Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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PM sets Dec. 10 date for long-sought first ministers' meeting on health-care funding
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set Dec. 10 as the date for a long-sought first ministers' meeting on federal funding for health care. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has...
Nov 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Nov. 30, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday Nov. 30, 2020. There are 378,139 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 378,139 confirmed cases (66,037 active, 299,...
Nov 30, 2020
Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor
EDMONTON - A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective. "(Measures) will only work if you have a majority of the population that sup...
Nov 30, 2020
Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a ...
Nov 30, 2020
Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling
VICTORIA - A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system where extensive negative profiling of Indigenous patients affects treatment and care. Mary ...
Nov 30, 2020
Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesse...
Nov 30, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. British Columbia health officials say 46 people died from COVID-19 over the weekend, the highest number they have yet ...
Nov 30, 2020
Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travellers amid rising COVID-19 case counts
A slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 will be extended into January, the federal government said Sunday, as case counts continued to rise steadily across the cou...
Nov 29, 2020
Moderna chairman says Canada near head of line for 20 million vaccine doses
OTTAWA - The chairman of American vaccine maker Moderna says Canada is near the front of the line to receive 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it pre-ordered. Noubar Afeyan offered that assessm...
Nov 29, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:20 p.m. Alberta is reporting its second-highest number of new COVID-19 cases. The province is reporting 1,608 new cases today....
Nov 29, 2020
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