Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most...
Dec 02, 2025
Ontario government spending $112M on advertising, more than ever before: auditor
TORONTO - The Ontario government spent the highest recorded amount on advertising last year, the auditor found, a flurry of public spending the opposition parties accused the government of using to pr...
Dec 02, 2025
Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's most sweeping import taxes. They're going to court to dem...
Dec 02, 2025
Canada's competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends
OTTAWA - Canada's competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, for personal reaso...
Dec 02, 2025
Police ask for public's help identifying suspect and vehicle after suspicious fire in Leader
The Leader RCMP is asking for public's help identifying a suspect and vehicle that may be connected with suspicious fire that destroyed a business more than a month ago. Police received a report of a ...
Dec 02, 2025 As part of the investigation, officers have collected and analyzed evidence, including video footage showing a suspect arriving at the business, breaking in and leaving in a dark-coloured SUV. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP said Tuesday it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to seize 386 kilograms of fentanyl and significant amounts of other illicit drugs over a five-month period. The Mounties...
Dec 02, 2025
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA - The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to ...
Dec 02, 2025
Ontario wrote off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment, auditor finds
TORONTO - Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021 and is now burning expired products, the province's auditor general found....
Dec 02, 2025
Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to "sit down and start working now" on consultation with Indigenous communities and stakeholders about a possible new pipeline in B.C. ...
Dec 02, 2025
Ituna Theatre in 'safe hands' with local buyers, says former owner
The legacy of the historic Ituna Theatre will live on, according to the former owner. Ajmal Usman, who has owned the theatre for the past four years, said he sold the business to a group of local resi...
Dec 02, 2025 “I reduced the price for them because they were motivated,” said former owner Ajmal Usman. “They were willing to save the theatre.” (Peter Overduin/Submitted)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...