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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NY, feds sue 'Pharma Bro' for 'scheme' to keep drug price up
NEW YORK - State and federal authorities sued imprisoned entrepreneur Martin Shkreli on Monday over tactics that shielded a profitable drug from competition after a price hike made the so-called "Phar...
Jan 27, 2020
Despite renewed strikes, France pushes on with pension plan
PARIS - Women workers danced in protest and striking Eiffel Tower employees shuttered France's most famed monument Friday - but the government pushed ahead anyway with a troubled bill redesigning the ...
Jan 24, 2020
Son of ex-US Rep. Christopher Collins spared prison
NEW YORK - The son of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins was spared a prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in an insider trading conspiracy with his father. U.S. District Judge Vernon Brod...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump to sign U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal Wednesday
MIAMI - President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Wednesday, according to the White House. The deal to modernize the North American Free Trade A...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump ups mileage proposal slightly over Obama standard
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is making a concession on its proposed minimum fuel economy requirement for new vehicles, but environmental groups and a key Democratic senator complain it does n...
Jan 23, 2020
Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law
LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. The U.K. is finally leaving t...
Jan 23, 2020
Switzerland mints world's smallest gold coin
BERLIN - No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 2.96-m...
Jan 23, 2020
Downtown Tokyo's homeless fear removal ahead of Olympics
TOKYO - Shelters made of cardboard start popping up in the basement of Tokyo's Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where "salarymen" rushing home and co...
Jan 23, 2020
Japan has second straight year of red ink on trade last year
TOKYO - Japan logged a deficit for a second straight year last year as its exports were hurt by a slowdown of demand in China amid a tariff war with the U.S. Government data released Thursday showed J...
Jan 22, 2020
Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctua...
Jan 22, 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
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...