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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Trump steel, aluminum tariffs likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say
DETROIT (AP) - President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel imports this week could wreak havoc on American auto manufacturing, industry leaders say. The moves align with the Trump administration's aggre...
Feb 11, 2025
Shopify backs de minimis shipping exemption targeted in Trump's tariff feud
Shopify Inc.'s president has come out in favour of a shipping exemption that U.S President Donald Trump's trade feuds could end. Harley Finkelstein threw his support Tuesday behind the de minimis exem...
Feb 11, 2025
Bank of Canada appoints Michelle Alexopoulos to new deputy governor role
OTTAWA - Michelle Alexopoulos has been appointed as an external deputy governor for the Bank of Canada. In a news release this morning, the central bank said Alexopoulos will serve a two-year term sta...
Feb 11, 2025
Fed chair says bank accounts 'safe' despite Trump's teardown of consumer protection agency
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' bank accounts are safe despite the Trump administration's shutdown of a consumer financial regulatory agency, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. Powell, tes...
Feb 11, 2025
Canada's business groups call for government action against U.S. tariffs
Canada's business advocacy groups are calling for government action following promised American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to lev...
Feb 11, 2025
Premiers make diplomatic push in Washington amid Trump's tariff threat
WASHINGTON - Canadian premiers are taking up the Team Canada mantle in Washington this week for a joint mission to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop tariff threats for good. The Council of ...
Feb 11, 2025
Here's the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports to the U.S., including those from Canada, on March 12. Here's the latest ne...
Feb 11, 2025
JD Vance rails against 'excessive regulation' of AI at Paris summit in rebuke to European efforts
PARIS (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned global leaders and tech industry executives that "excessive regulation" could cripple the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry i...
Feb 11, 2025
B.C. minister confident of new aluminum markets, as risk of 50% U.S. tariffs emerges
British Columbia's aluminum sector will find new markets beyond the United States, provincial Mines Minister Jagrup Brar said, after the prospect of American tariffs as high as 50 per cent on Canadian...
Feb 11, 2025
Leaders of Ontario Liberals, New Democrats promise to help young people
Two Ontario party leaders laid out their plans to help young people deal with the affordability crisis, promising to reduce student debt and youth unemployment. The pledges outlined by Liberal Leader ...
Feb 11, 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...