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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Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report
TORONTO - Home affordability in Canada is improving, according to a new RBC Economics report, but strains remain. The report, released Friday, said home ownership costs in Canada have eased for three ...
Dec 20, 2024
A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan, official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019. Built a legal p...
Dec 20, 2024 A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet. (The Canadian Press)
Sask. Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Saskatchewan's highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji. The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan has upheld a verdict that fo...
Dec 20, 2024 In March 2021, the grain buyer with South West Terminal sent a text of the contract to the farmer for a delivery of flax, and the farmer responded with a thumbs-up emoji but no accompanying text. (The Canadian Press)
Federal government posts $14.5-billion deficit for April-to-October period
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $14.5 billion between April and October. That compares to a $15.1 billion deficit over the same period last year. According to the monthly ...
Dec 20, 2024
Tax holiday boosting spending at retailers, restaurants: industry groups
Almost a week into the GST holiday, retailers and restaurant owners appear on track for a sales boost despite some of the struggles they faced implementing the temporary break. BMV Books owner Patrick...
Dec 20, 2024
LeBlanc says it's not the government's job to respond to everything Trump posts
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it's not the Liberal government's job to respond to everything U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posts online. LeBlanc made those comments in response to...
Dec 19, 2024
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan Thursday to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, as Democrats refused t...
Dec 19, 2024
Alberta government's Green Line report raises feasibility questions: Gondek
CALGARY - A report on the Alberta government's proposed alignment for Calgary's Green Line light-rail transit project raises questions about the feasibility of an above-ground track, says Mayor Jyoti ...
Dec 19, 2024
Nova Scotia against proposal to reallocate commercial elver quota
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government wants Ottawa to reconsider a proposed pilot project that would redistribute the quota for commercial licence holders in the lucrative - and sometimes violent - fis...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations
OTTAWA - Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike. However, the postal service has warned ...
Dec 19, 2024
OPINION
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...