Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Bloc asks Ottawa to support logging, fledgling biofuels sector
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling on the federal government to recharge Quebec's forestry sector with an eye to its energy potential. The Bloc is laying out a slate of prop...
Apr 08, 2021
Doctors group says changing rules causing confusion as COVID-19 variants surge
As Ontario implemented a stay-at-home order Thursday and Quebec announced it will expand some curfews to tackle increasing COVID-19 cases, the Canadian Medical Association said continually changing re...
Apr 08, 2021
Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children travelling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major t...
Apr 08, 2021
Quebec is key to election success, but for NDP the locks are rusty
OTTAWA - For NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, the path to a stronger presence in Parliament runs through Quebec - but the trail is littered with obstacles. New Democrats, whose members gather virtually for a...
Apr 08, 2021
Average age of Quebec COVID-19 patients has dropped by 10 to 15 years, doctors say
MONTREAL - Over the past two to three weeks, Dr. Francois Marquis, head of intensive care at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, says he started noticing the average age of COVID-19 patients dro...
Apr 08, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,009 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,991,804 ...
Apr 08, 2021
Canadian Medical Association hopes federal budget will address primary care needs
OTTAWA - Groups representing thousands of doctors and nurses are asking the federal Liberals to help Canada's strained health-care system in their upcoming budget, flagging concerns about lack of acce...
Apr 08, 2021
Liberals hope for 'tame' convention, in contrast to rival parties' controversies
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal Liberals gathered online Thursday night for the start of a three-day national convention that promises to be downright dull compared to similar events held by the Conserv...
Apr 08, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,009 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,991...
Apr 07, 2021
Private member's bill would protect mountains from coal mines: Alberta NDP Opposition
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition is proposing legislation that it says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines. "What it's about is giving voice to the hundreds of t...
Apr 07, 2021
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