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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N.S. premier wishes $1.35M home-sharing program had resulted in more than 60 leases
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years. Respond...
Jul 10, 2025
Canada to 'align' with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screeni...
Jul 09, 2025
Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump floats 200 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON - Canada likely isn't the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports, an industry representative said Wednesday - but his ...
Jul 09, 2025
Canada continues to fall behind on building up EV charging network: experts
OTTAWA - Canada continues to fall behind on efforts to build up a network of electric vehicle charging stations, even as the rising number of chargers along key corridors makes it easier for Canadians...
Jul 09, 2025
Ottawa’s national security review, shutdown order ‘procedurally unfair': Hikvision
OTTAWA - A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems says the national security review process that led the federal government to order it to shut down its Canadian operations was unfair. Hikvision...
Jul 09, 2025
Quebec government reassigns head of auto insurance board amid scandal
QUBEC - The Quebec government has reassigned the president and CEO of the province's auto insurance board. ric Ducharme's dismissal from the top job was confirmed by a government source who was not au...
Jul 09, 2025
Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON - Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tues...
Jul 09, 2025
The Conservative party raised a record amount in 2024 — and spent even more
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's spending outstripped its record fundraising total in 2024 as it ramped up advertising and internal polling ahead of the federal election. According to records filed w...
Jul 09, 2025
Defence expected to find operational savings even as its budget balloons
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence will not be spared from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cost-cutting drive - even though overall defence spending is set to balloon in the coming years. Financ...
Jul 09, 2025
Quarter of Ont. mutual fund dealers say customers sold unneeded products: survey
TORONTO - A regulator-led survey of Ontario mutual fund dealers based out of big banks finds a sizable minority are not always acting in the interests of clients. The survey of close to 3,000 dealers ...
Jul 09, 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...