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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Vianode to build $3.2-billion graphite plant for EVs in southwestern Ontario
A Norwegian company is investing $3.2 billion to build a synthetic graphite plant in southwestern Ontario. Vianode CEO Burkhard Straube says it will construct the plant in St. Thomas, Ont., and will i...
Nov 20, 2025
OSFI looks to help banks boost lending with capital requirement changes
OTTAWA - Canada's federal banking regulator is moving to make it easier for banks to loan money to small and medium-sized businesses and for some real estate projects. The Office of the Superintendent...
Nov 20, 2025
Carney signs UAE investment pact, launches trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit
ABU DHABI - Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment-protection agreement Thursday with the United Arab Emirates during a visit to Abu Dhabi that has involved limited media access as concerns g...
Nov 20, 2025
New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada
VICTORIA - Trade of tens of thousands of goods across Canada's 14 jurisdictions will soon be free after an agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to al...
Nov 19, 2025
Airport security firm sues Canada for $420 million after failed contract bid
TORONTO - A multinational security firm that used to provide screening services at airports in British Columbia and the Yukon is suing the Canadian government for more than $420 million after being re...
Nov 19, 2025
'Devil in the details' on Alberta-Ottawa energy accord: former pipeline executive
CALGARY - Alberta and Ottawa are said to be closing in on a "grand bargain" that could see a new West Coast oilsands pipeline built in tandem with emissions-offsetting measures, but it's unclear it wo...
Nov 19, 2025
Alberta's auditor general says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general estimates the government's failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million. Auditor general Doug Wylie,...
Nov 19, 2025
B.C.-incorporated cryptocurrency firm appeals record $176 million Fintrac penalty
TORONTO - A cryptocurrency firm incorporated in British Columbia is appealing a $176 million penalty issued by Canada's anti-money-laundering agency last month. Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. says in an appe...
Nov 19, 2025
Will Newfoundland energy deal be finalized? 'Good question,' says Hydro-Québec chief
MONTREAL - Hydro-Qubec's chief executive says she is confident a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador will be finalized, despite political moves in the eastern province that leave the agre...
Nov 19, 2025
Premier Moe says he's supportive of pipeline to northern B.C., reallowing tankers
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's hopeful the federal government and Alberta can make progress on getting a pipeline built and allowing some tanker traffic on the northern B.C. coast. ...
Nov 19, 2025
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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...