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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New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct, bolstering the rights of the accused and...
May 06, 2020
Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for oilsands companies over public-health concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The deci...
May 06, 2020
Feds extend fighter-jet competition for a second time
OTTAWA - The federal government has extended the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging CF-18s by another month because of COVID-19 - one week after it made another multimillion-dollar inve...
May 06, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 06, 2020
Forces members killed in helicopter crash honoured in emotional ramp ceremony
TRENTON, Ont. - A nation already struggling with the emotions of a pandemic lockdown, a horrific plane crash in Iran and the worst mass shooting in its history grieved again on Wednesday as it honoure...
May 06, 2020
Canada to do millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short
OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours but is still falling far short of the number of daily tests the country's chief public h...
May 06, 2020
'Some days I get very depressed:' seniors discuss isolation during the pandemic
Jackie Potter cannot stop thinking about her five dead children. The 60-year-old lives alone in Hamilton with nothing to do during the pandemic. So she thinks. St. Matthew's House, the seniors centre ...
May 06, 2020
Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection, court says
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, but plans to take part in the court's arguments by telephone Wednesday, the Supreme Court sai...
May 05, 2020
Conservative campaigns weave tangled webs of allegations as race intensifies
OTTAWA - With 10 days to go to sign up voters for the federal Conservative leadership race, all four contenders are intensifying efforts to shore up support. Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay appear locke...
May 05, 2020
Virtual sittings have MPs doing things not allowed in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...
May 05, 2020
OPINION
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...