Category Archives: Canada

Air Canada crash probe being conducted in 'full co-operation' with U.S.: Carney
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working in "full co-operation" with U.S. officials to probe the crash of an Air Canada jet at New York's LaGuardia Airport that killed two pilots Sun...
Mar 25, 2026

Carney says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences lacked compassion
OTTAWA - Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau was slammed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec's government on Wednesday for delivering an English-only message of condolence after Sunday's deadly plane...
Mar 25, 2026

In the news: Remembering Quebec pilot killed in N.Y. crash, air traffic hires dwindle
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Tributes for Quebec pilot killed in N.Y. crash The death of Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest, who perishe...
Mar 25, 2026

Hometown mourns Quebec pilot Antoine Forest, who died in LaGuardia crash
COTEAU-DU-LAC - The death of Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest, who perished when his plane collided with an emergency vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, has sparked an outpouring o...
Mar 25, 2026

Canada is short 200 air traffic controllers, Nav Canada says
OTTAWA - Nav Canada said Wednesday that the country is short an estimated 200 air traffic controllers and is working on building its capacity. The privately run, non-profit corporation is responsible ...
Mar 25, 2026

Global Affairs laying off its most skilled diplomats, union says
OTTAWA - The union representing staff at Global Affairs Canada says the foreign service is laying off dozens of its most skilled diplomats, while asking other envoys moving across continents to wait m...
Mar 25, 2026

Family of Chinese hiker who died in B.C. mountain fall faces 'enormous' medical bills
VANCOUVER - An outdoor adventure group says a member who died after trying to rescue a companion on one of Metro Vancouver's tallest mountains was a visitor from China, whose family now faces "enormou...
Mar 24, 2026

Terrebonne byelection to use adapted ballot due to high number of candidates
OTTAWA - Voters in Terrebonne will use a write-in ballot in the upcoming byelection, as the Longest Ballot Committee has made the Quebec riding its latest target. Elections Canada's advisory committee...
Mar 24, 2026

Timeline: Safety board releases final minutes of Air Canada collision at LaGuardia
NEW YORK - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released flight data and radio transmissions of the final three minutes of the fatal Air Canada flight at New York's LaGuardia Airport Sund...
Mar 24, 2026

Quebec tables bill on involuntary hospitalization
QUBEC - Quebec's minister of health and social services has tabled a bill to relax the criteria for the involuntary hospitalization of patients experiencing a mental health crisis. The bill aims to ov...
Mar 24, 2026