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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Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement to save their flock of 400 ostriches from a cull order had just finished a sombre and tearful prayer alongside ...
Sep 24, 2025
Nova Scotia premier defends his government’s historic $1.2-billion deficit
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is defending his government's record $1.2-billion deficit, saying he is focused on growing the economy and making major investments in health care. When asked if Nova S...
Sep 23, 2025
The earlier the better for COVID and flu shots, doctor says
Fall might have just started, but there's another season coming soon - cold and flu. Medical Health Officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Dr. Simon Kapaj, said low levels of seasonal viruses...
Sep 23, 2025 Dr. Simon Kapaj said if someone with a weakened immune system gets sick from a seasonal virus, "he or she might have some type of complications that might lead to severe presentation, which may require hospitalization." (CKOM file photo)
Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian fl...
Sep 22, 2025
Health minister Osborne says B.C. recruited more than 140 health U.S. care staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is "doing very well" in its recruiting drive of health care professionals from the United States, but admits that it will ta...
Sep 22, 2025
A timeline of the fight to save a flock of ostriches in a B.C. farm
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. On Monday, police and di...
Sep 22, 2025
Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget
OTTAWA - Health care advocates say they're worried the Liberal government will backtrack on its promise to create a universal, single-payer pharmacare program. Frdrique Chabot, executive director of A...
Sep 22, 2025
Mother searches for answers after public health says unsterile needles used at Ontario clinic
Christine Lavalle feels like she's trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in clinic after...
Sep 22, 2025 A biohazard receptacle in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Mother searches for answers after public health says unsterile needles used at Ontario clinic
TORONTO - Christine Lavalle feels like she's trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in cl...
Sep 22, 2025
Nova Scotia deficit projection rises by more than 70 per cent to record $1.2 billion
HALIFAX - With revenues down and spending up due to a slowing economy, Nova Scotia is forecasting a record deficit of $1.2 billion for the current fiscal year. The figure released Monday by Finance Mi...
Sep 22, 2025
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