A Newfoundland man was barrelling home Wednesday in a rented Toyota Corolla after his WestJet flight from Toronto to St. John’s was cancelled three days ago. David Bradbury hasn’t seen his wife since September, and he said all he could think about as he drove across Eastern Canada was throwing his arms around her as
For the fourth day in a row, delays and cancellations were wreaking havoc at several Canadian airports. Airlines and airports alike pointed to frigid temperatures in Alberta and snow in B.C. as the main culprit, as conditions created challenges for ground crews, delayed operations and suspended flights. Read more: Chaos continues at Western Canadian airports.
There are still “huge weaknesses” in the world’s health-care system that could be exposed if a new COVID variant takes dominance, a WHO official said Wednesday. Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, told reporters during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, that he doesn’t think the world is ready to
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underscored the importance of American aid in Ukraine’s effort to fight off Russia’s invasion during a historic address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, the culmination of the leader’s first known foreign trip since the war began. Zelenskyy received thunderous applause from lawmakers, who are in the
TORONTO — Police are continuing to search for a vehicle involved in an Oshawa crash that sent a 14-year-old boy to hospital with critical injuries. Emergency crews were called to the area of Stevenson Road North and Conlin Road just after 8 p.m. on Monday for reports of a collision involving a two-wheel motor vehicle
TORONTO — A 14-year-old boy has been airlifted to a trauma centre with critical injuries following a collision between a two-wheel motor vehicle and another vehicle in Oshawa. Emergency crews were called to Stevenson Road North, south of Conlin Road, at around 8:10 p.m. The boy was found with life-threatening injuries and was taken to
TORONTO — Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for Canadian progressive rock band Rush, died Tuesday at age 67, according to a representative for Geddy Lee. A family statement says Peart died in Santa Monica, Calif., after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, for more than three years. “It is with broken hearts and
TORONTO — The Ontario-wide bust of a “sophisticated” illegal gaming operation allegedly involving Hells Angels members has led to 28 people facing a combined 228 charges. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police, along with 17 province-wide partner agencies, seized millions of dollars’ worth of goods while shutting down a “lucrative online and traditional gaming enterprise
On Halloween in 2011, Terie Elliott had a simple workplace accident, twisting her left ankle as she went down some stairs. Initially, it was diagnosed as a sprained ankle and she was told she could go back to work. But a week later, she was off work, her ankle still black and blue. It’s not
Curiosity about new arrivals is normal at Saskatchewan’s Pine Grove Correctional Centre, but when Jessica Stuckey arrived at the remand centre in early November, some of the other inmates were immediately concerned. “They were worried,” said advocate Sherri Maier with Beyond Prison Walls Canada. Maier said one of the inmates told her Stuckey was extremely