Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Advocates push Ottawa to fix long-term problems with long-term care
OTTAWA - Advocates and experts in long-term health care say now is the time for Ottawa to intervene when it comes to the inhumane treatment of seniors in nursing homes across the country. Wh...
May 27, 2020
More than half of national parks to reopen June 1 after COVID-19 closure
Parks Canada says some operations at national parks, national historic sites, historic waterways, and national marine conservation areas will resume starting June 1. Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 na...
May 27, 2020
Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors in early June
More than half of Canada's national parks - including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia - are to reopen next...
May 27, 2020
Some employees miss working in air-conditioned spaces as central Canada sizzles
Natasha Burtenshaw-deVries lives in one of several apartments in a converted house in Brantford, Ont., that doesn't have central air conditioning. Her mom purchased her "a bit of a pity gift" of a win...
May 27, 2020
How much will be enough when it comes to Canada's COVID-19 supply?
OTTAWA - A high-profile announcement by the Liberals this week that automotive giant General Motors would make 10 million medical masks omitted a detail that speaks to the long road ahead in Canada's ...
May 27, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:21 p.m. on May 27, 2020: There are 87,519 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,139 confirmed (includ...
May 27, 2020
Quebec plan to review status for asylum seekers working in care homes questioned
Quebec Premier Francois Legault's promise to review the status of asylum seekers working in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic raises more questions than it answers, advocates...
May 27, 2020
'Disturbing' long-term care home report doesn't come as surprise to families
Simon Nisbet is convinced that if he hadn't moved his mother out of her long-term care home, she would never have left alive. He said daily visits to her window at Orchard Villa in Pickering, Ont., le...
May 27, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 shows need for long-term-care reform but solve crisis first, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expects to have a comprehensive conversation with Canada's premiers about immediate and long-term reforms of the country's elder care system in light o...
May 27, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
