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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B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used...
Aug 11, 2025
Three candidates on ballot for Manitoba byelection
WINNIPEG - Three candidates are vying for a seat in Manitoba's legislature in the upcoming byelection in the Spruce Woods constituency. Elections Manitoba says Ray Berthelette is running for the gover...
Aug 11, 2025
Barrick Mining reports rise is Q2 profits despite US$1-billion writedown on Mali mine
TORONTO - Barrick Mining Corp. took a US$1.04-billion charge in its second quarter related to its loss of control of a gold mine in Mali, but still reported a rise in profit thanks to higher gold pric...
Aug 11, 2025
More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: Poll
OTTAWA - More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll suggests that 54 per cent of respo...
Aug 11, 2025 The Canadian flag flies over the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Carney, Zelenskyy talk as world leaders prepare for Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as world leaders sought to co-ordinate their response to a U.S.-Russia war summit that will not include...
Aug 11, 2025
Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who recei...
Aug 11, 2025 A sample ballot box is seen at Elections Canada's offices in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
The Parti Qubcois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier ...
Aug 11, 2025
Appeal Court says challenge of Saskatchewan pronoun law can continue
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled a challenge of the province's school pronoun law can continue. In the decision released Monday, the court granted, in part, the government's appeal ...
Aug 11, 2025
Ontario records low housing starts, even using new ways of counting them
TORONTO - Ontario's final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what's needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford's goal of getting 1.5 million homes built, even with various new categories the govern...
Aug 11, 2025
Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests. The Carney-led Liberal government's approval ratin...
Aug 10, 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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On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
