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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Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID-19 disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province. Kaycee Madu, in Face...
May 10, 2021
Review of federal prison isolation units 'not adequate,' new study says
OTTAWA - A study has found shortcomings with the process intended to serve as a check on new units for isolating federal prisoners from the general jail population. In response to criticism of solitar...
May 10, 2021
Provinces look to mix COVID-19 vaccines in light of changing supply
TORONTO - Ontario has become the latest province to signal it will likely mix COVID-19 vaccine brands as the country prepares for a flood of Pfizer and Moderna shots while some doctors questioned furt...
May 10, 2021
Vaccine rollouts expand, but COVID-19 caseloads still high in some provinces
Canada's chief public health officer is warning that the decline in COVID-19 case counts is slowing as several provinces battle surging waves of the virus. While there were signs of hope that Ontario ...
May 10, 2021
Heritage committee to seek answers from ministers on C-10 changes
OTTAWA - Canada's justice and heritage ministers will be recalled to justify a change to the Broadcasting Act that critics warn could erode the rights of individuals users who upload content to social...
May 10, 2021
Boost in near-term funds, risk should lure more social-finance investors, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Changes to the federal plan to finance experimental ways to deliver social services should more easily and quickly bring in needed private-sector backers for the strategy to work, says the mi...
May 10, 2021
Canada's privacy watchdog investigating Pornhub over alleged non-consensual content
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog says he is investigating Pornhub over potential privacy breaches related to exploitive content posted online, as concerns around non-consensual use of images in a digital w...
May 10, 2021
'Pandemic of hate': Leaders, experts warn anti-lockdown protests linked to far right
OTTAWA - Online conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and protests against public health orders are helping to spread dangerous ideas laden with racism and bigotry, says a network monitoring hate groups ...
May 10, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 10, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:35 p.m. British Columbia reported 1,759 new cases of COVID-19 cases for a three-day period starting Friday. The province recor...
May 10, 2021
US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump
WASHINGTON - The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration declared Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that narro...
May 10, 2021
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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 ...