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Better data needed to address inequalities exposed by COVID-19: Njoo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo says collecting better data can help in addressing inequalities the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed. Speaking at a virtual public hea...
Oct 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:12 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting 158 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. No one else has died from the illne...
Oct 14, 2020
Rights group threatens lawsuit to force New Brunswick to make abortion accessible
FREDERICTON - A civil rights group is threatening New Brunswick's government with a lawsuit to force the province to repeal its abortion-related legislation and to make the procedure more widely avail...
Oct 14, 2020
Quebec's stabilizing rate of COVID-19 cases a cause for 'restrained optimism': expert
MONTREAL - Two weeks after Quebec imposed a partial lockdown on its two biggest cities, the number of new, daily COVID-19 infections reported by health authorities has stabilized. The fact the d...
Oct 14, 2020
More Canadians planning to continue living at home as they age, survey suggests
TORONTO - A new survey suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has the majority of Canadians re-thinking how - and where - they want to spend their golden years. The National Institute on Ageing at Toron...
Oct 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:23 p.m. EDT on Oct. 14, 2020:There are 189,385 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 88,994 confirmed (including 5,977 deaths, 74,483 res...
Oct 13, 2020
'Wake-up call:' Manitoba chief says increasing COVID-19 cases on reserves concerning
WINNIPEG - A COVID-19 outbreak at a fly-in reserve in Manitoba and increasing infections in First Nations populations in the province has leaders worried. "It's a wake-up call for all of us," sa...
Oct 13, 2020
New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridi...
Oct 13, 2020
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA - Canadians appear to be turning against mandatory COVID-19 inoculations whenever a vaccine becomes available, with a new poll suggesting the number of people opposed to the idea is growing. Th...
Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam cau...
Oct 13, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...