Category Archives: Canada
Demands on air traffic controllers under the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
MONTREAL - A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday has drawn attention to the demands that a strained air navigation system places on traffic cont...
Mar 23, 2026
CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
OTTAWA - Canada received reports of damage at a United Nations peacekeeping camp near the Israel-Lebanon border after a missile was intercepted on Sunday, Defence Minister David McGuinty's office said...
Mar 23, 2026
N.S. judge to rule on 2015 Air Canada crash landing class action settlement in June
A judge is expected to rule in June on a proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit involving a crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax more than a decade ago. Air Canada Flight 624 from ...
Mar 23, 2026
Saab signs deal with Canadian AI firm Cohere on Global Eye jets
OTTAWA - Swedish defence contractor Saab says it has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft. Saab is try...
Mar 23, 2026
B.C. driver asleep at wheel of Tesla, speeding down Highway 1 in rainy rush hour
COQUITLAM - Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1. ...
Mar 23, 2026
Tumbler Ridge makes Hockeyville final two in wake of mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is one of the two finalists in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program to receive for funding for its ice rink, as the community continues to recover from a deadly mass...
Mar 23, 2026
Phoenix backlog needs to be cleared to avoid errors in new system: AG report
OTTAWA - The federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system, if it wants to avoid infecting the new payroll system with ...
Mar 23, 2026
Immigration department not keeping up with demand for student visa probes: auditor
OTTAWA - Auditor General Karen Hogan says the immigration department did not investigate or follow up on a large number of "high-risk cases" that weaken the integrity of the international student prog...
Mar 23, 2026
Auditor general says RCMP's staff shortage got worse in recent years
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff shortages worsened after officials bet wrong on their recruitment needs and let rookie officers choose the locations of their first assignments, the audito...
Mar 23, 2026
Here's the latest on fatal Air Canada jet crash at New York LaGuardia Airport
Two pilots were killed and more than 40 people taken to hospital after an Air Canada jet carrying 72 passengers and four crew collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport lat...
Mar 23, 2026
