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Pandemic has shunted aside an array of Liberal initiatives, at least for now
OTTAWA - As a new year dawned, the government's throne-speech commitments, unfurled just weeks earlier, were grabbing headlines and galvanizing the attention of federal policy-makers. Then came t...
Apr 04, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:22 p.m. on April 4, 2020: There are 14,018 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 6,997 confirmed (includ...
Apr 04, 2020
B.C. temporarily lifts data residency requirement in response to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has temporarily modified its access to information and privacy act in response to COVID-19, lifting a requirement that personal data must be stored in ...
Apr 04, 2020
Trudeau to talk to Trump about COVID masks after White House bars export
OTTAWA - Faced with a White House-ordered ban on exports of key COVID-19 medical supplies to Canada and abroad, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying a more diplomatic approach with U.S. Presid...
Apr 04, 2020
Delta police say they stopped sale of medical equipment at inflated prices
DELTA, B.C. - Police in Delta, B.C., say it was "troubling" to catch two people this week allegedly reselling boxes of respirators and surgical masks at highly inflated prices. The police departm...
Apr 03, 2020
Patients paying higher dispensing fees as pharmacists limit prescription amounts
OTTAWA - A new policy that has pharmacists restricting patients to a 30-day supply of their medications means some people are having to pay dispensing fees two or three times over. The policy was...
Apr 03, 2020
Policing the pandemic will put marginalized communities at risk, advocates say
Advocates are warning that granting police sweeping new powers in response to the COVID-19 crisis could be used to target marginalized communities. As the novel coronavirus continues to spre...
Apr 03, 2020
Former Obama security adviser calls on Canada to show global COVID-19 leadership
OTTAWA - A former top Obama adviser says Canada's disciplined, science-based approach to the COVID-19 crisis should spur it to pursue greater international leadership on global health issues in the fi...
Apr 03, 2020
Being on the East Coast a double-edged sword in COVID-19 pandemic medical battle
HALIFAX - Being a small East Coast province in the pandemic is a double-edged sword: there are fewer critically ill patients, but the supply of hospital beds is limited if the...
Apr 03, 2020
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...