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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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
Liberals, Greens, NDP call on Poilievre to apologize over RCMP comments
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre returned to the House of Commons Monday afternoon to a chorus of calls from across the aisle for him to apologize over comments he made last week about th...
Oct 20, 2025
Poilievre calls on Carney to keep federal deficit under $42B in coming budget
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney cut taxes and keep the federal deficit under $42 billion in the coming budget. It seems clear the latter will...
Oct 20, 2025
Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn't rule out service cuts
TORONTO - Ontario's Ministry of Health has tasked hospitals struggling with deficits to come up with a three-year plan to balance their budgets, and service cuts and bed closures do not appear to be o...
Oct 20, 2025
Short, intense session set for Queen's Park after 137-day break
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's government returns to Queen's Park Monday for what promises to be a short but intense seven-week sitting that opposition parties say they fear is becoming a new and undem...
Oct 19, 2025
Forests Minister Parmar says workers in B.C. deserve "same treatment" as in Ontario
VICTORIA - Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says it is "unacceptable" that Ottawa always steps up when it comes to supporting key sectors in Ontario and Quebec, but "continues to drop the ball" when it co...
Oct 18, 2025
Trump hitting medium and heavy trucks with 25 per cent tariff on Nov. 1
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, with a carveout for vehicles traded under...
Oct 17, 2025
Bank of Canada will be 'humble' as it returns to economic forecasts: Macklem
Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canada will have to be "humble" in its return to formal economic forecasting as trade uncertainty continues to swirl. The central bank intends to publish a forec...
Oct 17, 2025
Kap Paper mill to restart operations after getting more money from province, Ottawa
A northern Ontario paper mill will gradually restart operations after receiving nearly $30 million from the federal and provincial governments to keep it from closing, the company said Friday. Kap Pap...
Oct 17, 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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...