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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Carney downplays Washington's decision to pause bilateral defence board
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has shrugged off a surprise move by the United States to suspend for review a bilateral defence board that predates the Cold War. "It has a long heritage but I woul...
May 19, 2026
Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn
ALLEN, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in next...
May 19, 2026
Ontario bars, restaurants will be able to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during World Cup
Licensed Ontario restaurants and bars will be allowed to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The province announced the temporary extension Tuesday morning, saying it would h...
May 19, 2026
Americans are looking back centuries for find Canadian ancestors - and citizenship
Cody Sibley was born and raised in Louisiana, but he always felt his family shared strong ties to Canada thanks to his Acadian ancestors from Nova Scotia. Sibley said that as an eighth-generation desc...
May 19, 2026 Jeffrey Lensman's Quebec-born great-great-grandfather Odilon Marceau and great-great-grandmother Mathilde Goyette are seen with their adult children in a 1910 handout photo. Lensman, from Salt Lake City, Utah, is seeking Canadian citizenship on the basis of Marceau's birth in Quebec in 1838. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Jeffrey Lensman (Mandatory Credit)
Panel concludes Quebec energy deal not in Newfoundland and Labrador's best interests
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham has invited Quebec back to the bargaining table, after a panel concluded a framework energy agreement with Hydro-Qubec was not in his provin...
May 19, 2026
Parched New Brunswick adds amphibious aircraft after worst fire season in decades
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is adding four new amphibious aircraft to its firefighting fleet after last year's forest fire season was one of the worst in decades. The new Fire Boss AT-8...
May 19, 2026
Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased
MOOSE JAW - Canada's famous military aerial ambassadors - the Snowbirds - will soon be grounded. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Tuesday that after this upcoming season, the nine-jet aerobat...
May 19, 2026
Chinese Embassy in Canada denounces MP Chong's visit to Taiwan
OTTAWA - China's embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP's visit to Taiwan crosses a "red line" at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing. Conservative MP Michael Chong...
May 18, 2026
Quebec Premier Fréchette, French President Macron discuss opportunities in Paris
PARIS - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the lyse Palace in Paris on Monday as part of a mission focused on economic co-operation with France. Ahead of th...
May 18, 2026
US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of duping Wall Street investors who...
May 18, 2026
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Murray Wood: Is this the end of the Snowbirds, or just this era?
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