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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Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa will suspend a second wave of retaliatory tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to pause some new dutie...
Mar 06, 2025
Yukon says cyanide-contaminated water may have been released at mine cleanup
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it has been informed of an "unauthorized discharge of cyanide-impacted water" at the site of last summer's mine disaster north of Mayo. An update from the govern...
Mar 05, 2025
Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing
WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court in Washington on Wednesday removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump's authority to f...
Mar 05, 2025
Joly told Liberals she briefed Carney on Trump tariffs
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly's office confirms she has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney on President Donald Trump's tariffs days ahead of Sunday's leadership vote this...
Mar 05, 2025
Yukon premier considers limiting ties with Elon Musk in next phase of tariff response
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says his government is considering limiting support for companies tied to Elon Musk as part of a potential second phase of action in response to U.S. tariffs. Pillai says in ...
Mar 05, 2025
'We lost our way': Manitoba Tories sorry after rejecting landfill search for women
WINNIPEG - The interim leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives apologized Wednesday to the families of two slain First Nations women after refusing to search a landfill for their remains and to...
Mar 05, 2025
More than 100 arrested in countrywide child exploitation operation, police say
OTTAWA - Police say they have made more than 100 arrests and laid more than 300 charges in a national child exploitation crackdown, with some help from device-sniffing dogs. Representatives of the RCM...
Mar 05, 2025
Canada advances toxic label for 'forever chemicals,' phased regulation approach
The federal government says it's moving ahead with a plan to label so-called forever chemicals as toxic and expects to begin consultations in two years on further regulating their use in cosmetics, fo...
Mar 05, 2025
Saskatchewan to stop buying U.S. alcohol during trade war: Premier Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday the province will stop purchasing American booze and work to stop buying other U.S. goods. His comments come one day after U.S. President Donald ...
Mar 05, 2025
Nova Scotia premier pushing for momentum on Canadian free trade
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is hoping to build momentum on freeing up trade within Canada, as the country deals with the economic stress caused by tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. T...
Mar 05, 2025
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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...
