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Avalanche safety urged by WorkSafeBC after four skiers killed
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
RICHMOND — British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Board is urging employers to ensure their employees’ safety when working in avalanche terrain, after four deaths in two separate slides over the weekend. WorkSafeBC has issued an information bulletin reminding employers that they’re required to make sure employees are not exposed to avalanche hazards as part of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. safety board to provide update on fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
NEW YORK — United States officials are expected to provide another update Tuesday afternoon about their investigation into the fatal collision of an Air Canada plane on a runway at LaGuardia Airport. Two pilots were killed in the collision with a firefighting truck on the runway Sunday night. On air traffic control radio, one controller ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Future of Sport in Canada Commission calls for sport system overhaul
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s final report states that sport stands at a defining moment. The report released today says the current fragmented, inconsistent and too-often unsafe system doesn’t meet the expectations of Canadians. The commission held cross-country consultations, conducted a public survey, held a summit and issued two public reports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four premiers ask for greater say in superior, appeal court judge appointments
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
The premiers of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan are jointly calling on the federal government to give them more of a say in judges who are appointed to their superior and appeal courts. They say in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that having their governments actively engaged in the process will help ensure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mulls changes to weaken DRIPA, shares secret document with First Nations leaders
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
OTTAWA — British Columbia Premier David Eby’s government is considering amendments that would weaken a landmark reconciliation law that says the province will take “all measures” to align the rights of Indigenous Peoples with existing provincial legislation.. Amendments to the law proposed in a confidential letter sent to some First Nations leaders in the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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