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In the news today: Investigating Air Canada crash, Flying anxiety, Trade war drags
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Aviation experts to probe Air Canada flight after fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport Aviation experts have arrived in New York City to probe how an Air Canada flight from Montreal crash-landed at LaGuardia Airport, killing its two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aviation experts to probe Air Canada flight after fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
NEW YORK — American aviation experts have arrived in New York City to probe how an Air Canada flight from Montreal crash-landed at LaGuardia Airport, killing its two pilots and injuring many others. Disaster struck late Sunday when the jetliner carrying 72 passengers and four crew touched down and crashed into a firefighting truck moments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hoodie-gate’: Is David Eby qualified as fashion police after dressing down B.C. MLA?
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
VICTORIA — Style advisor Dale Olsen says he doesn’t distinguish between party colours, but he doubts British Columbia Premier David Eby is well qualified to act as the fashion police. Eby thrust political attire onto the agenda this month when he dressed down Opposition legislature member Gavin Dew for wearing a grey hoodie as he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba government hands down budget amid health care, affordability concerns
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is set to deliver its annual budget today, with a focus on affordability and health care. Property taxes have been rising in many areas, and a government source tells The Canadian Press that the budget will boost a credit homeowners receive on education property taxes by $100 starting next year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada plane crash at New York airport may add to travel fears: psychologist
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
After the fatal Air Canada plane collision at a New York City airport on Sunday, travellers may experience an initial spike in anxiety that for some could reinforce existing concerns about flying, one Canadian psychology expert says. Two pilots were killed and 41 people taken to hospital after an Air Canada jet carrying 72 passengers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. avalanches kill four skiers in deadly backcountry weekend
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
KITIMAT — Police say three heli-skiers were killed on Sunday when they were caught in an avalanche north of Terrace, B.C., on a deadly day in the province’s backcountry that also claimed the life of another skier in a separate slide near the Alaska border. RCMP say the avalanche near Terrace happened on Mount Knauss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. avalanches kill four in deadly backcountry weekend
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
KITIMAT — Police say three heli-skiers were killed on Sunday when they were caught in an avalanche north of Terrace, B.C., on a deadly day in the province’s backcountry that also claimed the life of another person in a separate slide near the Alaska border. RCMP say the avalanche near Terrace happened on Mount Knauss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 heli-skiers dead in avalanche near Terrace, B.C., in deadly weekend
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
KITIMAT — Police in Terrace say three heli-skiers have died after being caught in an avalanche north of the British Columbia community, as part of a deadly weekend in the province’s backcountry. RCMP in Terrace say the avalanche happened on Mount Knauss on the Iridium Shoulder ski run on Sunday at around 1:28 p.m., when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Three heli-skiers dead in B.C. avalanche
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
KITIMAT — Police say three heli-skiers are dead after an avalanche on Mount Knauss in northwestern British Columbia. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget watchdog nominee promises ‘pointy analysis’ as MPs question independence
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s choice for the next federal fiscal watchdog promised not to go lightly on the federal government if she is confirmed for the post. Annette Ryan, a longtime public servant and the current deputy director at Canada’s financial intelligence agency, Fintrac, was named as cabinet’s pick to lead the Office of the Parliamentary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. company faces U.S. sanctions over alleged ties to terrorist group Hezbollah
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
WASHINGTON — A British Columbia company has been sanctioned by the United States over its alleged ties to fundraising for the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. Seven Seas for International Trading and Logistics is among a network of 16 companies and individuals designated for sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department, which says they are led by ... Read More »
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