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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'We are scared': Gen Z may hold the keys to the White House, and the parties know it
WASHINGTON - It felt like his future was at stake when 18-year-old Carter Fay cast an early ballot in the United States election. "The reality is that our democracy, I truly think, is on the line. And...
Nov 03, 2024
They sent ballots from Canada. Now, Americans prepare to watch the election from afar
After knocking on thousands of doors during this year's U.S. presidential campaign, David Shelton's work is done - now, he's looking forward to knocking back a drink or two at a local bar on election ...
Nov 03, 2024
A look at U.S. presidential candidates' ties to Canada ahead of this week's election
MONTREAL - Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harr...
Nov 03, 2024
What European housing models could do for Canada’s affordability problems
TORONTO - Housing experts who have long promoted moving new home construction from suburbs to urban centres are calling for a similar approach to policy, saying several ideas currently percolating on ...
Nov 03, 2024
Harris appears on 'Saturday Night Live' as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
NEW YORK (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live" in the final days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph's ver...
Nov 02, 2024
Harris makes unscheduled visit to New York City in the campaign's final days
NEW YORK (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday made an unscheduled visit to New York City, for a brief step away from the battleground states with just three days to go before Election Day. ...
Nov 02, 2024
Crews work in Nunavut hamlet to restore power that's been off since Thursday
KIMMIRUT, Nvt. - The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kimmirut after a power outage hit the Baffin Island hamlet two days ago. Community and Government Services Minister David J...
Nov 02, 2024
Susan Holt becomes N.B.'s first woman premier as new Liberal government sworn in
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's newly elected Liberal government officially took power on Sunday at a ceremony that saw the party's leader become the first woman to serve as premier in the province's hi...
Nov 02, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gets 91 per cent support in UCP leadership review
RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received a dominating 91.5 per cent vote of support from her United Conservative Party members in a scheduled leadership review vote on Saturday. That ...
Nov 02, 2024
Why so many elections in 2024? Chalk it up to the 'beauty of math,' says professor
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tuesday's vote in the United States may be dominating social media feeds, but it is just one of more than 70 national elections that will have taken place this year by the end of De...
Nov 02, 2024 Voters are reflected in a window near an American flag as they mark their ballots during early voting in the general election, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at City Hall in Providence, R.I. uesday’s vote in the United States may be dominating social media feeds, but it is just one of more than 70 national elections that will have taken place this year by the end of December. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Steven Senne )
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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...
