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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Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation. But even as he character...
May 05, 2024
Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem navigates a political minefield every time he testifies before the House of Commons finance committee. Four times a year, members of Parliament get the ch...
May 05, 2024
Regina Airport not quite back to pre-pandemic passenger levels in 2023
Even with high inflation rates and debt to pay off, James Bogusz, president and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority, said the airport has a viable business model to sustain itself. "I'm a very happy C...
May 02, 2024 James Bogusz, President and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority, and Justin Reeves at the airport's annual general meeting. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
There's a limit to how much interest rates in Canada and U.S. can diverge: Macklem
OTTAWA - Canadian interest rates don't have to match U.S. or global rates, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says, but they need to stay within a certain ballpark. Macklem made the comments while t...
May 02, 2024
Macklem says he doesn't think federal budget will have much of an impact on inflation
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said he doesn't think the federal budget tabled last month will have much of an effect on inflation. Macklem was testifying at a Senate committee alongsid...
May 01, 2024
Head of port says cargo scanners won't solve the issue of exported stolen vehicles
OTTAWA - Scanning more shipping containers for stolen cars may do little to curb auto theft, the head of the Halifax Port Authority said this week at a House of Commons committee. Port president Allan...
May 01, 2024
Saskatchewan's GDP grew by 1.6% in 2023, ahead of national average
Saskatchewan's gross domestic product grew by 1.6 per cent in 2023, beating the national GDP growth of 1.2 per cent. According to figures released on Wednesday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's GDP...
May 01, 2024
NDP says Ottawa's new grocery task force isn't living up to government promises
The federal government says the task force it created to monitor and investigate grocery retailers' practices has not conducted any probes and doesn't have a mandate to take enforcement action. The ac...
Apr 30, 2024
B.C. food products recalled for possible Listeria contamination
OTTAWA - Federal authorities have issued a recall warning for a series of food products distributed in British Columbia due to possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says...
Apr 26, 2024
BoC officials split on when to start cutting interest rates, summary shows
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is offering more details today about its discussions on rate cut timing. The central bank released its summary of deliberations, which detailed the governing council's disc...
Apr 24, 2024
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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...