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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PQ leader's allusion to deportations, executions a threat to social cohesion: MP
OTTAWA - A senior Quebec Liberal MP says he deplores the tone taken by the leader of the Parti Qubcois, who referenced "deportations and executions" of francophones to justify the party's push for ind...
Apr 17, 2024
What measures were missing from the 2024 federal budget
TORONTO - The federal budget tabled on Tuesday introduced $53 billion in new spending, but not everyone got what they were looking for. Here's a look at some of the measures not included in the Libera...
Apr 17, 2024
Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate. Dental and hy...
Apr 17, 2024
'Heart breaks': Advocates say new disability benefit still leaves people in poverty
A new disability benefit that was supposed to be a historic move to lift people out of poverty turned out to be a disappointment in the federal budget, advocates say. "My heart breaks for people who a...
Apr 17, 2024
Florida's Bob Graham dead at 87: A leader who looked beyond politics, served ordinary folks
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A leader like Bob Graham would be a unicorn in the hyper-partisan politics of today. The former Florida governor and U.S. senator wasn't a slick, slogan-spouting politician. H...
Apr 17, 2024
Officer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save B.C. hostage
BURNABY, B.C. - The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage taker and the woman he was holding says he believes he did everything possible to save her. RCMP Insp. Blair White t...
Apr 17, 2024
North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The future of diversity, equity and inclusion staff jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at stake after a five-person committee swiftly voted to repeal a key...
Apr 17, 2024
Dubious claims about voting flyers at a migrant camp show how the border is inflaming US politics
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico said it did not create flyers urging migrants to vote for President Joe Biden that were filmed at its shelter in a viral video ...
Apr 17, 2024
Sweeping gun legislation awaits final votes as Maine lawmakers near adjournment
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Legislature moved in fits and starts toward adjournment on Wednesday, with unfinished business including final votes on a series of gun safety bills that were introduce...
Apr 17, 2024
Workers warn of dangers if six Public Health Ontario labs close
TORONTO - The potential closure of six laboratories across the province would be dangerous and create inequity in northern Ontario, Public Health Ontario workers said Wednesday. The workers are also w...
Apr 17, 2024
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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
On Wednesday's show, Evan talks about the Snowbirds with an alumnus and Tourism Moose Jaw to understand the impact of th...
