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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Number of candidates running for leader of B.C. Conservatives has shrunk to five
The number of candidates running to replace John Rustad as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. has shrunk to five. Contractor Warren Hamm of Rossland, B.C., says he has dropped out of the race an...
Apr 12, 2026
Unions criticize merger of two Ontario colleges, blame low provincial funding
The unions representing faculty and support staff at Fleming College and St. Lawrence College say the decision to merge the two colleges blindsided workers and is the result of the province's failure ...
Apr 12, 2026
Finnish President Alexander Stubb to meet with PM Carney in Ottawa this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Ottawa this week with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, in a visit that will mark the first official bilateral meeting between the two leaders. Carn...
Apr 12, 2026
Fréchette to be Quebec's next premier after winning CAQ leadership
DRUMMONDVILLE - Coalition Avenir Qubec members have named Christine Frchette as the new party leader and Quebec's 33rd premier. She will be sworn in before the Quebec legislature resumes on May 5. Frc...
Apr 12, 2026
Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
OTTAWA - Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Isra...
Apr 12, 2026
Minister approves Canadian Rangers to help Nunavut hamlet amid power problems
GJOA HAVEN - Canada's emergency management minister says she has approved a request from the Nunavut government to urgently deploy the Canadian Rangers to the Hamlet of Gjoa Haven to help distribute d...
Apr 11, 2026
Conservative leadership hopeful Milobar changes campaign manager after investigation
VICTORIA - Peter Milobar will be without his longtime campaign manager during the final stretch of the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. amid controversy stemming from a ...
Apr 11, 2026
Hundreds of New Brunswick local government campaigns get underway
FREDERICTON - Hundreds of candidates in New Brunswick have formally kicked off campaigns for local governments, education boards and rural advisory committees. Many of the Atlantic province's largest ...
Apr 11, 2026
Carney issues call for unity, says no time for 'politics as usual'
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a call on Saturday for political unity and for Canadians to dispatch with "politics as usual" as the country confronts a crumbling international order it o...
Apr 11, 2026
Judge orders temporary pause on Alberta separation referendum petition process
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Justice Shaina Leonard, in a written decision issued Fr...
Apr 10, 2026
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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...