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Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recove...
Mar 12, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 11 , 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 89,074 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,719,...
Mar 11, 2021
Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher
OTTAWA - A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer.Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccinol...
Mar 11, 2021
Liberals, Bloc Quebecois join forces to pass revised assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - With the help of the Bloc Quebecois, the minority Liberal government has passed a revised bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying - including eventually to people suffering solel...
Mar 11, 2021
No place for abusive behaviour in military, acting defence chief says
OTTAWA - The acting chief of the defence staff says the Canadian Armed Forces, grappling with allegations of misconduct at high levels, has no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour. Witnessin...
Mar 11, 2021
B.C. allows outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, indoor rules still in place
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is now allowing up to 10 people to meet outdoors after nearly four months of restrictions that barred in-person gatherings between people from d...
Mar 11, 2021
Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will increase its minimum wage to $15.20 an hour starting Sept. 1. The territory's minimum wage is currently $13.46 an hour and hasn't increased since 2...
Mar 11, 2021
Canadian court rejects ex-Saudi spy's bid to release his assets
TORONTO - A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him has lost a bid to have his assets released. In a ruling released Thursday, an...
Mar 11, 2021
Bloc Québécois MPs join Liberals to cut off debate on assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA - With the support of the Bloc Qubcois, the minority Liberal government moved to ensure a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying is put to a final vote Thursday in the House of Co...
Mar 11, 2021
An 'optimistic' Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
MILAN - Riccardo Muti and Plcido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's season revived as a sign of "great optimism and utmost seriousness," the festival's...
Mar 11, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
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On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day, talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipat...
