Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Battle over independence of military judges expands to include Appeal Court
OTTAWA - A landmark legal battle over the independence of judges responsible for overseeing military courts martial has gone meta with new questions over the autonomy of a judge hearing the case. The ...
May 27, 2021
Calls grow to get second doses of COVID-19 vaccines out faster amid variants worry
OTTAWA - Vaccine experts and infectious disease specialists are urging provinces to move faster to start getting second doses into arms in Canada, particularly for seniors and people with high-risk he...
May 27, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 27, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 301,113 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,938,7...
May 27, 2021
Experts say student mental wellness should be top priority as kids return to class
Catherine Monias can't wait for the day she sees the buses pull up outside her office and the kids from her remote Manitoba First Nation stream back into the hallways following months of their schools...
May 27, 2021
Bill aims to legally recognize evolution to more independent, less partisan Senate
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is moving to legally recognize the evolution of Canada's Senate into a more independent, non-partisan chamber of sober second thought. It has introduced a government bi...
May 27, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 23 million people across Canada have now...
May 27, 2021
Racism key barrier to getting Indigenous people help in B.C. overdose crisis: agency
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people accounted for nearly 15 per cent of all toxic drug deaths last year although they represent 3.3 per cent of the pro...
May 27, 2021
Trudeau delivers apology to Italian Canadians for internment during WW2
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on Thursday for the internment of Canadians of Italian descent during the Second World War, saying the community has carried the weight of th...
May 27, 2021
Montreal patios are reopening but bar and restaurant owners say they lack staff
MONTREAL - Karoline Gagnon worked as a bartender or bar manager for 25 years in Montreal and while she says she had often considered changing careers, the money and the freedom that lifestyle offered ...
May 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 27, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 27, 2021. There are 1,368,106 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,368,106 confirmed cases (44,785 active, ...
May 27, 2021
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