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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Alberta to require parental consent for name, pronoun changes in schools
Premier Danielle Smith has announced a raft of changes affecting transgender Albertans, including requiring parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at sch...
Jan 31, 2024
Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins
EDMONTON - Alberta's fire chiefs are "urgently" asking the provincial government to explain how it's getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and to release its preparedness strategy. "There is ...
Jan 31, 2024
Chicago becomes latest US city to call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's City Council narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday calling for a permanent cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, with Mayor Brandon Johnson casting the tiebreakin...
Jan 31, 2024
Trump wins final delegate out of New Hampshire
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has won the last remaining unresolved delegate from New Hampshire, giving him a 13-9 delegate advantage in the Granite State over former U.N. Ambassador...
Jan 31, 2024
Ottawa pledges $362 million to provinces, cities to temporarily house asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The federal government is spending another $362 million to help provinces and cities find housing for asylum seekers - but Ontario says it's nowhere near enough. Immigration Minister Marc Mil...
Jan 31, 2024
What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift
Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsens...
Jan 31, 2024
Activists renew push to repeal Kentucky's near-total abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Abortion rights supporters mounted another push Wednesday to restore abortion access in Kentucky, but the Democratic lawmaker sponsoring the legislation acknowledged the odds are...
Jan 31, 2024
New York governor nominates new police leader to agency that has struggled to diversify its ranks
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated a 32-year veteran of the New York State Police to be its new leader. If the state Senate agrees, Steven G. James would be the second Black ...
Jan 31, 2024
Ottawa denies it told CBC to cut 3.3 per cent of its budget, as executives claimed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is denying that it told CBC/Radio-Canada to cut its budget by 3.3 per cent, despite executives with the public broadcaster insisting that's part of the reason t...
Jan 31, 2024
Dentists, hygienists still in the dark on details of federal dental-care plan
OTTAWA - With just months to go before patients can start making appointments, dentists, hygienists and other dental-care providers are still waiting for crucial details about how the federal governme...
Jan 31, 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...
