Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Parliamentary budget officer says basic income program could halve poverty rate
OTTAWA - The pressure on the federal Liberal government to introduce a universal basic income ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with a report from the parliamentary budget officer that suggests it could ...
Apr 07, 2021
Vaccine panel confirms choice to delay doses up to four months in Canada
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is standing by its emergency recommendation to extend timing of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines up to four months after the first, but says m...
Apr 07, 2021
Ahead of budget, agency funds skills-training program to buffer against future shocks
OTTAWA - When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector. The 35-year-old lost sl...
Apr 07, 2021
Manitoba budget cuts tax on property, enacts tax on digital services
WINNIPEG - Manitobans will soon pay less in property tax but fork out more to stream movies or buy certain goods online. The Progressive Conservative government's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday inc...
Apr 07, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 206,306 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,760,795...
Apr 07, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 206,306 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,760,79...
Apr 06, 2021
Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors
SAN DIEGO - The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of a seafaring tank off the Sout...
Apr 06, 2021
'Tough decision': Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi won't run for re-election this fall
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi won't be running in the municipal election in the fall.Nenshi, the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010, made the announcement Tues...
Apr 06, 2021
Alberta clamps down as COVID-19 variants threaten to swamp health system
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 ...
Apr 06, 2021
Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment
VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...
Apr 06, 2021
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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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