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...
Tag Archives: Politics
B.C. minister wants new safety plan for Victoria schools, threatens board removal
VICTORIA - Greater Victoria's public schools should have a district-wide safety plan in place by the time classes resume in January or School District 61's board of education could be replaced, says E...
Dec 06, 2024
Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules
Telus Corp. is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether Canada's Big 3 telecom providers should be able to access each other's wholesale fibre internet networks. Telus is asking a Fede...
Dec 06, 2024
State Sen. Jenifer Branning wins a Mississippi Supreme Court seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens. The Associated Press on Friday declared the race for Branning as coun...
Dec 06, 2024
State Sen. Jennifer Branning wins a Mississippi Supreme Court seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens. The Associated Press on Friday declared the race for Branning as coun...
Dec 06, 2024
Ontario government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers: labour board
TORONTO - The Ontario Labour Relations Board says the government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers who are taking part in rotating strikes. Members of the Professional Engineers Gover...
Dec 06, 2024
Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he's looking at ways to end prayer in public places, including parks, as his government promises to table new legislation to strengthen secularism in school...
Dec 06, 2024
Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border
WINNIPEG - Manitoba conservation officers will soon be helping with surveillance at the U.S. border as part of a plan to address threatened tariffs on Canadian goods, Premier Wab Kinew said Friday. Co...
Dec 06, 2024
Canada's housing crisis leads to more unsafe housing for victims of domestic violence
HALIFAX - Women's advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to create housing for people escaping gender-based violence because too many women are forced to remain in un...
Dec 06, 2024
Lower immigration will slow economic growth, but won't cause recession: report
TORONTO - A new report suggests the federal government's rapidly reduced immigration targets will significantly slow economic growth, but not enough to trigger a recession. An abrupt reduction in popu...
Dec 06, 2024
Federal fisheries proposal would slash commercial elver quota in 2025
HALIFAX - Commercial elver fishers in the Maritimes are dismissing new quotas for the 2025 season, saying they would significantly cut their share of the lucrative baby eel fishery. In a letter obtain...
Dec 06, 2024
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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...