Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 15,013 new vaccinations administered for a total of 952,212 dos...
Jan 31, 2021
Canada's death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 20,000 as new flight restrictions begin
Canada's official COVID-19 death toll surpassed 20,000 on Sunday as flights to major sun destinations were grounded in an effort to limit further spread of the virus.The sobering figure emerged after ...
Jan 31, 2021
COVID-19 clinics for 'long haulers' aim to treat patients stuck in limbo
VANCOUVER - Lorraine Graves barely has the energy to hold a pen some days as "brain fog" leaves her forgetful and sudden worsening vision has her increasing the font size on her computer. Then there's...
Jan 31, 2021
Over 5,000 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia
MOSCOW - Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nati...
Jan 31, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Jan. 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 15,013 new vaccinations administered for a total of 952,212 ...
Jan 30, 2021
Chief public health officer urges provinces to keep COVID restrictions in place
Canada's top doctor warned provinces against easing stringent public health measures Saturday, just as the premier of one of the provinces hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic said he hoped to do exac...
Jan 30, 2021
Indigenous woman who delivered stillborn baby turned away from B.C. hospital: uncle
KITIMAT, B.C. - The uncle of an Indigenous woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby after allegedly being turned away from a hospital in British Columbia says she is traumatized by the experience of r...
Jan 30, 2021
Ramp up Canadian vaccine manufacturing, says COVID-19 task force health adviser
OTTAWA - A leading Canadian health expert on the federal government's COVID-19 Task Force says the pandemic should be viewed as a wake-up call for Canada to create its own domestic vaccine manufacturi...
Jan 30, 2021
Terror list a 'problematic' way to fight white supremacists, civil society groups say
OTTAWA - As the Trudeau government ponders adding more right-wing groups to a federal terrorism blacklist, long-standing opponents of the process are urging officials to find more democratic and trans...
Jan 30, 2021
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON - The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, testing President Joe Bid...
Jan 30, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...