Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Motion for City of Vancouver to create new rental housing corporation fails
VANCOUVER - A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has failed to s...
Oct 21, 2025
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report relea...
Oct 21, 2025
N.B. premier planned to spend first year on health care, education. Then tariffs hit.
FREDERICTON - Instead of focusing on health care, education and housing, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt was forced in her first year in office to divert her attention to the effects of U.S. tariffs....
Oct 20, 2025
Average home price must fall in Canada to restore affordability, minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the average price of housing - not necessarily individual home values - must fall to restore affordability in Canada. Robertson was before the H...
Oct 20, 2025
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West credits community pressure for school reconstruction
VICTORIA - Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says community pressure is responsible for the provincial government's decision to speed up the reconstruction of an elementary school destroyed by fire almos...
Oct 18, 2025
Yukon Liberals roll out platform as common election promises emerge between parties
The Yukon Liberals have unveiled their campaign platform, hoping to be re-elected on promises of a $300-million hospital expansion and a dramatic reduction in the wait-list for government housing. Lib...
Oct 16, 2025
Halifax student union leaders call on N.S. to address high cost of student housing
HALIFAX - Halifax university student union leaders are calling on the Nova Scotia government to address the high cost of housing they say is making it harder for students to study and live in the prov...
Oct 15, 2025
Details on housing development charges expected in budget: Robertson
OTTAWA - The office of federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the Liberal government remains committed to cutting municipal development charges in half, after the minister was vague about fulf...
Oct 14, 2025
B.C. housing bill focuses on multi-units, publicizing short-term rental penalties
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing changes to its short-term rental laws, including allowing for compliance orders and penalties to be published to deter people from breaking the ...
Oct 09, 2025
CEO of new Major Projects Office skirts MPs' questions about tanker ban
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's new Major Projects Office and her staff sidestepped MPs' questions Thursday about whether she has special powers to skirt the West Coast tanker ban. Dawn Farrell was hire...
Oct 09, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...