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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Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly
OTTAWA - Canada airlifted 18 vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic on Monday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says more will be offered the chance to evacu...
Mar 25, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to hear testimony from diaspora communities
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from diaspora communities Wednesday to kick off two weeks of testimony about meddling allegations and how the government responded t...
Mar 25, 2024
Global Affairs says two more Canadians have died fighting for Ukraine in Russia war
MONTREAL - A military unit of foreign fighters in the Ukrainian war had taken up covert missions against Russia when its Canadian commander was killed, says a researcher who studies war in the former ...
Mar 25, 2024
Holland must sell oral-health providers on dental care plan before coverage begins
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for the...
Mar 25, 2024
Group asks Vancouver for more time over Crab Park homeless site cleanup
VANCOUVER - An advocacy group and others are making a final plea to the City of Vancouver to hold off on its second phase of a plan to clean up the site of a homeless camp in Crab Park. The group call...
Mar 25, 2024
Bell CEO ordered to appear at House of Commons committee over job cuts
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have issued a summons to the head of Bell Canada to compel his testimony next month about the company's decision to cut thousands of jobs across the country. CEO Mirko B...
Mar 25, 2024
Aluminum company says preferred site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job losses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region ha...
Mar 25, 2024
Manitoba agrees to pay $530M in settlement over children's allowance
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $530 million to settle three class-action lawsuits over child welfare benefit payments in an agreement that plaintiffs say should send a message to...
Mar 25, 2024
Ex-Tory seeking N.B. Liberal nod after 'very' conservative takeover of Higgs's party
FREDERICTON - A former two-term Progressive Conservative member of Parliament is seeking the New Brunswick Liberal party nomination to take on a Christian television host who he says is pushing the pr...
Mar 25, 2024
Liberal MPs call on finance minister to fund disability benefit in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Dozens of Liberal members of Parliament are calling on the finance minister to set aside money for the Canada Disability Benefit in next month's federal budget. In a letter shared on social m...
Mar 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...