Sarah Mills: Snowbirds' grounding is a chance for Liberal government to stand behind its words
We are told the Snowbirds will return. We are told that the plan is to get new planes quickly. Sarah Mills says now, the...
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UK says it has struck deal to save troubled airline Flybe
LONDON - The British government said Tuesday it had reached a deal to save the struggling regional airline Flybe. Though full financial details were not revealed, shareholders backed a plan to inject ...
Jan 14, 2020
Experts see holes in international flight security rules, oversight
MONTREAL - Experts say the Iran plane crash points to a glaring gap in rules around flight security, with countries lacking incentives to close their own airspace and global agencies lacking the autho...
Jan 14, 2020
World's largest asset manager shifts focus to climate change
NEW YORK - BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, will make climate change central to its investment decisions. Founder and CEO Laurence Fink, who oversees the management of about $7 trillion i...
Jan 14, 2020
Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers
BOSTON - A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the centre of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment. Russian ...
Jan 13, 2020
US drops designation of China as currency manipulator
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is dropping its designation of China as a currency manipulator in advance of the signing Wednesday of a Phase 1 U.S.-China trade agreement. The preliminary pact t...
Jan 13, 2020
Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles
David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees. Alphabet did not give a reas...
Jan 10, 2020
Boeing travails begin to ripple, 2,800 jobs lost in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. - Problems for Boeing and its troubled 737 Max aircraft, which appear to be growing deeper, have begun to ripple outward, with a major supplier announcing Friday that it will lay off mor...
Jan 10, 2020
Ghosn's lawyer slams minister's gaffe on proving innocence
TOKYO - A lawyer for Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former chairman who skipped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, on Friday slammed a gaffe by the Japanese justice minister who said that Ghosn should "prove"...
Jan 10, 2020
US employers expected to have added 160,000 jobs in December
WASHINGTON - The U.S. job market appears to be entering 2020 on a solid footing. Economists expect that Friday's jobs report will show job gains of 160,000 in December, with the unemployment rate hold...
Jan 10, 2020
Lawmakers approve Brexit bill, UK on course for Jan 31 exit
LONDON - Britain passed a long-elusive milestone on the road to Brexit on Thursday when the House of Commons approved a bill authorizing the country's departure from the European Union at the end of t...
Jan 09, 2020
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Murray Wood: Is this the end of the Snowbirds, or just this era?
The federal government is promising Canada's famous aerobatic team will return, and don't governments always keep their ...
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On Wednesday's show, Evan talks about the Snowbirds with an alumnus and Tourism Moose Jaw to understand the impact of th...
