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 premier slams U.S. tariffs as 'foolish,' but energy retaliation off the table
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith lashed out Tuesday as hefty, sweeping U.S. tariffs kicked in on Canadian goods, but she reiterated she won't retaliate by hiking levies on oil and gas heading...
Mar 04, 2025
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the port...
Mar 04, 2025
Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will move to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, even in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic...
Mar 04, 2025
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the port...
Mar 04, 2025
A closer look at Canadian efforts to address U.S. concerns about border security
OTTAWA - The United States imposed sweeping tariffs Tuesday on Canadian products, claiming Canada has failed to adequately address the southbound flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister...
Mar 04, 2025
'All bets are off': B.C. pulls liquor, changes procurement after U.S. tariffs
British Columbia and the rest of the country is strong enough to weather the storm in the threat to Canada's sovereignty coming from a former friend, B.C. Premier David Eby said. Eby took the unusual ...
Mar 04, 2025
Key dates in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute as Trump launches trade war
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, took effect at 12:01 a.m. ...
Mar 04, 2025
Ottawa pauses preventive health task force amid review over breast cancer screening recommendations
TORONTO - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced Tuesday he is temporarily suspending the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has come under fire for not recommend...
Mar 04, 2025
Nova Scotia failing to hold universities account for spending, auditor general says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities. In a new report today, Kim Adair says Nov...
Mar 04, 2025
Manitoba pulls U.S. booze, offers tax deferrals to businesses in wake of tariffs
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government offered tax deferrals to businesses and pulled American products from liquor stores Tuesday in response to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Businesses...
Mar 04, 2025
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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...