Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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First Nations health authorities tell Commons committee they need more PPE
OTTAWA - Indigenous health authorities that service Western Canadian First Nations say they are experiencing problems accessing enough medical and protective equipment needed to protect their cit...
May 24, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 24, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:41 p.m. on May 24, 2020: There are 84,699 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 47,411 confirmed (includ...
May 24, 2020
Employers worry about safety, cash flow, second wave in COVID-19 restart
VICTORIA - Chef Kreg Graham says he's been doing a lot of thinking about washing dishes now that some COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted and he can start serving meals again. The executive chef at...
May 24, 2020
'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19
CALGARY - A group representing Canada's meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19. Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat...
May 23, 2020
Northern B.C. drug users criticize lack of access to safe supply
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - At one point, Juls Budau says her boyfriend was going through $4,000 worth of cocaine in a week. He would express a desire to get sober and then in the middle of the night a...
May 23, 2020
Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic
OTTAWA - In mid January the British Columbia government announced it was looking at a wide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags to put an end to a piecemeal, city-by-city approach to the problem of ...
May 23, 2020
Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members
FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club, built during the Pro...
May 23, 2020
Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members
FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club, built during the Pro...
May 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. on May 23, 2020: There are 83,621 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 46,838 confirmed (includ...
May 23, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...