Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Manitoba government says it wants clarity on First Nations health care
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is seeking a judicial review of a human rights ruling involving health care provided to a disabled boy in a First Nations community. Indigenous and Northern Relation...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadian politicians who've been forced to isolate because of exposure to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is just the latest on a growing list of Canadian politicians who have been needed to isolate themselves and get tested for COVID-19. Here is a short list:Prim...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadian forestry invents biodegradable mask filter, aims for full mask by Christmas
OTTAWA - A Quebec-based forestry innovation organization says it has figured out how to make a single-use face mask filter out of fully-biodegradable wood products. Stphane Renou, the president of FPI...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadian retailers scramble to keep up with surging demand for patio heaters
TORONTO - As the weather gets cooler and COVID-19 cases start to surge again, more and more Canadians are looking to extend patio season by adding a heater to their outdoor space. The demand for ...
Sep 16, 2020
'Messaging matters:' Experts urge clearer distancing directions for young people
Government and public health officials need to empower people in their 20s to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, instead of blaming and shaming them for disproportionately representing new infec...
Sep 16, 2020
Conservative Leader O'Toole in isolation after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is the second federal party leader in as many days to get tested for COVID-19 and put himself into isolation after possibly being exposed to the virus...
Sep 16, 2020
B.C. nurses will be able prescribe drugs to help stop overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - Registered and psychiatric nurses in British Columbia will be able to prescribe safer drugs for people at risk of overdose under a new public health order that advocates are...
Sep 16, 2020
Post-secondary students paying for inaccessible services as they study online
OTTAWA - Brandon Rheal Amyot is taking on debt to pay about $3,000 in tuition this semester, including fees for services and facilities that cannot be used. With classes having moved online due to the...
Sep 16, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 16
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:14 p.m. EDT on Sept. 16, 2020: There are 139,747 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,857 confirmed (including 5,788 deaths, 57,804 ...
Sep 16, 2020
Trudeau says he doesn't want an election but country will 'figure it out' if need be
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's democratic institutions - including Parliament and Elections Canada - need to be fully functional even in the midst of a deadly pandemic. But he in...
Sep 15, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...