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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'It's ridiculous': Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture
EDMONTON - Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after speci...
Aug 23, 2025
Retaliatory tariff turnaround puts Ottawa in better negotiating spot: LeBlanc
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the decision to drop retaliatory tariffs puts Ottawa in a better position to negotiate changes to U.S. President Donald Trump's devastating...
Aug 23, 2025
Contributing to war and peace: Canada's role in Ukraine explained
OTTAWA - Ottawa is watching closely as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to play peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. Canada has volunteered to play a role in helping maintain peace in Ukraine, if a c...
Aug 23, 2025
Manitoba's premier's social media post violates election law, Manitoba Tories allege
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused Premier Wab Kinew Friday of breaking a law that bans government advertising during election campaigns. But the governing New Democrat...
Aug 22, 2025
Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal that was completed just a couple weeks aft...
Aug 22, 2025
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move a...
Aug 22, 2025
A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...
Aug 22, 2025
Carney announces that Canada is dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
OTTAWA - Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney an...
Aug 22, 2025
Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed. Eric Girard's comments come after the ...
Aug 22, 2025
Air Canada ramping up operations to near full schedule
MONTREAL - Air Canada says operations are almost back to full capacity as it continues to ramp up flights following a flight attendants strike. The airline says in a Friday morning update that it expe...
Aug 22, 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
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...