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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'No crying': Venezuelan refugee Kenney cited says interaction was less dramatic
EDMONTON - The Venezuelan woman who believes she was used as part of Jason Kenney's argument not to lockdown restaurants in Alberta remembers her encounter with the premier as less dramatic than he su...
Nov 26, 2020
Macklem tells MPs that bond-buying program about lowering rates, not financing feds
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker gave MPs a detailed defence of the Bank of Canada's buying spree of government debt Thursday, saying it is aimed at lowering borrowing costs across the country. Th...
Nov 26, 2020
EU parliament backs lobster deal and EU-US mini trade pact
BRUSSELS - Thanksgiving just got a little bit better for the Maine lobster industry. The European Union parliament on Thursday approved a mini trade deal with the United States, which includes the eli...
Nov 26, 2020
France resumes tax on tech giants, seeks deal with US
PARIS - France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags and other goo...
Nov 26, 2020
Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update
OTTAWA - Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to pause planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan. The planne...
Nov 26, 2020
Toronto police have person of interest in billionaire deaths
Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife nearly three years ago. Police Constable Jen...
Nov 25, 2020
Economists weigh impacts of added COVID-19 measures
People in Saskatchewan are waiting to see what new measures or restrictions will be coming after Manitoba and Alberta introduced new ways to control the spread of COVID-19 this past week. Manitoba fav...
Nov 25, 2020
As economy struggles, Fed weighs boosting bond purchases
WASHINGTON - At their meeting earlier this month, Federal Reserve officials discussed possible future adjustments to the central bank's monthly bond purchases to boost the economy. The Fed on Wednesda...
Nov 25, 2020
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
NEW YORK - "No New 'Movies' Till Influenza Ends" blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later, during another pande...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate. The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wo...
Nov 25, 2020
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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...