Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Testing wastewater could give early warning of second wave of COVID-19
OTTAWA - As Canada continues to struggle to keep up with the level of COVID-19 tests needed to fend off a potential second wave of the viral disease, researchers say the best early warning system for ...
May 22, 2020
Canada's UN envoy mounts final push for Security Council seat amid pandemic
OTTAWA - In Friday morning's early darkness, Marc-Andre Blanchard will catch his first new glimpse of New York City's sparkling skyline from behind the wheel of a modestly priced rental car. For Canad...
May 21, 2020
Twenty-eight soldiers test positive for COVID-19 after working in care homes
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of military personnel who have contracted COVID-19 while working in long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec. A...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau pledges help to increase COVID-19 testing in Ontario and Quebec
OTTAWA - The federal government is ready to help provinces massively scale up their COVID-19 testing capacity to fend off a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin T...
May 21, 2020
Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening
MONTREAL - More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to ...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
OTTAWA - Organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and away from reserves - and have been struggling to meet a surge in demand for their services during&...
May 21, 2020
COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Most major Canadian cities saw drastic improvements in air quality over the last two months as COVID-19 kept people at home instead of on the roads. Experts say cleaner air, even just fo...
May 21, 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 21, 2020
Masks problematic for asthmatic, autistic, deaf and hard of hearing
Face masks are dangerous to the health of some Canadians and problematic for some others. In recommending people wear masks in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, national ch...
May 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:27 p.m. on May 21, 2020: There are 81,324 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 45,495 confirmed (includ...
May 21, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
