Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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'Tragedy all around': Murder charges follow Vancouver festival attack that killed 11
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid against a man who's accused of racing a vehicle through a crowded street at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 in an attack the interim police ch...
Apr 27, 2025
Nine dead after SUV plows through Vancouver Filipino festival, man arrested
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say nine people are dead after an SUV plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city's Filipino community Saturday night, leaving a trail of debris...
Apr 26, 2025
Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
SURREY - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to...
Apr 26, 2025
Sask. vets urge dog owners to protect pets from parvovirus
Veterinarians at the University of Saskatchewan are encouraging pet owners to protect their dogs from canine parvovirus. Parvovirus is a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that attacks d...
Apr 26, 2025 Vets at the U of S recommended that all dog owners have their animals vaccinated, which is the only effective way to stop the disease. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Weyburn pharmacy pilot aimed at improving access to mental health care
A new pilot project in Weyburn is designed to improve access to mental health care by allowing pharmacists to make changes to medication. The Government of Saskatchewan has inked an agreement with Dr....
Apr 25, 2025 According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, there are nearly 1,300 practising pharmacists in more than 430 licensed community pharmacies around the province. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
British Columbia's premier says the ongoing toxic drug crisis in the province has led to a cohort of people with serious brain injuries who are too deep in their addiction and mental-health crisis to ...
Apr 24, 2025
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation were at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday calling for the British Columbia and Canadian governments to help expand support services in the ...
Apr 24, 2025
Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe 'whitewashing'
EDMONTON - A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith's government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a whitewashing exercise. Peter Gut...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY - A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. w...
Apr 24, 2025
Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began
TORONTO - Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000. In its report released Thursday, the agency said as of Wedne...
Apr 24, 2025
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