Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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'Shovel Superman’': Alberta man uses vacation to help clean up floods in Taiwan
HUALIEN CITY - While many people like to spend their vacations on the beach or at resorts, Jaron Rosso Wiigs of Edmonton used some of his days off to shovel mud after a typhoon in Taiwan. When he arri...
Oct 11, 2025
Tyra the Tyrannosaurus could leave a footprint in Drumheller civic election
By Bill Graveland DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA - The future of Tyra the Tyrannosaurus is still up in the air, but that's not stopping her from leaving a big footprint in Drumheller's upcoming civic election. A...
Oct 04, 2025 Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event and is pictured in Drumheller, Alta., on April 1, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Senate curbs spending on language training, spousal travel
OTTAWA - The Senate is no longer allowing senators to be reimbursed for spouses receiving language training. The changes were passed yesterday at a Senate committee meeting on internal economy, budget...
Oct 03, 2025
Another CBSA inspection kiosk outage resolved after affecting some Canadian airports
The Canada Border Services Agency says an outage that affected its inspection kiosks at airports across the country has been resolved. The agency says travellers may continue to face delays in the sho...
Oct 02, 2025
Artemis II crew and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen ready for historic moon mission
LONGUEUIL - The crew of the Artemis II mission, including Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are heading around the moon in 2026, but the team said Wednesday they are most concerned about laying the gr...
Sep 24, 2025
Vancouver International Airport reports delays, cites staffing issues with NAV CANADA
VANCOUVER - Vancouver International Airport is reporting that some of its flights are being delayed, citing staffing shortfalls with NAV CANADA. A media release from the airport says that due to unexp...
Aug 26, 2025
Air Canada flights slowly resume at YQR, YXE delays still expected
The head of Regina's International Airport is keeping a close eye on Air Canada operations now that a new tentative deal has been reached between the airline and the union representing its flight atte...
Aug 19, 2025 Regina International Airport CEO James Bogusz said as of Tuesday morning, it appears the soonest you can once again start booking an Air Canada flight to Toronto or Vancouver from Regina is Saturday. (CJME File photo)
Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, and some officials are blamin...
Aug 19, 2025
Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled
Passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as Air Canada cancelled more commutes amid an ongoing labour dispute with the union representing more than 10,000 employees. Ja...
Aug 17, 2025
Canadians applying for a Nexus card can no longer choose an 'X' gender marker
OTTAWA - Canadians renewing or applying for Nexus travel cards can no longer choose an X gender marker, following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump that said the American government ...
Aug 06, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...