Sarah Mills: A stamp price may cost Canada Post's future
The federal budget includes a significant increase in the cost to mail a letter. Sarah Mills says that could have Canada...
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Quebec's strategic maple syrup reserve running dry amid high demand
MONTRAL - The head of Quebec's maple syrup producers' association says the province's strategic syrup reserve has run dry amid high demand for the product. Qubec Maple Syrup Producers President Luc Go...
Oct 19, 2026
VIDEO: Flames damage farmyard shop on Highway 6, north of Regina
A fire damaged a farmyard shop and threatened a home north of Regina on Friday. Regina Fire & Protective Services responded to the fire outside the city limits along Highway 6, near Township Road ...
Oct 16, 2026 The fire department said the flames are under control at the farmyard north of Regina. (Roger Blager/Submitted)
VIDEO: Massive fire takes out grain cart and tractor during Sask. harvest
A fiery tableau of oranges and reds isn't uncommon in Saskatchewan near dusk, but on Thursday evening on a farm near Yellow Grass, the fiery colours were a little too real. Dana Quigley said a fire en...
Sep 25, 2026 Dana Quigley said family and neighbours came with water trucks to try to help, but they were either too far or the fields were too muddy to get to the fire. (Rustie Sobchuk/Submitted)
Federal government defends closure of seven research facilities
OTTAWA - The federal government will not reverse a decision to close several agricultural research facilities across the country, a move the opposition Conservatives are calling a threat to Canada's f...
Sep 23, 2026
Ontario farmers looking for help amid record diesel costs
WALKERTON - Ontario farmers are looking for help as the cost of diesel hits record levels amid the war in Iran that has disrupted global crude oil shipments. Jesse Kenwell runs a cash crop and cow-cal...
Sep 22, 2026
B.C. minister Popham won't run for a sixth term, deepening snap election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition ...
Sep 21, 2026
Moe warns 'blood potash' part of Trump's planned deal with Belarus to thwart Canada
REGINA - As U.S. President Donald Trump works on a deal to buy potash from Belarus to lessen dependence on Canadian fertilizer, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning that the eastern European coun...
Sep 21, 2026
Dairy farmer turned Liberal MP vows to be voice for tariff-hit Quebec region
OTTAWA - Newly elected Liberal MP Daniel Gobeil says his experience as a dairy farmer and agricultural leader will help him be a voice in Ottawa for a Quebec region on the front lines of the Canada-U....
Sep 5, 2026
Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S.
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have led to a tangle of red tape and extra expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists, and some are walking away from their U.S. customers altoge...
Sep 5, 2026
Alberta's Smith to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any further escalations of thei...
Aug 28, 2026
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Murray Wood: Remembrance Day is a time to consider our values
Some Canadians object to spending money to help Ukraine, but Murray Wood thinks standing up to barbaric aggression is wh...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Nov. 9
On Monday's show, guest host Brent Loucks talked about the federal budget with Conservative MP Andrew Scheer. Plus, why ...