Author Archives: Brian Konrad
Morneau says Ottawa will soon announce support for those quarantined
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government will soon announce support for Canadians who have to be quarantined in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. He also s...
Mar 06, 2020
Yukon adopts permanent daylight time as consultation wins overwhelming support
WHITEHORSE - Once Yukon residents spring their clocks forward this weekend, there will be no turning back. The Yukon government says the territory will end the practice of seasonal time changes and re...
Mar 05, 2020
Without Indigenous consent for pipelines, expect more confrontations
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect more disruptive protests if the federal government pushes forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion against the wishes of some of the Indigenous communities it w...
Mar 05, 2020
Rapid weather changes today
MEDICINE HAT - A fast moving cold front is bringing high winds and snow squalls to southern Alberta this morning. A wind warning for Medicine Hat and area has ended, but it's been replaced with a snow...
Mar 04, 2020 Environment Canada
MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll
OTTAWA - A high number of undecided voters in the ongoing Conservative leadership race suggests there's room for others to catch up to, and potentially beat, front-runner Peter MacKay, says the vice-p...
Mar 04, 2020
Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide rail and road blockades mounted in so...
Mar 04, 2020
Canadians at forefront of COVID-19 research as SARS outbreak informs response
VANCOUVER - The potential for a worldwide pandemic has kept scientists in Canada at the ready and placed them at the forefront of the global response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, several pr...
Mar 03, 2020