nation says running water must be restored 24/7 before evacuees can return
The chief and council of a First Nation in a remote part of northwestern Ontario said Thursday that they won't send evacuees home until the community has access to running water 24/7. The condit...
Oct 22, 2020
Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID
HALIFAX - Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts. Infections ...
Oct 22, 2020
EU reimposes travel restriction on Canada amid rising pandemic numbers
OTTAWA - The European Union's council has reimposed a travel restriction on Canada as it battles a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move reverses a decision in June that lifted entry restrict...
Oct 22, 2020
Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that's because the epidemiology is different across the countr...
Oct 22, 2020
A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...
Oct 22, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia has hit another daily record high with 274 new COVID-19 infections. Provincial health officer Dr. Bon...
Oct 22, 2020
Quebec pork plant outbreak grows as Alberta looks to boost ailing travel industry
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Quebec pork-processing plant grew Thursday as Manitoba expanded its restrictions and Alberta announced a testing pilot at two international border crossings that it hopes will...
Oct 22, 2020
No confidence showdown over sweeping Tory motion on government handling of pandemic
OTTAWA - The Liberals will not turn a Conservative motion into a test of confidence in their minority government - despite arguing the motion is so broad and its demand for documents so massive that i...
Oct 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:04 p.m. EDT on Oct. 22, 2020: There are 209,144 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 97,321 confirmed (including 6,094 deaths, 82,033 r...
Oct 21, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...