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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Freeland urges restraint with expenses following Rideau Hall renovations
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says public office holders should be mindful of how they spend taxpayer dollars, following a report on Rideau Hall renovations. The CBC reported T...
Aug 07, 2020
Ten workers test positive for COVID-19 at pork processing plant in Manitoba
BRANDON, Man. - A Maple Leaf Foods facility in Manitoba where 10 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 will remain open, the head of the company said, despite calls from the union to halt producti...
Aug 07, 2020
Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July
OTTAWA - Racialized workers had an unemployment rate more than one-and-a-half times white workers last month, jobs data released Friday showed, as Statistics Canad for the first time put a figure...
Aug 07, 2020
Union wants production halt at Manitoba Maple Leaf plant over COVID-19 cases
BRANDON, Man. - Manitoba's largest increase in positive COVID-19 cases in months has prompted a union representing employees at Maple Leaf Food Inc.'s pork processing plant in Brandon to call for...
Aug 06, 2020
As CERB winds down, labour group asks Liberals to rethink EI
OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to rethink Canada's employment insurance program as millions of workers are moved off of an emergency benefit while the country's job market is still rec...
Aug 06, 2020
Senate shifts rules for Don Meredith victim compensation process
OTTAWA - The Senate says harassment victims of disgraced former senator Don Meredith can now have lawyers present when speaking to an independent evaluator hired to determine potential compensati...
Aug 06, 2020
Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
OTTAWA - The federal government has lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during emergencies such as the COVID...
Jul 24, 2020
Privy Council Office launches review of complaints about Governor General
OTTAWA - The Privy Council Office says it is launching an independent review of allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall. The CBC reported Tuesday ...
Jul 23, 2020
Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says
OTTAWA - Allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated staff members prompted calls for investigations of varying stripes on Wednesday, with one expert suggesting the matter should be dealt with...
Jul 22, 2020
Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a second look at how quickly it will dole out hundreds of millions in help to social services looking to tap into new sources of capital, particularly as...
Jul 20, 2020
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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...