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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Obama endorses Biden as the best leader for 'darkest times'
WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party's biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular...
Apr 14, 2020
Compared to U.S., Canada's COVID-19 response a case study in political civility
WASHINGTON - In the time of the novel coronavirus, Canada and the United States seem to be playing to type: the friendly apologizers of the Great White North coming together against a common enem...
Apr 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:05 p.m. British Columbia has had three more deaths from COVID-19, all of them in long-term care homes, bringing the tot...
Apr 14, 2020
Second World War commemorations become casualty of COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Donald White was shaving when his friend ran in excitedly to tell his unit the news: The war was over. The evening of May 8, 1945, White and his fellow Royal Canadian Dragoons were parked at ...
Apr 14, 2020
Canadians want serious progress on COVID-19 before returning to work: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians want to see significant progress in the fight against COVID-19 before they would feel comfortable with people being allowed to return to work, a new poll suggests. The poll say...
Apr 14, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 14, 2020
Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate
OTTAWA - An Ontario court says a lawsuit launched by a would-be Conservative leadership candidate who is seeking to get into the race can go ahead. Jim Karahalios was disqualified from the contest in ...
Apr 13, 2020
Officials want delay in nation's head count due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. - The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved by lawmakers would push back ...
Apr 13, 2020
With many COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Tory MP asks whether economy can reopen
OTTAWA - British Columbia Conservative MP Marc Dalton has deleted a tweet asking whether it is time to start reopening businesses if most of the deaths from COVID-19 in this country are of o...
Apr 13, 2020
Drop in noise pollution means a data boom for earthquake scientists
OTTAWA - For earthquake scientists, having hundreds of millions of people off the streets and out of the skies is providing a bonanza of data about the planet. All those planes, tr...
Apr 13, 2020
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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
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...