Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Looser COVID-19 rules mean more activity, but there may be some confusion
WINNIPEG - People in some provinces will enjoy more freedom Monday as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are loosened. But the change appears set to leave some workers looking for child car...
May 03, 2020
Union trying to stop Alberta meat plant with COVID-19 outbreak from reopening
CALGARY - A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak. There have been 921 cases of the virus at th...
May 01, 2020
Calls for crackdown on public trade in police gear after N.S. shootings
HALIFAX - Whether it's the auctioning of police light bars or the availability of official RCMP decals, people familiar with the public trade in police gear say it's time...
Apr 29, 2020
Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure
CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill said in a statement Wednesday that it...
Apr 29, 2020
Manitoba to ease some COVID-19 restrictions starting in May
WINNIPEG - Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to reopen as of Monday. The Progressive Conservative government released a phased-in plan W...
Apr 29, 2020
Manitoba government's plan to reopen the province to start next week
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...
Apr 29, 2020
More than half of Canadian companies see sales drop at least 20%: StatCan
OTTAWA - Almost one-third of businesses could stay open if physical distancing rules remain in place for six months, but nearly as many suggest they won't survive that long, according to sur...
Apr 29, 2020
Quebecers answer call to work on farms, but are they up to the task?
MONTREAL - Melina Plante has found that, on her five-hectare fruit and vegetable farm south of Montreal by the U.S. border, one experienced Guatemalan farmhand can produce mor...
Apr 26, 2020
'Death is so real:' Immigrant group says meat workers afraid after plant closure
CALGARY - An organization that works with immigrants says the temporary closure of a large slaughterhouse in southern Alberta has left many among its largely Filipino workforce fea...
Apr 25, 2020
Expecting mothers to get financial help following omission: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Pregnant women will receive help from a key COVID-19 emergency-aid program and will be given a way to access federal maternity benefits even if they aren't working due to the pandemic, s...
Apr 24, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...