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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Thieves gain access to about 140,000 social insurance numbers in NS Power database
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Power's CEO says up to 140,000 social insurance numbers could have been stolen by cyber-thieves who recently hacked into the utility's customer records. Peter Gregg said in an in...
May 29, 2025
Car shoppers pessimistic about Canada's zero-emissions vehicle sales target: survey
A new survey has found that the majority of car buyers don't think the Canadian government can achieve its target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, as interest in electric vehicle p...
May 29, 2025 An electric vehicle charger is seen in Ottawa on June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Last-minute changes to Ontario mining bill are not good enough, First Nations say
TORONTO - Last-minute changes to a controversial Ontario mining bill are not good enough and ignore a central plea to work together on drafting legislation, First Nations said Thursday. Grand Chief Al...
May 29, 2025
A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on N...
May 29, 2025
Canada 'not out of the woods' yet as appeals court pauses ruling on Trump's tariffs
While Ottawa welcomed a U.S. federal court ruling that would block President Donald Trump's fentanyl-related tariffs against Canada, experts say local businesses are "not out of the woods" yet - espec...
May 29, 2025
Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs back on after appeals court decision
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are still hitting most countries around the world after a federal appeals court temporarily paused a decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade....
May 29, 2025
Nova Scotia to survey public on expanding retail sale of alcohol
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia announced a month-long public survey Thursday as the provincial government considers expanding alcohol sales to retail outlets like grocery and corner stores. Finance Minister Jo...
May 29, 2025
Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues
OTTAWA - While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report re...
May 29, 2025 A new report card gives poor grades to Canada's provinces on encouraging quality home construction. New housing construction is shown in Markham, Ont. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Bill fast-tracking infrastructure projects passes as Speaker Raj Chouhan breaks tie
VICTORIA - A controversial bill in British Columbia responding to American tariffs has passed with Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote Wednesday evening. Bill 15 fast-tracks public and priva...
May 28, 2025
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump's signature set...
May 28, 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...