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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Manitoba signs on to Ontario memorandum aimed at boosting power transmission
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is renewing its call for a national electricity grid that would move more power between provinces and territories and help the province's exports. Premier Wab Kinew says it's a goo...
Nov 28, 2025
Ontario exempting training centres from municipal and planning laws
TORONTO - Companies and unions building worker training centres using money from Ontario's embattled Skills Development Fund could soon bypass planning laws, raising "significant concerns" for the pro...
Nov 28, 2025
Suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces murder charge as US halts all asylum decisions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of...
Nov 28, 2025
CIBC analysts cast doubt on private sector taking on new B.C. pipeline any time soon
CALGARY - Analysts at CIBC Capital Markets say they don't expect the private sector to take the lead on a new West Coast oilsands pipeline so long as the British Columbia government and First Nations ...
Nov 28, 2025
CPAC says it's at ‘breaking point’ after CRTC postpones wholesale rate decision
OTTAWA - The video service that has been providing Canadians with direct coverage of political events since 1992 says a recent CRTC decision puts its operation at risk. "Our equipment is in an imminen...
Nov 28, 2025
Anand says Global Affairs cuts won't harm consular access for Canadians abroad
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says budget cuts at Global Affairs Canada won't affect the ability of Canadians in trouble abroad to get help from embassies. "I'm confident that these re...
Nov 28, 2025
Investor's case against mining firm over timely disclosure can proceed: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an investor can pursue legal action against a mining company on the basis that it did not immediately publicize information about a production setback. In its...
Nov 28, 2025
Saskatchewan's updated $1.6B child-care deal with Ottawa includes funding increase
REGINA - Saskatchewan's new child-care deal is to see Ottawa spend $1.6 billion over five years to support $10-a-day care, a move early learning educators say brings stability to the sector. The provi...
Nov 28, 2025
Ottawa runs budgetary deficit of $16.1 billion for April-to-September period
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $16.1 billion for its April-to-September period. The result compared with a deficit of $13.0 billion for the same period a year earlier, acco...
Nov 28, 2025
Ottawa launches public registry listing more than 400 federal AI projects
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence. The registry lists more than 400 areas where AI is currently...
Nov 28, 2025
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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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...