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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B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms
VICTORIA - As economists met British Columbia's Finance Minister Brenda Bailey around a Vancouver hotel conference table and online on Friday, one announced news fresh to hand, sending a ripple throug...
Jan 31, 2025
Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million. The Conservatives br...
Jan 31, 2025
Here's the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding o...
Jan 31, 2025
Former 'Meet the Press' moderator Chuck Todd exits NBC News after nearly two decades
Former "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly 18 years at the network. Todd said in a memo to NBC News colleagues that Friday was his last day. He'll continue doing his...
Jan 31, 2025
Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected
Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act. The organization administ...
Jan 31, 2025
Federal government posts $22.7-billion deficit between April and November
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $22.7 billion between April and November. That compares with a $19.1 billion deficit over the same period last year. Read More: Ottawa defe...
Jan 31, 2025
Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains tax changes to 2026
The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year. The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 t...
Jan 31, 2025 Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc attends a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk's Tesla in a tariff fight
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package should U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his tr...
Jan 31, 2025
Statistics Canada reports economy contracted 0.2 per cent in November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly contraction since December 2023. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate f...
Jan 31, 2025
Liberal ministers make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON - A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian impor...
Jan 31, 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...