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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Ontario considers housing data revisions after municipal concerns of undercounting
TORONTO - Ontario is considering revising its tallies of how many homes are built in cities and towns across the province, after some complained that undercounting has cost them millions in provincial...
Jun 21, 2024
Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs
WASHINGTON - Alberta's environment minister expressed little concern that European countries are taking steps toward tariffs on imported natural gas associated with high methane emissions as she promo...
Jun 20, 2024
Minister wants B.C. to be model for aquaculture as it moves to containment
VANCOUVER - Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier says the country's "strict rules" on banning open-net salmon farming are necessary, since the goal is to make British Columbia "a model" in g...
Jun 20, 2024
Head of New Brunswick health network defends big spending on travel nurses
FREDERICTON - The head of New Brunswick's francophone Vitalit Health Network launched a spirited defence Thursday of the organization's spending on travel nurse contracts. Dr. France Desrosiers told a...
Jun 20, 2024
As former chief sues Assembly of First Nations, minister says Ottawa won't weigh in
OTTAWA - The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says Ottawa's role is not to govern the internal accountability of the Assembly of First Nations, as its former chief launches a lawsuit aga...
Jun 20, 2024
Hate the long walk on Canada Day? Ottawa mayor, feds point fingers over transit plan
OTTAWA - Throngs of revellers decked out in red and white will make a 1.4-kilometre trek in the July heat from downtown Ottawa to the national Canada Day celebrations, passing by a transit station the...
Jun 20, 2024
Calgary mayor sticks to Stampede opening day for possible main water fix
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is sticking to opening day of the Stampede as a best-case scenario for the full resumption of water services in the city. But Jyoti Gondek warns that unforeseen problems coul...
Jun 20, 2024
New rules coming for tenants paying fixed rent in Nova Scotia's public housing units
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is changing the rules for those who pay a fixed amount of rent for public housing, a move the government says is aimed at achieving fairness and consistency. Housing Minister Joh...
Jun 20, 2024
Rachel Notley leaving behind an Alberta NDP that's still ready to run
EDMONTON - Cheryl Oates learned that she needed to lace up a good pair of running shoes to keep up with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. "When I think about her turning me into a runner, despite the ...
Jun 20, 2024
MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat wave Wednesday, heading back to their constituencies for the summer barbecue and festival circ...
Jun 19, 2024
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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...