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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Legal action coming to recover COVID benefit overpayments: CRA
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is ramping up efforts to recover overpayments of pandemic-related benefits. Starting in July, the agency said Thursday it will begin issuing legal warnings and could...
Jun 27, 2024
Musicians and magicians: Avril Lavigne, David Ben among Order of Canada appointees
When David Ben learned he would be appointed to the Order of Canada, his mind immediately went to the great magicians who received the honour before him. "It was quite an emotional moment for me becau...
Jun 27, 2024
Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments
OTTAWA - The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order f...
Jun 27, 2024
Eligibility for Ottawa's dental plan expands to children, people with disabilities
OTTAWA - Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program today to include children under the age of 18 and people who receive a disability tax credit. The government estimates 1.2 mi...
Jun 27, 2024
Architecture firm behind Ontario Science Centre says closure was 'a political move'
TORONTO - The firm of the late architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says the province's decision to immediately close its doors over a problem with the roof was "absurd" and motivated by ...
Jun 27, 2024
Biden, Trump square off for a podium rematch, signalling start of presidential battle
PHILADELPHIA - People across the United States were watching as Joe Biden and Donald Trump squared off for the first presidential debate in a bid to invigorate would-be voters as the tight race for le...
Jun 27, 2024
'Pivotal moment': Trudeau and Tsilhqotʼin nation celebrate anniversary of land ruling
NEMAIAH VALLEY, B.C. - Chief Joe Alphonse of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation says the 2014 court ruling that resulted in the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history triggered a decade o...
Jun 26, 2024
Eleven-year-old boy drowns after inflated tube flips in B.C. lake
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - RCMP say an 11-year-old boy has drowned in Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook in southeastern B.C. Police say the boy was out with two other children on Sunday on an inflated tube when it...
Jun 26, 2024
Trudeau's cabinet all ears to the concerns of Canadians as political fortunes fall
OTTAWA - Several federal cabinet ministers say they are all ears to what disgruntled voters are saying in the aftermath of a Toronto byelection defeat in what was considered a safe Liberal riding. Alt...
Jun 26, 2024
New Quebec language rules require store signs to be two-thirds in French
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has published new rules requiring French to occupy most of the space on storefronts and outdoor commercial signs, part of a larger effort to protect the French languag...
Jun 26, 2024
OPINION
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...