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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Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump's $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, leaving the former president less than a month t...
Feb 28, 2024
Proposed new Virginia 'tech tax' sparks backlash from business community
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, ...
Feb 27, 2024
Chatbots' inaccurate, misleading responses about U.S. elections threaten to keep voters from polls
NEW YORK (AP) - With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report pu...
Feb 27, 2024
Proposed Quebec language rules will lead to fewer products, higher prices: lawyer
MONTREAL - Proposed Quebec regulations that would require more French markings on consumer products will lead to fewer choices and higher costs for things such as home appliances, according to an indu...
Feb 27, 2024
Coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is found in contempt
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has been found in contempt by a federal judge for not following an order to pay an insurance company to maintain collate...
Feb 27, 2024
Ottawa freezes merger notification threshold, funds housing innovation projects
Ottawa is freezing the threshold at which the Competition Bureau must be notified of a merger. The federal Liberal government is also providing $123 million to eight homebuilders it says are driving i...
Feb 27, 2024
Bill supporting development of nuclear energy powers to pass in Kentucky Senate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to lay the foundation to attract nuclear energy projects to a state where coal has dominated and fueled the economy for generation...
Feb 26, 2024
Some bundled wireless plans not as cheap as before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog
Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says. Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau's senior deputy commis...
Feb 26, 2024
N.B. municipality spent $19K to investigate councillor over giant bird statue
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick town councillor says the release of an investigation into her efforts to bring a giant bird sculpture to the community is a "victory" - even though it led to sanctions ag...
Feb 26, 2024
$454 million judgment against Trump is finalized, starting clock on appeal in civil fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) - The staggering civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump was finalized in New York on Friday, making official a verdict that leaves the former president on the hook for more than $454 ...
Feb 23, 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
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...