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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Quebec tables special bill to impose new compensation scheme on doctors
QUBEC - Quebec's government has tabled special legislation to impose a new compensation scheme for doctors and put an end to their pressure tactics. The new bill says doctors who take "concerted actio...
Oct 24, 2025
'A part of something:' The mental health benefits of being a Blue Jays fan
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have given Robert Stanton something to look forward to every day. "After the World Series is over, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do," Stanton said, sitting on a...
Oct 24, 2025
Quebecers pay millions each year for health care in other provinces
MONTREAL - Quebec residents paid more than $10 million out of pocket to receive health care in other provinces last year. Unlike other provinces, Quebec has opted not to adopt reciprocal billing agree...
Oct 23, 2025
Alberta doctors say province's attempt to save on COVID shots could cost more
EDMONTON - Alberta doctors say the province's effort to save money on COVID-19 vaccines could end up costing taxpayers far more in public health-care costs. Dr. Brian Wirzba, head of the Alberta Medic...
Oct 22, 2025
Health-care workers highlight 'critical' issues in emergency rooms across Sask.
About 450 health-care workers signed a letter asking the provincial government to address the worsening conditions in emergency departments, according to the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) social ...
Oct 22, 2025 President of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, Bryce Boynton, said he’s disappointed in the goverment’s response because it fails to address the real issues. "It reflects on those 109 beds that we talked about that are not actually new. It reflects on an urgent care center that isn't fully operational in Regina, and can't even be properly staffed,” he said. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Rustad denies raising mental health as an issue with MLA who quit Conservatives
British Columbia's Opposition Leader says he "didn't talk about mental health" as he discussed the defection of one of his caucus members this week. John Rustad says it was a reporter who asked about ...
Oct 21, 2025
N.B. government warns of economic headwinds, presents plan to boost growth
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's government is warning of tough economic times ahead because of U.S. tariffs, but says its plan to exploit critical minerals and diversify markets will help the province g...
Oct 21, 2025
Indigenous Services failing to improve critical First Nations services, audit says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty defended her department Tuesday after a damning auditor general's report said it's falling far behind on addressing long-standing health and infr...
Oct 21, 2025
Canada's scientific study of oceans may be vulnerable to foreign adversaries: report
OTTAWA - Canadian ocean research is among the scientific fields that could be vulnerable to foreign espionage, theft or misuse because people overlook its value to adversaries, says a report commissio...
Oct 21, 2025 This 5,500-kilogram weather buoy will be used to record and transmit meteorological and oceanographic using sensors to continuously gather and transmit live data about wind speed and behaviour to researchers. The buoy is locally designed and manufactured and the first of its kind in B.C. waters part of a unique University of Victoria project to help remote B.C. coastal communities replace or reduce their diesel requirements. The unveiling took place at Port Hope Maritime shipyard in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
How common is severe climate change anxiety in Canada? Study offers a glimpse
David Toro was taken aback by the turnout at a climate change anxiety peer-support group. After all, his feelings of dread and powerlessness when he thought about climate change could be isolating. Th...
Oct 21, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
