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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A look at Claudia Chender, leader of the Nova Scotia New Democrats
HALIFAX - Claudia Chender, leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, will be leading her first provincial campaign since taking the reins of the party. Born: July 29, 1976. Early years: Raised in Nova Scotia Edu...
Oct 27, 2024
A look at Zach Churchill, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal party
HALIFAX - Zach Churchill will be taking the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia into its first provincial election since he became leader. Born: May 25, 1984. Early years: He was raised in Yarmouth, N.S., wh...
Oct 27, 2024
A look at Tim Houston, leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives
HALIFAX - Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is seeking a second mandate as premier. Born: April 10, 1970. Early years: Born in Halifax and raised in a military ...
Oct 27, 2024
Five key issues as Nova Scotia heads into a provincial election campaign
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians are set to go to the polls in a provincial election called for Nov. 26. Here are five key issues the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and NDP are expected to highlight durin...
Oct 27, 2024
Another bumpy week ahead as Trudeau faces deadlines from Liberal MPs, Bloc
OTTAWA - Another week, another raft of imminent challenges to Justin Trudeau's leadership of both the country and the Liberal Party. The prime minister, whose presence at the party helm has stirred cr...
Oct 27, 2024
Ontario government moves to extend 5.7 cent gas tax cut to June 2025
TORONTO - Ontario is moving to extend a 5.7-cent cut to the provincial gas tax until next summer. Premier Doug Ford says his government will soon put forward legislation that, if passed, will keep the...
Oct 27, 2024
B.C. election down to absentee votes as mail-in tally fails to decide closest races
VICTORIA - The result of British Columbia's election will come down to the count of absentee ballots on Monday after a tally of mail-in votes over the weekend failed to resolve a handful of undecided ...
Oct 27, 2024
Saskatchewan election race tightens as parties spend final day campaigning
REGINA - Saskatchewan's election campaign entered its final day Sunday, with both main party leaders vying for government in what has shaped up to be the tightest race in nearly two decades. Scott Moe...
Oct 27, 2024
'Dumb mistake': What politicians had to say during the Sask. election campaign
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Monday. The Saskatchewan Party, in government for the last 17 years, is hoping for a return to power, while the NDP is fighting to move out of the Opp...
Oct 27, 2024 Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe, left, and Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck look on before a televised leaders’ debate in Regina, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
'On my bucket list': Iconic Banff sign, a must-see for visitors, moving to safer spot
BANFF, Alta. - A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park has become a victim of its own success. The two-metre-high, $350,000 "Banff" sign was installed in 2017 on Mount Norquay Avenue...
Oct 27, 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
8:30 - The Snowbirds, as Canada has known them, are coming to an end. The federal government is calling this a moderniza...
