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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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:20 p.m. British Columbia will restart its economy in mid-May with health services, retail outlets, salons and others be...
May 06, 2020
Pharmacists receiving short shipments as drug shortage continues
OTTAWA - Ongoing drug shortages are leaving pharmacies across the country to adjust to short shipments on the fly, according to the Canadian Pharmacists Association. The association first warned of th...
May 06, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:25 p.m. ET on May 6, 2020: There are 63,496 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 34,327 confirmed (incl...
May 06, 2020
Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for oilsands companies over public-health concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The deci...
May 06, 2020
Cargill employee's father dies; moment of silence at plant for worker who died
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A moment of silence to honour a worker who died of COVID-19 was held at a southern Alberta meat-packer Wednesday as news broke that the father of another plant ...
May 06, 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: ...
May 06, 2020
Canada to do millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short
OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours but is still falling far short of the number of daily tests the country's chief public h...
May 06, 2020
'Some days I get very depressed:' seniors discuss isolation during the pandemic
Jackie Potter cannot stop thinking about her five dead children. The 60-year-old lives alone in Hamilton with nothing to do during the pandemic. So she thinks. St. Matthew's House, the seniors centre ...
May 06, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic hammers job market, but there are 'opportunities,' say analysts
VICTORIA - In the worst employment market in decades, job hunters need to prepare for what will inevitably be a video interview, say employers and job market experts who suggest there a...
May 06, 2020
Virtual sittings have MPs doing things not allowed in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...
May 05, 2020
OPINION
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
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...