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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London Drugs says it's unwilling to pay ransom demanded by hackers
RICHMOND, B.C. - Retailer London Drugs says it is "unwilling and unable" to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to cybercriminals who claim to have stolen data in a hacking attack that recently shut down...
May 21, 2024
Donald Trump's campaign says it will begin accepting contributions through cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump 's presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a "crypto army" leading up to Elec...
May 21, 2024
Freeland says gov't will introduce capital gains legislation before summer break
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government will introduce legislation to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains before the parliamentary summer break. The federal bu...
May 21, 2024
Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Tuesday that it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the p...
May 21, 2024
What you need to know about Ottawa's plan to pump the brakes on auto theft
The federal government has announced a range of measures meant to curb rising auto thefts. It comes after a national summit to address what government and police describe as a growing international co...
May 21, 2024
Meta's news ban in Canada: screenshots win, local news loses, study shows
OTTAWA - The time, money and effort Iain Burns put into growing an audience on Facebook for several local news outlets in British Columbia felt like it disappeared in a single day. Facebook pages for ...
May 21, 2024
Seoul AI summit opens with major companies pledging to develop AI safely
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The world's leading artificial intelligence companies pledged at the start of a mini summit on AI to develop the technology safely, including pulling the plug if they can't r...
May 21, 2024
Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
WASHINGTON (AP) - As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips & Clamps Industries, a Michigan auto supplier - raising its materials prices, making it harder ...
May 21, 2024
Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
WASHINGTON (AP) - As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips & Clamps Industries, a Michigan auto supplier - raising its materials prices, making it harder ...
May 21, 2024
Trump Media and Technology Group posts more than $300 million net loss in first public quarter
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump's social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter, according to its fir...
May 20, 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...