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Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot’s Vancouver arrest
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Transport Canada warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorizations if it did not comply with rules about alcohol consumption. Transport Canada said in a statement that the incident took place on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air India pilot arrested at Vancouver airport, Transport Canada cites alcohol rules
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
RICHMOND — An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Transport Canada citing alcohol rules in its confirmation of the incident. Transport Canada says the incident took place on Dec. 23, and it will engage with Air India and Indian aviation authorities to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products added to pistachio recall due to salmonella
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
TORONTO — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added several Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products to its ongoing recall of pistachios possibly contaminated with salmonella. The latest recall published Friday includes Peace by Chocolate bars and assorted chocolates sold across Canada. They may have been sold individually or as part of a variety pack. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Air India pilot arrested last week at Vancouver airport before flight
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says an Air India pilot was arrested as he was preparing for a flight last week. Richmond RCMP did not identify the airline but say a pilot was arrested on Dec. 23 after a “report of concern” involving an airline crew member. Police and an airport spokeswoman say the flight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta group gets green light to collect signatures for separation referendum
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta’s election agency has fired the starter’s pistol on the race to collect enough names for a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Elections Alberta announced Friday that Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have from Saturday until May 2 to collect just under 178,000 signatures to qualify. “Citizen initiative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix shuts down because of strike
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
MONTREAL — A Quebec ski resort suspended operations on Friday after its unionized workforce walked off the job, leaving one of the province’s most renowned winter playgrounds closed indefinitely. Earlier in the day, Le Massif de Charlevoix said it had closed its ski lifts, slopes, tobogganing areas, food services, the gift shop and the workshop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta group gets green light to collect separation signatures
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta’s election agency has fired the starter’s pistol on the race to collect enough names for a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Elections Alberta says Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have from Saturday until May 2 to collect just under 178,000 signatures to qualify. Elections Alberta had already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire in Marieville, Que., apartment building leaves two dead and one injured
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
MARIEVILLE — Two people are dead and one is injured following an apartment building fire in Marieville, Que., east of Montreal. Emergency services were called to the four-unit building on Ste-Marie Street at about 2:30 a.m. Provincial police Sgt. Laurie Avoine says a woman in her twenties was found unconscious in the building and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian furniture, cabinet industry still ‘reeling’ after Trump pauses tariff spike
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities, the industry is still being devastated by the duties. Trump hit the sector with 25 per cent tariffs in October but paused a promised increase to a total of 30 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some Haitian migrants arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day deported to U.S.
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
Some of the 19 migrants of Haitian origin arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day have been deported to the United States. Canada Border Services Agency says the migrants’ asylum claims were processed and those who were deemed inadmissible were sent back south of the border. In an emailed statement, the agency didn’t say how many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
A major Quebec ski resort has suspended operations for the day after the union representing some 300 workers launched a strike. Le Massif de Charlevoix says it was forced to shut its ski lifts, slopes, tobogganing areas, food services, the gift shop and the workshop at the resort northeast of Quebec City along the St. ... Read More »
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