Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Nova Scotia NDP accuse government of prioritizing landlord profits over renters
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP are accusing the government of prioritizing landlords over residents who need an affordable place to live, as the opposition party tables a bill aimed at addressing the hou...
Sep 18, 2024
N.B. election: Parties' answers on treaty rights, taxes, Indigenous participation
FREDERICTON - The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick distributed a survey on Indigenous issues to political parties ahead of the provincial election, which is scheduled to kick off T...
Sep 18, 2024
Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal power moorings left near N.S. town
HALIFAX - Transport Canada has ordered a bankrupt tidal power company and a bankruptcy trustee to produce a plan to remove four huge moorings abandoned in the water near Walton, N.S. The four moorings...
Sep 18, 2024
Alberta energy minister's oil well cleanup possibilities criticized
EDMONTON - Observers are criticizing Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean's suggestions on how the province might clean up its thousands of abandoned oil wells, saying they favour industry and lack inpu...
Sep 17, 2024
Report charts path for Canada to show importance to United States
WASHINGTON - While Canada cannot escape the gravitational pull of an increasingly unstable United States, a new report is charting a path forward to ensure Canadian interests become more important to ...
Sep 17, 2024
Mortgage rule changes will help spark demand, but supply challenges persist: experts
TORONTO - Experts say Ottawa's changes to mortgage rules could help spur demand among potential homebuyers, but supply challenges are likely to persist in Canada's real estate sector despite lofty goa...
Sep 17, 2024
Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down
OTTAWA - Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception. Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry f...
Sep 17, 2024
StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate....
Sep 17, 2024
Here's a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becau...
Sep 17, 2024
Here's a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.3 per cen...
Sep 17, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...