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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U.S. jobless claims drop 13,000 to 553,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit last March and another sign the economy is recov...
Apr 29, 2021
US recovery from pandemic recession is showing momentum
WASHINGTON - Powered by consumers and fueled by government aid, the U.S. economy is achieving a remarkably fast recovery from the recession that ripped through the nation last year on the heels of the...
Apr 29, 2021
Government: China cleaning up oil after tanker collision
BEIJING - A dozen vessels on Thursday are at work cleaning up about 400 tons of oil that spilled into the sea from a tanker following a collision off one of China's busiest ports, the maritime safety ...
Apr 29, 2021
Court: Germany must share climate burden between young, old
BERLIN - In a ruling hailed as groundbreaking, Germany's top court said Thursday the government must set clear goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after 2030, arguing that existing legislation...
Apr 29, 2021
Biden's declaration: America's democracy 'is rising anew'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night that "America is rising anew" as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the ...
Apr 28, 2021
China launches main part of its 1st permanent space station
BEIJING - China on Thursday launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long term, the latest success for a program that has realized a number of its growin...
Apr 28, 2021
Rapper Kodak Black gets probation in teen's assault case
FLORENCE, S.C. - Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced to probation Wednesday for assaulting a teenage girl in a South Carolina hotel room. Black was originally charged with rape, but accepted a deal and p...
Apr 28, 2021
Alligator, cow delay Houston traffic, turn commute into zoo
HOUSTON - Some days, Houston area traffic can be a nightmare. Other days, it can be a zoo, literally. A cow and an alligator caused traffic delays on Wednesday during separate incidents in which the a...
Apr 28, 2021
Bones dating back to ice age found in Las Vegas backyard
LAS VEGAS - A couple in Las Vegas said they will have to wait to continue building their pool after construction crews unearthed a set of bones dating back to Earth's most recent ice age. Matt Perkins...
Apr 28, 2021
Senate votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, as part of a broader effort by the Biden ad...
Apr 28, 2021
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 20
8:30 - The Snowbirds, as Canada has known them, are coming to an end. The federal government is calling this a moderniza...
