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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People on meth, other drugs could be detained longer under proposed Manitoba law
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government introduced a bill Thursday that would allow authorities to detain intoxicated people for up to 72 hours instead of the current 24. The extra time would apply to peop...
Oct 02, 2025
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta after pregnant mother contracts disease
EDMONTON - A newborn in Alberta has died of measles marking the province's first death from the disease this year, the government said Thursday. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the child...
Oct 02, 2025
Dr. Balfour Mount, father of palliative care, dies at 86
MONTRAL - Dr. Balfour Mount, widely recognized as the father of palliative care, is being remembered for his contribution to revolutionizing how people live out their final days. Mount died on Sept. 2...
Oct 02, 2025
All Sask. newborns eligible for RSV immunization in winter months
All babies born in Saskatchewan this winter will be eligible for immunization against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said RSV is a common virus that infects...
Oct 01, 2025 While the program was previously only available to high-risk newborns, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said all children born between Wednesday and March 31 will be eligible to receive the immunization. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Ottawa Public Health says province hasn't approved supervised consumption site
OTTAWA - Ottawa Public Health says it's being forced to close a supervised consumption site in the city's ByWard Market area because Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones hasn't given her permission fo...
Oct 01, 2025
Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
TORONTO - Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China and the park has "no ability to pay" for their care - wit...
Oct 01, 2025
Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Don...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump says a U.S. government shutdown is 'likely' — here's what could happen
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal government shutdown is "likely," with Congress deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. "Not...
Sep 30, 2025
New Brunswick ends fiscal year with $104.4-million deficit as health-care costs rise
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's finance minister says the province finished the 2024-25 fiscal year with a $104.4-million deficit, instead of the $40.9-million surplus they had budgeted for. Ren Legacy ...
Sep 29, 2025
Flu shot rollout begins this week as doctors urge vaccination for people at risk
TORONTO - Flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots are available in parts of the country this week, with doctors urging people at highest risk in particular to get vaccinated as the respiratory virus season set...
Sep 29, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
