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...
Tag Archives: International
Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be 'tough'
TOKYO - The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended...
May 07, 2021
Carbon emissions from energy dropped 10% in the EU last year
BRUSSELS - Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion dropped 10% in the European Union last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from the EU's statistical office. Euro...
May 07, 2021
Man accused of killing Thai wife prosecuted for abuse in US
BANGKOK - A U.S. citizen charged with killing his pregnant Thai wife in Thailand was accused of attempting to kill what appears to be the same woman while living in Colorado in 2019. Jason Matthew Bal...
May 07, 2021
China discounts possibility of harm from falling rocket
BEIJING - China says the upper stage of its Long March 5B rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on the ...
May 07, 2021
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City during the holiest night of Ramadan in a show of force that threatened to deepen the holy city's...
May 07, 2021
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
TOKYO - Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visi...
May 07, 2021
UK's Johnson hails electoral win as focus turns to Scotland
LONDON - Britain's governing Conservative Party made further inroads in the north of England on Friday, winning a special election in the post-industrial town of Hartlepool for a parliamentary seat th...
May 07, 2021
China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...
May 07, 2021
China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...
May 07, 2021
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
PORTO, Portugal - European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and advisers met Friday in Portugal for two days of in-person talks, signalling their belief that the threat from COVID-...
May 07, 2021
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
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 ...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 20
On Wednesday's show, Evan talks about the Snowbirds with an alumnus and Tourism Moose Jaw to understand the impact of th...
