Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19
Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts...
Oct 04, 2020
'I don't want to go through this ever in my life again,' LTC resident tells inquiry
One by one, residents of Ontario's long-term care homes described the emotional devastation caused by the COVID-19 lockdown to an independent inquiry - and implored the governments to address isolatio...
Oct 04, 2020 A man looks out the window at the Camilla Care Community centre overlooking crosses marking the deaths of multiple people that occured during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. One by one, Ontario long-term care residents explained the emotional devastation caused by the lockdown to an independent inquiry earlier this week, and implored the powers that be to address isolation before the second wave of COVID-19 crashes down. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:22 p.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2020: There are 166,160 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 78,459 confirmed (including 5,878 deaths, 65,304 re...
Oct 04, 2020
Chance to prevent COVID resurgence 'narrows with each passing day,' Tam says
Canada is running out of time to prevent a major resurgence of COVID-19, the country's chief public health officer said Saturday as its two most populous provinces continued to report some of their hi...
Oct 03, 2020
Protesters march through Montreal, calling for 'Justice for Joyce'
MONTREAL - Crowds of protesters marched through downtown Montreal on Saturday, calling for justice for Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital. Ec...
Oct 03, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 3
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:30 p.m. EDT on Oct. 3, 2020: There are 164,478 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 77,380 confirmed (including 5,867 deaths, 64,478 re...
Oct 03, 2020
Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced Monday as court deadline looms
OTTAWA - Facing a looming court-imposed deadline, the federal government will reintroduce Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. The government has until Dec. 18 to a...
Oct 02, 2020
Joyce Echaquan's death highlights systemic racism in health care, experts say
MONTREAL - The fate of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital after filming staff insulting her, is a tragic example of the systemic racism many Indigenous people face when ...
Oct 02, 2020
Mentally ill man who stabbed five people at Calgary party appeals denial of freedoms
CALGARY - Lawyers for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party are appealing a decision to deny him some privileges. A provincial mental health review board said...
Oct 02, 2020
Second wave killing fewer Canadians but is no reason to let down guard, doctors warn
OTTAWA - Seven months into the pandemic, medical experts have a better idea of how to treat COVID-19 and how to keep it out of high-risk settings which means there are far fewer people dying of the vi...
Oct 02, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...