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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Last survivor of 1958 disaster won't let COVID-19 stop him from honouring dead
VANCOUVER - A sunny afternoon instantly turned dark for Lucien Lessard on June 17, 1958, as he plunged into the ocean when a support collapsed on a bridge being constructed between Vanc...
Jun 17, 2020
SEIU-West growing frustrated with lack of contract, poor staffing levels
With the need for healthcare workers at highs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one union is saying frustrations over staffing and labour negotiations are reaching a boiling point. Healthcare-sector membe...
Jun 16, 2020 Members of SEIU-West were outside the Legislative Building on June 16, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Feds to consider non-traditional data as pandemic aid reworked, Morneau says
OTTAWA - The federal government will look at how measures to revive the economy from its pandemic-induced freeze will impact women and men differently, Finance Minister Bill Morneau promises...
Jun 15, 2020
Mexico hits pause on sending temporary foreign workers after COVID-19 deaths
OTTAWA - Mexico won't send any more temporary foreign workers to Canada until it has more clarity on why two died due to COVID-19, the country's ambassador to Canada said Monday. That means as many as...
Jun 15, 2020
Saskatchewan budget: Homeowners and drivers winners; civil servants losers
REGINA - The governing Saskatchewan Party tabled its 2020-21 budget for the province Monday. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers: WINNERS - New-home owners: The province is intro...
Jun 15, 2020
Migrant workers hold virtual rally seeking full immigration status
TORONTO - A group supporting migrant workers held a virtual rally Sunday that called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and MPs to immediately extend full immigration status for all non-permanent reside...
Jun 14, 2020
As companies reopen, 'main street' stores in urban cores need help, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of regional economic development says more needs to be done to help companies in the centre of Canada's biggest cities so they can stay open through and be...
Jun 13, 2020
CMHC re-assessing policies through a racialized lens to eliminate discrimination
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. acknowledged a lack of diversity in its ranks and its role in past acts of racism on Friday as it pledged to overhaul how it does business. The federal housing agency...
Jun 12, 2020
Court rules Manitoba's public-sector wage-freeze bill violates Charter
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge struck down the provincial government's attempt to freeze the wages of more than 110,000 public sector workers Thursday, calling the bill enacting the wage f...
Jun 11, 2020
Federal prison chaplains escalate fight for collective agreement
OTTAWA - Federal prison chaplains are stepping up a bid to negotiate their first collective agreement to secure better wages and working conditions. The chaplains, who pr...
Jun 11, 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...