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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COVID-19 cases rise in N.W.T. and Nunavut; Iqaluit declares state of emergency
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital declared a state of emergency Monday and Yellowknife in the neighbouring N.W.T. closed its schools as news cases of COVID-19 sprang up in both territories. Iqaluit, a city ...
May 03, 2021
Salty language by unmuted House leader heard during virtual question period
OTTAWA - Misadventures with webcams continued today in the House of Commons. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez was caught swearing lustily during question period, as opposition MPs grilled the L...
May 03, 2021
Garneau to quarantine in hotel after returning from G7 ministers' meeting in U.K.
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will stay in a quarantine hotel for three days starting Wednesday after returning from the United Kingdom where he's attending the first in-person meetin...
May 03, 2021
Nunavut imposes isolation for those travelling from N.W.T.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is suspending its common travel area with the Northwest Territories after a COVID-19 outbreak closed schools in Yellowknife.The N.W.T. on Monday reported eight confirmed cas...
May 03, 2021
Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday formally raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ...
May 03, 2021
Proud Boys Canada's demise could stiffen resolve of members, expert warns
OTTAWA - Targeting the Canadian chapter of the Proud Boys with anti-terror legislation has led to the group's apparent demise, but a leading expert says it might have little effect on the broader far-...
May 03, 2021
MPs to discuss rule changes after 'rude' treatment of sex assault victims, advocates
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament say they are open to changing the way witnesses are treated at committees after some sexual violence survivors and advocates say they felt angered and, in some cases, re...
May 03, 2021
Youth protection report calls on Quebec to create charter of children's rights
MONTREAL - A commission investigating Quebec's youth protection system released its final report Monday, calling on the government to create a charter of children's rights. The commission's 552-page r...
May 03, 2021
Top general drops opposition to change in sex assault policy
WASHINGTON - In a potentially significant shift in the debate over combating sexual assault in the military, the nation's top general says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions...
May 03, 2021
CRA rules against civil service union push to make Phoenix damages non-taxable
OTTAWA - Canada's biggest civil service union says it is considering taking legal action after the Canada Revenue Agency ruled that damages paid to federal employees in connection with the troubled Ph...
May 03, 2021
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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
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...