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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BC United promises huge provincial income tax cut, raising exemption to $50,000
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition is promising the largest income tax cut in the province's history if elected this fall, prompting Premier David Eby to call the pledge "extreme" and "radical" ...
Aug 13, 2024
Canada's foreign worker program 'breeding ground' for modern slavery: report
OTTAWA - A recently released international report says Canada's temporary foreign worker program is a "breeding ground" for contemporary slavery. The final report by a United Nations special rapporteu...
Aug 13, 2024
Banff mayor says reducing vehicles necessary after town votes no to pedestrian zone
BANFF, Alta. - A day after a tight vote to remove a contentious pedestrian zone in downtown Banff, Alta., those on both sides of the issue say they share one common goal: reducing the number of cars. ...
Aug 13, 2024
Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state's near-total ban on the procedu...
Aug 13, 2024
Ray Orb stepping down as president of SARM
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) will lose its long-time president this week as Ray Orb steps down. Orb has been on the board of the association since 2004 and served as its...
Aug 13, 2024 Ray Orb (right) says it’s time for him to start slowing down and thinking about retirement. Bill Huber (left) will take over as SARM acting president. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Canada's police chiefs call for more help to deal with increasing number of protests
HALIFAX - The frequency of protests linked to domestic and global issues is creating an "unsustainable demand" on policing services across the country, say Canada's chiefs of police. Meeting in Halifa...
Aug 13, 2024
Parliamentary committee to probe how terror suspect was admitted to Canada
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee will investigate how a man facing terror charges was admitted to Canada and obtained citizenship. Members of Parliament on the national security committee voted u...
Aug 13, 2024
Trump's interview with Musk on X platform hamstrung by tech issues
Donald Trump's big return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter did not begin as planned. Trump and Elon Musk, X's owner, were slated to have what the tech titan termed a "live conver...
Aug 13, 2024
Banff residents vote against downtown pedestrian zone in plebiscite
BANFF, Alta. - Banff residents have given a thumbs down to a pedestrian zone in the community's downtown, rejecting the idea in a plebiscite Monday. The Town of Banff posted unofficial results of the ...
Aug 12, 2024
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in election computer breach
DENVER (AP) - Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election deniers, was found guilty by a jury on most charges Monday in a breach of her county's election computer system. Peters was accused ...
Aug 12, 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...