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Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta after pregnant mother contracts disease
EDMONTON - A newborn in Alberta has died of measles marking the province's first death from the disease this year, the government said Thursday. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the child...
Oct 02, 2025
Dr. Balfour Mount, father of palliative care, dies at 86
MONTRAL - Dr. Balfour Mount, widely recognized as the father of palliative care, is being remembered for his contribution to revolutionizing how people live out their final days. Mount died on Sept. 2...
Oct 02, 2025
Ottawa Public Health says province hasn't approved supervised consumption site
OTTAWA - Ottawa Public Health says it's being forced to close a supervised consumption site in the city's ByWard Market area because Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones hasn't given her permission fo...
Oct 01, 2025
Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Don...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump says a U.S. government shutdown is 'likely' — here's what could happen
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal government shutdown is "likely," with Congress deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. "Not...
Sep 30, 2025
New Brunswick ends fiscal year with $104.4-million deficit as health-care costs rise
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's finance minister says the province finished the 2024-25 fiscal year with a $104.4-million deficit, instead of the $40.9-million surplus they had budgeted for. Ren Legacy ...
Sep 29, 2025
Flu shot rollout begins this week as doctors urge vaccination for people at risk
TORONTO - Flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots are available in parts of the country this week, with doctors urging people at highest risk in particular to get vaccinated as the respiratory virus season set...
Sep 29, 2025
Issues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan's death: advocate
MONTRAL - Five years after Joyce Echaquan died tragically in a Quebec hospital room, there is still work to be done to improve the treatment of Indigenous people in the province's health system, polit...
Sep 27, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby announces new involuntary care beds, North Coast power line
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby came prepared with announcements as he spoke to leaders of British Columbia's local governments, promising more involuntary care facilities for those with severe mental il...
Sep 26, 2025
Manitoba announces more budget red ink as spending jumps in health, wildfire fight
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government ran a higher-than-expected deficit in the last fiscal year and is on track to miss its target again this year, according to documents released Friday by the Finance ...
Sep 26, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...