CALGARY — Former United States President Barack Obama says failure to transition to cleaner energy sources would lead to global chaos that would be hard to reverse, but he’s optimistic fossil-fuel-centric economies such as Alberta’s can make the necessary changes.
After receiving a standing ovation from about 12,000 adoring fans at Bell MTS Centre on Monday night, Barack Obama laughed about how he got slapped in the face by the wind when stepping off the plane on his first visit to Winnipeg.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama brings his political perspective to Winnipeg on Monday, March 4.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will bring his political perspective to Winnipeg as part of his popular speaker series circuit.
By The Canadian Press MONTREAL - Former U.S. president Barack Obama has again decried what he calls the lack of American leadership on climate change. In a speech to the Montreal Board of Trade on Tuesday, Obama did not mention U.S. President Donald Trump by name but...
By Roger Currie One of the most familiar photos that we see of Barack Obama and other American presidents is the shot of them boarding the Marine One helicopter on the White House lawn. The chopper takes the boss to Andrews Air Force base where the journey continues...
A Winnipeg comedian and radio personality is headed to Washington, DC to perform at a U.S. Presidential Inauguration ball. Gerry “The Big Bear” Barrett hosts the morning show on NCI-FM. Also the station's program director, Barrett is a stand-up comedian and Elvis...
As U.S. election results start coming in tonight, a group of experts in Canadian and American politics will be watching them live at the University of Manitoba. Several big screens will be set up showing various networks. The event will also feature expert commentary,...
Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, is dead. U.S. President Barack Obama made the announcement late Sunday night, after TV networks broke into programming to share the news first, based on congressional sources....
President Barack Obama will meet with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Police Sergeant James Crowley later today for beers at the White House to discuss that whole 'racial profiling' incident. Do you think their meeting will go something like this?...
By Brian Schultz On June 3, 2008, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle took part in what soon became a national phenomenon -- fist bumping. Dubbed as "the fist bump heard 'round the world," putting the bump on a national stage soon became the 'cool' thing to...
