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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B.C. Conservatives promise to end stumpage fees, review fire management if elected
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - British Columbia Conservatives are promising changes they say will bring more stability to the province's struggling forest industry. Leader John Rustad announced his plan for the s...
Sep 14, 2024
MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa
OTTAWA - On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly. When they last gathered in the capital th...
Sep 14, 2024
Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches
Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline. After more than 14 months of ne...
Sep 14, 2024 Air Canada pilots hold signs during an informational picket at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Aug. 27, 2024. Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline.(DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press)
Political statements, harrowing documentaries: Five hidden gems from this year’s TIFF
TORONTO - Hollywood superstars and awards buzz helped this year's Toronto International Film Festival return to form after multiple years of industry turmoil, but simmering political tensions defined ...
Sep 13, 2024
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
VANCOUVER - A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year pri...
Sep 13, 2024
Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) - Donald Trump refused on Friday to weigh in on recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this ...
Sep 13, 2024
'Drop the idea': N.S. premier says province won't accept thousands of asylum seekers
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier doubled down Friday on his position that he will not accept any attempt by Ottawa to resettle thousands of asylum seekers in the province. In a statement issued by his ...
Sep 13, 2024
Arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 10% increase in 1st year of new deal
TORONTO - An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's doctors a nearly 10-per-cent compensation increase for the first year of their new Physician Services Agreement. The province is in the midst of negotiati...
Sep 13, 2024
Kingston mayor's call to close care hub after fatal assault 'misguided': legal clinic
A community legal clinic in Kingston, Ont., is denouncing the mayor's calls to clear an encampment and close a supervised consumption site in the city following a series of alleged assaults that left ...
Sep 13, 2024
Jasper ending state of emergency as focus shifts to long-term recovery
JASPER - The municipality of Jasper in Alberta's Rocky Mountains is taking the next step this weekend as it recovers from a July wildfire that destroyed a third of its buildings. Jasper Mayor Richard ...
Sep 13, 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...
