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Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer cries as he presents COVID-19 modelling

Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer cries as he presents COVID-19 modelling

REGINA — Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer cried Wednesday during a teleconference on COVID-19 modelling in the province. Dr. Saqib Shahab said it's upsetting to see what is happening in Saskatchewan's hospitals and intensive care units.
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Trudeau urged to make decriminalization of illicit drugs a priority

Trudeau urged to make decriminalization of illicit drugs a priority

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being urged to decriminalize the possession and use of illicit drugs as a way to combat the opioid crisis that has resulted in thousands of deaths in Canada.
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More needed to prevent deaths from climate-change driven heat waves, fires: report

More needed to prevent deaths from climate-change driven heat waves, fires: report

OTTAWA — A new report examining the health impacts of climate change says more Canadians than ever are facing serious health risks from heat waves and wildfires, prompting warnings from doctors that we need to do more to adapt to the reality of a war
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Health-care workers demand Trudeau fast track paid sick-leave policy

Health-care workers demand Trudeau fast track paid sick-leave policy

OTTAWA — A coalition of front-line health-care workers has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fast-track proposed legislative amendments to grant paid sick leave to federally regulated workers.
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Refugee, undocumented health-care workers demand access to permanent resident program

Refugee, undocumented health-care workers demand access to permanent resident program

OTTAWA — Refugee claimants and undocumented health-care workers are demanding they be allowed to apply for a government program that would grant them permanent status in Canada.
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Closed six weeks: Yellowknife schools to reopen Monday as COVID-19 cases decline

Closed six weeks: Yellowknife schools to reopen Monday as COVID-19 cases decline

YELLOWKNIFE — Schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas are to reopen Monday after a six-week closure during a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories. Cases have declined in the territory after hitting a peak of 460 on Oct.
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Report shows fossil fuel production out of step with government climate commitments

Report shows fossil fuel production out of step with government climate commitments

EDMONTON — Governments around the world expect to produce twice as much fossil fuels as their climate commitments would allow, a new international report has found.
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Land acknowledgment by Habs may be a mistake: Quebec Indigenous affairs minister

Land acknowledgment by Habs may be a mistake: Quebec Indigenous affairs minister

QUEBEC — A Montreal Canadiens land acknowledgment that refers to unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation may be a mistake, according to Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière.
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Alberta country stars band together on song opposing Rocky Mountain coal mining

Alberta country stars band together on song opposing Rocky Mountain coal mining

EDMONTON — When Alberta country singer Corb Lund wrote a song 12 years ago about a rancher determined to defend the landscape he loves against encroaching development, it was just a campfire yarn.
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Indigenous advocates question who PM is consulting with on First Nations kids ruling

Indigenous advocates question who PM is consulting with on First Nations kids ruling

OTTAWA — Some Indigenous advocates and leaders say they don't know who Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about when he says Ottawa is holding consultations on a ruling that affirms the need to compensate First Nations children.
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