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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New Jersey governor sets July primary and September special election to fill Payne's House seat
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set a July primary and a September general election to fill the Newark-based U.S. House seat that opened after Rep. Donald Payne Jr.'s recent...
May 03, 2024
Connecticut lawmakers take first steps to pass bill calling for cameras at absentee ballot boxes
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - State lawmakers took the first steps Friday toward tightening absentee ballot laws since video last year captured people stuffing reams of ballots into collection boxes in one c...
May 03, 2024
'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president's aviator sunglasses and a greate...
May 03, 2024
Democratic officials criticize Meta ad policy, saying it amplifies lies about 2020 election
ATLANTA (AP) - Several Democrats serving as their state's top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential e...
May 03, 2024
Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Three anti-wind power groups are suing New Jersey to overturn a key environmental approval for a wind energy farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island. Save Long...
May 03, 2024
Alberta Municipalities hasn't been asked for input on bill giving cabinet new powers
EDMONTON - The umbrella organization for Alberta's municipalities says it hasn't been contacted by the province despite a promise to consult before amending a bill that grants Premier Danielle Smith's...
May 03, 2024
Canada, Manitoba to develop Red Dress Alert for missing Indigenous women and girls
OTTAWA - Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, they announced Friday in Winnipeg, ahead of a national...
May 03, 2024
New Brunswick town's mayor defends policy that prohibits Pride banners on lampposts
A New Brunswick mayor is defending her town's new policy that will prohibit Pride banners from being displayed on lampposts in the community - a move a local LGBTQ group says sends a harmful message. ...
May 03, 2024
Three Indian nationals charged with killing B.C. Sikh activist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar
SURREY, B.C. - Three Indian nationals have been charged with the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in a killing last year that threw Ottawa's relationship with New Delhi into disarray...
May 03, 2024
Governing Saskatchewan Party raises $3.6M, leads in donations ahead of election
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party has received millions of more dollars in donations compared with rivals ahead of this year's election. Fiscal returns to Elections Saskatchewan show the...
May 03, 2024
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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...