Air Canada says some flights have been cancelled and many more delayed across its network on Thursday, with disruptions expected to last through the day. The airline said in a statement Thursday morning to Motorcycle accident toronto today that a “temporary technical issue” with the system used to communicate with and monitor aircraft was causing delays.Shortly after
Seventeen children and one adult from St. John’s-Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg are recovering after an elevated platform collapsed during a school field trip at Fort Gibraltar in St. Boniface. Three children of the 18 people hospitalized were in unstable condition when they were taken to hospital Wednesday morning after the accident, according to Jay Shaw
As Carla White looks out the window of her yellow-and-pink, plant-filled apartment in the heart of downtown Montreal, she wonders where she’s going to live next. “I look out there and say, where am I going now?” she says, gesturing at the highrises that tower above the building where she lives.The apartment is small and
The national economy continued to grow overall in the first quarter of 2023 as consumers spent more in the face of recession fears, according to Statistics Canada. Most economists were surprised by the latest show of the economy’s persistent strength, which some say raises the odds the Bank of Canada will have to increase its
A 19-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., has won bragging rights in one of the world’s strangest competitions — though it came at the cost of a concussion and a brief period of unconsciousness. Delaney Irving won the women’s competition in the 2023 Coopers Hill cheese-rolling competition in Gloucester, England on Monday.The annual contest sees scores of
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal NDP has tabled a motion calling for David Johnston to step aside as special rapporteur investigating foreign interference in Canadian affairs, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday. “We’ve tabled a motion … that will be debated tomorrow in the House,” Singh told reporters.“Given the clear apprehension
Fire crews in Nova Scotia are at work trying to contain two massive wildfires burning out of control, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people. “We’re definitely a province that is on edge right now,” Premier Tim Houston said during a media availability Monday afternoon.“It’s a serious situation. The fires around the province are leaving
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says he’s concerned about the “extremely challenging” conditions being seen across the country as wildfires continue to impact a number of provinces and territories. “We will do everything we can to support the people of Canada as they are being impacted by this extremely challenging wildfire season,” Blair told reporters on Monday. “It is
A number of homes went up in flames on Sunday as a Nova Scotia wildfire was rapidly moving through a section of the Halifax suburb of Tantallon and into neighboring Hammonds Plains. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston posted on social media Sunday night that water bombers had arrived from New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador
In the final stretch before the Alberta election, provincial United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley are crisscrossing the province in a last-ditch effort to secure votes, especially in the battleground of Calgary. Alberta voters will decide Monday whether to give former premier Notley a comeback or stay the course with