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...
Tag Archives: Economy
Divine intervention and saving the economy: What motivates Trump supporters in 2024
BUTLER - They are known for wearing bright red and showing unwavering allegiance to Donald Trump. The true supporters who are showing up to his hours-long rallies are everyday Americans, convinced tha...
Oct 16, 2024
Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday it's a de ...
Oct 15, 2024
What Canada's row with India means for trade relationship
Experts say the diplomatic row between Canada and India could derail a trading relationship that already "woefully underperforms its potential." Partha Mohanran, director of the India Innovation Insti...
Oct 15, 2024 Partha Mohanran, director of the India Innovation Institute at the University of Toronto, says Canada's decision to expel New Delhi's top envoy and five other diplomats is a new low in the relationship between the two countries. (The Canadian Press)
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely be...
Oct 15, 2024
Here's a list of September inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.7 per ...
Oct 15, 2024
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in Sept., smallest yearly increase since 2021
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year. The agency said Tuesday its consumer price i...
Oct 15, 2024
Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office
SQUAMISH, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia's tight election to back the NDP to keep John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives from forming government, but the Gre...
Oct 13, 2024
Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe releases platform, would spend $1.2B on promises
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has released his entire platform to voters before election day on Oct. 28. Moe says his promises would cost $1.2 billion over four years, with de...
Oct 12, 2024
'Stunned by climate silence': New Brunswick election short on climate policy
FREDERICTON - Warming temperatures, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening communities up and down New Brunswick, but with just over one week to the provincial election, some voters say...
Oct 12, 2024
Sask. NDP releases entire platform addressing health, schools, economy
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader Carla Beck has put her entire platform to voters before the Oct. 28 election. Beck says her plan offers change that is needed to help Saskatchewan...
Oct 11, 2024 On Friday, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck released her party's full platform ahead of the provincial election. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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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...