Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Halifax student union leaders call on N.S. to address high cost of student housing
HALIFAX - Halifax university student union leaders are calling on the Nova Scotia government to address the high cost of housing they say is making it harder for students to study and live in the prov...
Oct 15, 2025
Details on housing development charges expected in budget: Robertson
OTTAWA - The office of federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the Liberal government remains committed to cutting municipal development charges in half, after the minister was vague about fulf...
Oct 14, 2025
City of Saskatoon defers upgrade work on Acadia Drive water main until spring
A project to upgrade the primary water main on Acadia Drive in Saskatoon has been put off until the spring. Work was originally planned to begin last week, but in a statement issued on Tuesday, the ci...
Oct 14, 2025 The water main project has been delayed until the spring of 2026, the city announced on Tuesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
B.C. housing bill focuses on multi-units, publicizing short-term rental penalties
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing changes to its short-term rental laws, including allowing for compliance orders and penalties to be published to deter people from breaking the ...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction workers and contractors are paid on time. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the bill is abou...
Oct 07, 2025
Quebec couple fight to stay in home expropriated for Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail bypass
MONTREAL - Two years after their home was expropriated to make way for a rail bypass, Lac-Mgantic, Que., resident Raymond Savoie and Rita Boulanger are still fighting to stay in the stone cottage wher...
Oct 07, 2025
Bills on high rent, lack of housing lost in rush to wrap N.S. legislature: NDP
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP leader is highlighting a pair of her party's housing bills she says were lost in the government's rush to wrap up the fall sitting of the legislature. Claudia Chender says ...
Oct 07, 2025
Broadway business excited as end of bridge construction nears
The end of a major construction project on the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon is finally in sight. The 93-year-old bridge has been closed since May while it undergoes a rehabilitation. While no exact da...
Oct 06, 2025 While businesses are glad the bridge will open ahead of the holiday season, a number noted that they didn't see a big drop in customer traffic during the past six months. (650 CKOM file photo)
As Barrie, Ont., moves to clear encampments, some people say they have nowhere to go
BARRIE - For the past 15 years, Shania Steeves has slept on sidewalks and stayed in overcrowded, sometimes unsafe shelters. She has been homeless off and on for nearly half of her life, and she has al...
Oct 03, 2025
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
TORONTO - Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner. Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him to commit more dangerous crimes...
Oct 03, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
