Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Feds unveil first-ever dedicated fund for active transportation
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to "active transportation." The National Active Transportation Fund,...
Mar 12, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Also, health authorities througho...
Mar 12, 2021
B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy
VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...
Mar 12, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, March 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, March 12, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 89,074 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,719,227 do...
Mar 12, 2021
'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
'It starts at home:' Former PM Brian Mulroney reflects on lessons from acid rain
The 30th anniversary of one of the most successful environmental treaties ever reached holds lessons for today's fight against climate change, says the man who negotiated the deal. "It starts at home,...
Mar 12, 2021
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
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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
