Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Silver lining? Cases of infectious diseases plunge amid anti-COVID measures
TORONTO - Lockdowns and other tough measures implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a dramatic decline in other infectious illnesses such as influenza and sexually transmitte...
Sep 18, 2020
O'Toole, Blanchet both test positive for COVID-19 Friday, remain in isolation
OTTAWA - Conservative leader Erin O'Toole has tested positive for COVID-19. O'Toole got the news late Friday, hours after Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet issued a statement that he too had ...
Sep 18, 2020
Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21
OTTAWA - The partial closure of Canada's border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21, both countries announced Friday. Crossings of the border have been largely restricte...
Sep 18, 2020
NDP's Singh not itching to force an election, focused on getting help for Canadians
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's not interested in forcing a federal election with a second wave of COVID-19 looming, if he can work with the Liberals to bring much-needed help to ...
Sep 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 18
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 18, 2020: There are 141,911 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 66,653 confirmed (including 5,792 deaths, 58,218 ...
Sep 18, 2020
Young Canadians have curtailed vaping during pandemic, survey finds
Young Canadians have been vaping less frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a new survey has found, but the lead researcher cautions the habit is still an epidemic among youth. The survey, con...
Sep 18, 2020
Billions more for health care tops premiers' wish list for throne speech
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers unanimously demanded Friday that the federal government fork over at least $28 billion more each year for health care, among other big-ticket items on their wish list for ne...
Sep 17, 2020
Mouth wash test coming for school-aged children in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a new saline gargle test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make COVID-19 testing easier for children and teenagers. Provincial health o...
Sep 17, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds province's COVID-19 travel ban
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The province of Newfoundland and Labrador was justified in banning most travel from other provinces because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a provincial Supreme Court judge ruled on Thurs...
Sep 17, 2020
O'Toole pushes for rapid COVID-19 testing after family experiences long wait
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole slammed the federal Liberal government Thursday for failing to issue an emergency approval for rapid COVID-19 tests after he and his family joined a growing l...
Sep 17, 2020
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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 ...
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