Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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First Nation calls for equitable health-care access following death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL - Sipi Flamand says it's long overdue that Quebec guarantees equal access to health care for Indigenous peoples in the province. Flamand, vice-chief of Manawan, an Atikamekw community a...
Nov 16, 2020
2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...
Nov 16, 2020
Iconic Salvation Army fundraiser faces increased demand, challenges due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Salvation Army is launching its annual Christmas kettle drive facing what it says is a level of need not seen since the Second World War - even as COVID-19 makes fundraising more difficul...
Nov 16, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Nov. 16, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2020: There are 302,234 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 125,072 confirmed (including 6,651 deaths, 105,998...
Nov 16, 2020
'She's everything to me': B.C. mom in coma due to COVID-19 gives birth
Dave McIntosh is in "uncharted territory": he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains i...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases
Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials urged people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and over...
Nov 15, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:10 p.m. Alberta is reporting 991 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths. Today's provincial update also says there are 262 peop...
Nov 15, 2020
Pandemic aggravates opioid crisis as overdoses rise and services fall out of reach
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has overshadowed an equally dark pandemic of opioid overdoses, which have risen sharply since March as the border closure and limited access to services raise fatal risks ...
Nov 15, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID 19 in Canada for Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:14 p.m. EST on Nov. 15, 2020: There are 295,987 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 123,854 confirmed (including 6,626 deaths, 104,848...
Nov 15, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
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