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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'He was so sick,' says daughter of Saskatoon man who committed suicide in hospital
REGINA - Allan Landrie died alone on the floor of a locked hospital washroom that nobody opened for more than three days. The ailing 72-year-old, who had an unexplained illness on top of other m...
Oct 30, 2020
'We are at risk:' Leadership sounds alarm as COVID-19 cases surge among First Nations
WINNIPEG - Grand Chief Arlen Dumas shook his head in shock when he saw the line indicating new First Nations infections on a chart during the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs most recent COVID-19 meeting.&...
Oct 30, 2020
Families prepare for pandemic-era Halloween with public health restrictions in place
TORONTO - Canadian families mixed long-standing traditions with new, pandemic-ready rituals on Saturday as they tried to celebrate a festive occasion while keeping themselves and their children safe f...
Oct 30, 2020
Conservatives must take inequality seriously, O'Toole says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole took aim Friday at what he called financial elites, saying his own party needs to take inequality more seriously and to support ongoing emergency aid. H...
Oct 30, 2020
Advocates say provinces should invest CERB savings in social welfare programs
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - At a time when anxieties were expected to run high for everyone, the Calgary Counselling Centre saw something surprising during the pandemic lockdown period: distress levels in thei...
Oct 30, 2020
As clocks turn back on Sunday, it's a chance to catch up on your sleep, experts say
Most Canadians will get an extra hour of sleep tonight as daylight time comes to an end and clocks turn back an hour. And while some bemoan the loss of evening sunshine, experts say the end of dayligh...
Oct 30, 2020
'Panicky pandemic publishing' of COVID-19 research erodes trust in science: report
OTTAWA - Publishing weak, careless and sometimes fake research on the novel coronavirus is eroding trust in science, leading people to ignore public health advice, a new report from the Royal Society ...
Oct 30, 2020
Yukon health officer reports first COVID-19 death
WHITEHORSE - Yukon has reported its first death from COVID-19 after an outbreak in the small community of Watson Lake. Chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley said Friday the person who died w...
Oct 30, 2020
Premiers call on PM to schedule meeting on health funding without delay
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are growing impatient with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to schedule a meeting to discuss their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care. Tru...
Oct 30, 2020
'Have to get things under control:' Manitoba brings back tougher COVID restrictions
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ordering many businesses to close, limiting hospital visits and capping attendance at religious services after a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases. The prov...
Oct 30, 2020
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