Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Advocates worry pandemic's 'perfect storm' puts more kids at risk for abuse
OTTAWA - Reports to authorities about suspected child abuse or neglect are down as much as 40 per cent in some regions but child advocates say it's not because fewer kids are at risk. Daphne Penrose, ...
Apr 22, 2020
Military asked to aid nursing homes in Quebec, Ontario; signs COVID-19 slowing
TORONTO - The Canadian military needs to help in understaffed nursing homes ravaged by COVID-19, the country's two largest provinces said Wednesday, as signs of a slowing pandemic prompted talk of eas...
Apr 22, 2020
Urban Indigenous left behind by Ottawa's COVID-19 response: friendship centres
OTTAWA - Canada's urban Indigenous population is being left behind by the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the The National Association of Friendship Centres. Friendship cent...
Apr 21, 2020
Mourners struggle to grieve N.S. mass-murder victims during pandemic
The death toll from a massacre that stretched across rural Nova Scotia last weekend rose to 23 Tuesday as families grappled with the heart-wrenching question of how to mourn during a pa...
Apr 21, 2020
COVID-19 latest hurdle in Canada's long road to buying new fighter jets
OTTAWA - COVID-19 is presenting another challenge to Canada's long-running and tumultuous effort to buy new fighter jets. The federal government last summer launched a long-awaited competition to repl...
Apr 21, 2020
Staff at Alberta meat plant scared of COVID-19, not showing up to work: union
CALGARY - The union representing workers at a southern Alberta meat-packing plant says some employees don't feel safe because of an outbreak of COVID-19 and they aren't showing up for work. ...
Apr 21, 2020
Hotels for homeless people could tackle two crises at once: advocates
OTTAWA - Since there is already a housing and homelessness crisis in many parts of the country, advocates say funds to fight the spread of COVID-19 could be used to keep people housed long after the p...
Apr 21, 2020
Feds pledge $350M to help charities plug holes in funding
OTTAWA - Canada's charities are getting a $350-million injection of federal funding while they deal with growing revenue gaps related to COVID-19, as the federal government considers a reque...
Apr 21, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:25 p.m. Yukon is reporting 11 confirmed and eight recovered cases of COVID-19. The territory has conducted 878 tests, a...
Apr 21, 2020
Social gatherings and congregational prayers cancelled during Ramadan
This week is usually when kids in the Muslim community get excited about an annual trip to see the new moon that marks the start of Ramadan, says Cindy Jadayel,...
Apr 21, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...