Murray Wood: The Saskatchewan farmer who heard a cry and reacted heroically
Murray wood says Cody Glenn came upon a horrific crash on a Saskatchewan highway and had to make a split-second decision...
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Rapid tests slow to be used as health officials unsure of reliability, best use
OTTAWA - More than 3.8 million rapid tests for COVID-19 are now in the hands of provincial health authorities but many jurisdictions are still evaluating how the devices might help battle the pandemic...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. court dismisses hospice society's appeal in medically-assisted dying dispute
VANCOUVER - A hospice society in Delta, British Columbia, has lost another court attempt to reject membership based on their apparent views around medical assistance in dying. The B.C. Court of ...
Nov 13, 2020
N.L. report promotes alternative paths to justice for sexual assault survivors
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report from a women's group in St. John's says despite years of reforms, the Canadian justice system is failing sexual assault victims. It calls on advocates to put more resou...
Nov 13, 2020
More COVID-19 cases found in North; Nunavut shuts some schools, mandates masks
Another case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in western Nunavut to add to the territory's three other infections. The cases prompted Dr. Michael Patterson, chief public health officer, to close the Kiv...
Nov 13, 2020
Friday the 13th bikers descend on Port Dover, Ont., despite pleas to stay away
PORT DOVER, Ont. - The frequent roar of motorcycles drowned out warnings from politicians who had called on bikers to sit out their traditional Friday the 13th pilgrimage to this otherwise sleepy Lake...
Nov 13, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. B.C.'s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says he is giving police and other provincial enforcement officers the ab...
Nov 13, 2020
Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission
Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equ...
Nov 13, 2020
Feds to give $1.5 billion to help Canadians in hard-hit sectors train for new jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will send $1.5 billion in job-training support to the provinces and territories to help Canadians in industries hit hard by the COVID...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces
OTTAWA - Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites this weekend b...
Nov 13, 2020
PM warns premiers that feds don't have 'infinite' resources to assist COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning premiers that provinces need to take stronger action to stem the rapid spread of COVID-19 or the federal government could face "impossible decisions" ...
Nov 12, 2020
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