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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Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims
WASHINGTON (AP) - There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling "for the ages" and of the Founding Fathers, too. The presidential race went unmentioned but was not far...
Apr 25, 2024
Prosecutors want a reversal after a Texas woman's voter fraud conviction was overturned
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors in Texas asked the state's highest criminal appeals court on Thursday to reverse a ruling that overturned a Fort Worth woman's voter fraud conviction and five-year...
Apr 25, 2024
Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats' election playbook in North Carolina, which for 2024 will include what abortion-rights advocates call an unprecedented investment ...
Apr 25, 2024
Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson leaving politics after 23 years
WINNIPEG - Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson, the first woman to have held the province's top office, is resigning her legislature seat, ending a 23-year career in politics. Stefanson was firs...
Apr 25, 2024
Ontario legislator defies order to remove keffiyeh at Queen's Park
TORONTO - An Ontario legislator refused to take off her keffiyeh at Queen's Park on Thursday, prompting an order for her removal from the legislative chamber and her subsequent refusal to budge. Sarah...
Apr 25, 2024
Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore "net neutrality" rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sit...
Apr 25, 2024
B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - An agreement between the B.C. government and the First Nations that manage Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will see the popular tourist spot closed for part of the year to p...
Apr 25, 2024
Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge in New York rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial on Thursday after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the form...
Apr 25, 2024
'Conscience is clear': N.B. tourism minister, deputy expense $22,500 for Euro trip
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's tourism minister has remained defiant in the face of criticism from opposition members who have questioned the benefits of a weeklong trip to Europe that cost the provinc...
Apr 25, 2024
Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons. The top court has agreed to hear arguments about a...
Apr 25, 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...