Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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'Flag flies for all.' Facing threats, Canada sees renewed sense of pride in flag
FREDERICTON - Graydon Miles was driving down Highway 7 in Ontario last year when he saw an upside down Maple Leaf flying from a pickup truck, along with one flag directing an obscenity at Prime Minist...
Feb 14, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion ...
Feb 13, 2025
Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health care workers
OTTAWA - Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant women to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they al...
Feb 13, 2025
Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi calls on premier to fire health minister over scandal
EDMONTON - The leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP says it's time to fire Health Minister Adriana LaGrange given new allegations surrounding high-level corruption in medical contracts. Naheed Nenshi sa...
Feb 13, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 13, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion ...
Feb 13, 2025
Canadian kids see thousands of ads for unhealthy food every year: Report
MONTREAL - Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report. The study ...
Feb 13, 2025
Heart Month: Sask. mother reflects on surviving heart failure
The sounds of laughter and chaos fill the air as Meredith Rhinas, surrounded by her lively children, moves from one task to the next. It's just another busy day in her home - kids running around, aski...
Feb 13, 2025 Meredith Rhinas was five months pregnant with her fourth child when she learned her heart was failing. Now, she is uses her story to encourage other mothers to take charge of their health, trust their instincts and speak up if something feels off. (Submitted)
Mental health care for rural Black people in N.S. lacking, year after Desmond report
HALIFAX - A lack of mental health care tailored to rural Black Nova Scotians is one of several problems yet to be properly addressed by the province, more than one year after an inquiry report into th...
Feb 13, 2025
New Brunswick projecting nearly $400-million budget deficit for this fiscal year
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is projecting a budget deficit of nearly $400 million for the current fiscal year. The province's third-quarter fiscal update released today says the $398.9-...
Feb 12, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
Evan welcomes the leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, talks about the health of Saskatchewan Crown co...
