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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Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump - and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief - when he meets with the U.S. p...
May 04, 2025
The headwinds and potential ahead for Carney's economic ambitions
Canada now knows who will lead the country as it confronts this nation-defining economic moment, but uncertainty is still the word of the year. "We are going to build baby, build," said Prime Minister...
May 04, 2025
Indigenous leaders hopeful for Carney-led government on economy, reconciliation
OTTAWA - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says he doesn't expect Prime Minister Mark Carney to get everything right immediately as he learns about and crafts policies for Indigenous People...
May 03, 2025
Prime Minister Carney to meet with U.S. President Trump in Washington on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. It will be the first face-to-face meeting for the two since Carney was firs...
May 02, 2025
Canadian automobile parts won't be hit with Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released on Thursday said automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade will not be hit with President Donald Trump...
May 02, 2025 GM workers use human assisted automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Carney says he won't make a pact with NDP, confirms King Charles to launch Parliament
OTTAWA - King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month in a show of support for Canadian sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. The news c...
May 02, 2025
New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister
VICTORIA - New legislation proposed in British Columbia would accelerate major public and private projects, including mines and other natural resource operations, Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma sai...
May 01, 2025
Share of Americans ranking Canada as top U.S. ally doubles, despite Trump's rhetoric
OTTAWA - Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the percentage of Americans identifying Canada as their country's...
May 01, 2025
Ontario government to table budget on May 15 amid impacts of U.S. tariffs
TORONTO - Ontario is set to table its 2025-26 budget on May 15, with the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs likely to take centre stage. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the ...
May 01, 2025
BoC opted for wait-and-see approach to rates amid shifting trade policy: summary
Uncertainty about both the rapidly changing U.S. trade policy and the impact it's having on the Canadian economy dominated discussion by the Bank of Canada governing council in the lead-up to its inte...
Apr 30, 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 - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...