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For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Corrective to Nov. 11 story on federal health transfers
OTTAWA - In a Nov. 11 story about federal health funding in the budget, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the $2.5-billion in annual funding for bilateral health agreements with the provinc...
Nov 12, 2025
Bank of Canada mulled later timing for October rate cut, deliberations show
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council was on the same page about the need to lower its benchmark interest rate last month - but the exact timing of the cut was up for debate. The central ban...
Nov 12, 2025
Tariff tensions don't stop annual Christmas tree gift from Nova Scotia to Boston
LUNENBURG - Gripping a chainsaw as it roared to life, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, clad in orange safety gear, cut into the 42-year-old white spruce in Lunenburg County under the watchful eye of Cape Bre...
Nov 12, 2025
Premiers lay out priorities for meeting with Carney next week
OTTAWA - Infrastructure investments and the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations are high on the agenda Canada's premiers have for an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The premiers ...
Nov 12, 2025
Montreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
MONTREAL - The head of a union representing transit maintenance workers said members aren't giving up on their fight for better wages and conditions, despite new legislation that will give the Quebec ...
Nov 12, 2025
Ottawa is seeking a permanent parliamentary budget officer with 'tact and discretion'
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's looking to hire a permanent parliamentary budget officer - someone with "tact and discretion" - just a few months after appointing a very critical fiscal watchdog on an inter...
Nov 12, 2025
Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will retire at the end of his current term in February, opening up a new seat on the Fed's interest-rate setting com...
Nov 12, 2025
Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will retire at the end of his current term in February, opening up a new seat on the Fed's interest-rate setting com...
Nov 12, 2025
Canada-U.S. trade negotiations not addressed in Anand's G7 meeting with Rubio
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - Top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations gathered in the Niagara region this week to discuss global crises - but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she did not broach...
Nov 12, 2025
Resolutions on coal, flags and more up for debate at Alberta UCP annual meeting
EDMONTON - Reintroducing coal-powered electricity to Alberta's grid and restricting which flags are flown on public property are among dozens of new policy proposals being brought forward by grassroot...
Nov 12, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...