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Canada’s transportation safety board to investigate St. Maarten WestJet hard landing
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is sending a team of investigators to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten to investigate the rough landing of a WestJet plane yesterday. The safety board says it will gather information and assess what happened to flight WS2276 from Toronto that experienced a hard landing upon arrival ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly expects aluminum sector to receive ‘hundreds of millions’ in tariff relief
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Quebec’s aluminum sector is likely to receive “hundreds of millions of dollars” from a $5 billion fund to help sectors slammed by U.S. tariffs. Nearly all of Canada’s aluminum is produced in Quebec. Joly says the federal government hasn’t determined yet exactly how the tariff support fund will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: WestJet flight from Toronto has rough landing
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… WestJet flight from Toronto has rough landing WestJet says a flight travelling from Toronto had a rough landing at an airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten yesterday afternoon. The airline issued a statement on its website, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Revised Alberta school book ban expected to be released today
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is set to release its revised school library book ban today. The government had promised an updated ministerial order Friday, but the announcement was rescheduled. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said in an email after the postponement that officials were taking the time needed to ensure a revised order was clear ... Read More »
1 responseCarney surprises many with appearance at long-distance trail race
By Canadian Press on September 7th, 2025
Politicians typically do most of their running on campaign trails, but Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised many people when he competed in a long-distance trail run in southern Ontario on the weekend. Carney was entered in the 26-kilometre event in the Haliburton Forest Trail Race, an annual event held about 160 kilometres north of Toronto, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WestJet flight from Toronto has rough landing in St. Maarten’s airport
By Canadian Press on September 7th, 2025
WestJet says a flight travelling from Toronto had a rough landing at an airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on Sunday afternoon. The airline issued a statement on their website, saying the flight WS2276 from Toronto experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Princess Juliana International at around 1 p.m. ET. It says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers flag urgent need for better funding of federal trade, sanctions agencies
By Canadian Press on September 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff war. In a letter to the Finance Department ahead of the coming fall budget, the Canadian international trade and investment lawyers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many EV owners say they’re undeterred after the federal government’s mandate pause
By Canadian Press on September 7th, 2025
Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved public charging stations will slow in the coming years. When Julien Kos drove to Moncton earlier this year, his plan heavily relied on charging his ... Read More »
1 responseMoratorium called on new digital transformation contracts by Quebec government
By Canadian Press on September 7th, 2025
QUÉBEC — An opposition party in Quebec says the government must implement measures to prevent cost overruns before launching itself into any new digitization projects. The party, Québec Solidaire, made the call for the moratorium in reaction to the ongoing public inquiry into the province’s auto insurance board. The provincially owned corporation has been mired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing Canadian soldier deployed to Latvia found dead
By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025
A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia, who was missing since earlier this week, was found dead Friday. A news release from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces says Warrant Officer George Hohl was deployed on Operation Reassurance as part of the Aviation Battalion under the NATO Multinational Brigade-Latvia. Hohl was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Missing Canadian soldier deployed to Latvia found dead
By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025
A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia, who was missing since Tuesday, has been found dead. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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