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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Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren
The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March. The Agricultur...
Apr 26, 2021
Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson & Johnson shots
OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & John...
Apr 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,540 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,044,74...
Apr 26, 2021
Montreal latest Canadian city to consider granting voting rights to non-citizens
Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal p...
Apr 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 25, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,540 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,044,7...
Apr 25, 2021
Tories want more hearings on Vance allegations, expected to call Trudeau's top aide
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are demanding more hearings after a parliamentary committee heard testimony last week suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff knew about a miscondu...
Apr 25, 2021
Feds file notice of back-to-work bill ahead of looming Montreal dockworkers strike
MONTREAL - The federal government has given notice on Sunday that it will table back-to-work legislation in response to a looming dockworkers' strike at Montreal's port that threatens to have widespre...
Apr 25, 2021
Animals at risk as B.C. falls behind in educating veterinarians: society
VANCOUVER - A shortage of veterinarians in British Columbia threatens food security and is responsible for animals suffering and dying, according the group that speaks for animal doctors in the provin...
Apr 25, 2021
Pilot training, spare part shortages among challenges military facing from COVID-19
OTTAWA - A senior air force officer says Canada's military pilots are in danger of losing their edge as COVID-19 restrictions curtail their ability to conduct training exercises. Brig.-Gen. Iain Huddl...
Apr 25, 2021
COVID-19 cases spike in Nova Scotia, while other hot spots show signs of improvement
Nova Scotia hit a new single-day record number for COVID-19 cases on Sunday, even as there were hints that Canada's two biggest provinces were making fragile progress in the fight against the pandemic...
Apr 25, 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...