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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'Not what they're saying': Carney rejects suggestion U.S. may exit trade pact
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back Thursday against the suggestion the U.S. is considering pulling out of North America's free-trade pact. When The Canadian Press asked the prime minister...
Dec 11, 2025
Fact File: Posts falsely claim Canada revoked China's equal trade status
Chinese language posts that appeared on social media the past few weeks claimed Canada was one of 32 countries to revoke China's "most favoured nation" trade status on Dec. 1. The claim originates fro...
Dec 11, 2025
The year in money: notable personal finance changes for 2025
TORONTO - There's been a lot to keep up with this year, so it's easy to have missed new developments on the personal finance front even if they might mean more money in your pocket. To help stay up to...
Dec 11, 2025 The Canada Revenue Agency sign outside the National Headquarters at the Connaught Building in Ottawa is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...
Dec 11, 2025 The Versante Hotel is pictured in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an...
Dec 11, 2025 The Connaught Building which houses the Canadian Revenue Agency, is pictured as a walker makes their way through Major's Hill Park in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the ...
Dec 11, 2025 Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy is shown in his office in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Eby promises business leaders to 'go to the wall' to protect private property
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby reassured business leaders at a BC Chamber of Commerce gathering in Vancouver about two recent First Nations court decisions, saying he would "go to the ...
Dec 10, 2025
Report raises concerns about human rights of N.S. female migrant workers
HALIFAX - A new report says Nova Scotia is failing to adequately protect female migrant workers employed on farms and seafood plants in the province. The report, published by the Centre for Migrant Wo...
Dec 10, 2025
Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
VANCOUVER - The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on how to prevent overdoses after it ignored multiple recom...
Dec 10, 2025
Licence suspended for highest-billing doctor in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended the licence of the province's top-billing doctor. As first reported by the news website allNewfoundlandLabrado...
Dec 10, 2025
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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...