Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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B.C. premier says he will lobby PM to enlist military for wildfire prevention duty
COQUITLAM, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deploy Canada's military to help clear fire danger zones to prevent future wildfires. Trudeau...
Jul 08, 2021
New Democrats want special prosecutor on residential schools, crimes against children
OTTAWA - For years, Inuit have watched a priest they say abused children for decades recline in comfortable retirement in France. Time for that to end, two New Democrat members of Parliament said Thur...
Jul 08, 2021
Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
TOKYO - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban c...
Jul 08, 2021
Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
TOKYO - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban c...
Jul 08, 2021
Ottawa, B.C. reach deal on child-care funding
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The federal government has reached a deal with British Columbia, the first in the Trudeau Liberals' bid to build a national daycare system, and a move longtime advocates marked as "v...
Jul 08, 2021
Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election, blasts 'toxic and ineffective' Parliament
OTTAWA - Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will not seek re-election in the next federal campaign, saying in a letter to her constituents on Thursday that Parliament has become "toxic and ineffectiv...
Jul 08, 2021
RoseAnne Archibald first woman to lead Assembly of First Nations as national chief
OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald of the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in Ontario has become the first woman to serve as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. "The AFN has made her-story today," she said...
Jul 08, 2021
Not all Canadian hockey fans backed Habs during improbable playoff run, poll suggests
TAMPA, Fla. - Having a team in the Stanley Cup final can't help Canada bridge its regional divisions. Not everyone north of the border was backing the Montreal Canadiens as they tried in vain to deny ...
Jul 08, 2021
Not all Canadian hockey fans backed Habs during improbable playoff run, poll suggests
TAMPA, Fla. - Having a team in the Stanley Cup final can't help Canada bridge its regional divisions. Not everyone north of the border was backing the Montreal Canadiens as they tried in vain to deny ...
Jul 08, 2021
No 'quick fix' to cause of deadly military helicopter crash, procurement chief says
OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official warns there is no "quick fix" to the software issue identified as the primary cause of last year's deadly helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, ...
Jul 08, 2021
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...