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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As virus surges anew, Milan hospitals under pressure again
MILAN - Coronavirus infections are surging again in the region of northern Italy where the pandemic first took hold in Europe, renewing pressure on hospitals and health care workers. At Milan's San Pa...
Oct 14, 2020
UK's COVID-19 strategy unraveling as regions choose own path
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new strategy for combating COVID-19 seemed to unravel Wednesday as regional leaders chose their own paths and the mayors of the cities facing the toughe...
Oct 14, 2020
'A little bit concerned': Trump looks to boost Iowa support
DES MOINES, Iowa - President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iow...
Oct 14, 2020
Better data needed to address inequalities exposed by COVID-19: Njoo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo says collecting better data can help in addressing inequalities the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed. Speaking at a virtual public hea...
Oct 14, 2020
Horgan says he misspoke at debate about white privilege, regrets alienating people
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan says he regrets making hurtful comments in answering a question about white privilege during the leaders debate in the B.C. election, while Liberal Leader Andrew Wil...
Oct 14, 2020
Mi'kmaq students in Quebec asked not to return to New Brunswick school
A Mi'kmaq First Nation in Quebec is questioning why its students are no longer able to enter New Brunswick to go to school. About 100 students from the Listuguj First Nation cross a bridge into Campbe...
Oct 14, 2020
No 'magic bullet' to solve toxic social-media content, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA - There is no magic legislative bullet to control objectionable content on social media, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says. LeBlanc told a virtual conference on democracy ...
Oct 14, 2020
New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers
OTTAWA - The new federal taxpayers' advocate says he plans to keep a close eye on how the Canada Revenue Agency treats Canadians feeling the financial pain from the COVID-19 pandemic. Franois Boileau ...
Oct 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:12 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting 158 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. No one else has died from the illne...
Oct 14, 2020
Rights group threatens lawsuit to force New Brunswick to make abortion accessible
FREDERICTON - A civil rights group is threatening New Brunswick's government with a lawsuit to force the province to repeal its abortion-related legislation and to make the procedure more widely avail...
Oct 14, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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8:30 - Farming season is a short and precious one here in Saskatchewan, and cold spring storms can cause harmful delays ...