Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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'Deeply disappointed' First Nations in B.C. want Eby to kill fast-track bills
VICTORIA - First Nations leaders are calling on B.C. Premier David Eby to immediately "kill" two pieces of legislation that would fast-track projects in response to U.S. government tariffs, with one l...
May 15, 2025
No action against Nova Scotia rent loophole out of fears for housing supply: minister
HALIFAX - The minister responsible for Nova Scotia's rental property rules says her department won't crack down on instances of abuse involving fixed-term rent leases because it doesn't want to affect...
May 15, 2025
Almost half of Canadians say Carney 'stood up' for country in Trump meeting: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians think Prime Minister Mark Carney "stood up" for Canada in his recent face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Leger poll says 48...
May 15, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Saint John, N.B., police charge one of their own with assault, provide few details
ST. JOHN - The police force in Saint John, N.B., said Thursday that it has charged one of its officers with assault. In a news release offering few details, the Saint John Police Force said a public c...
May 15, 2025
Nova Scotia gets $170 million over 10 years after signing housing infrastructure deal
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's public works minister says the province is getting $170 million from the federal government to assist with housing infrastructure, after a deal was signed last winter. Fred Til...
May 15, 2025
Saskatchewan NDP's anti-separation bill dies as legislative session wraps up
REGINA - Saskatchewan's legislative session ended Thursday and with it an anti-separation bill went up in flames. The Opposition NDP's proposed legislation was repeatedly blocked this week by Premier ...
May 15, 2025
Supreme Court won't review school board's decision to sanction trustee over remarks
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meetin...
May 15, 2025
In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director o...
May 15, 2025 A worker inspects the framing of a modular home at the Fading West factory in Buena Vista, Colo., on Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet said Thursday the party plans to launch a legal challenge after losing the federal riding of Terrebonne by a single vote. Blanchet said the party wan...
May 15, 2025
The government could function without a budget, but will need a spending bill
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that when Parliament resumes, the government will put forward a middle-class tax cut, deliver a throne speech and release a fiscal p...
May 15, 2025
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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...
