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A list of deadly plane crashes in Canada's North since 1980
Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital. The flight had been heading from the town on th...
Jan 24, 2024
Emergencies Act ruling reopens emotional debate two years after huge protests
OTTAWA - A judge's ruling that the federal Liberals were unjustified in using emergency law to quell a weeks-long protest in Ottawa has left the administrator of a downtown church feeling the court di...
Jan 24, 2024
Conservatives call on Canada to restore visa requirement for Mexican tourists
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want the Trudeau government to restore a visa requirement for Mexican tourists as concerns mount about denied refugee claims. Asylum claims from Mexico have shot up ...
Jan 24, 2024
Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale
Canadian Molly Carlson goes into this weekend's final stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in New Zealand in second place and with a smile in her face. Whether it's diving off a bridge, bung...
Jan 24, 2024
So you want to go cliff diving. The ins and outs of the Red Bull World Series
A look at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series: ORIGINS: Cliff diving as a sport is believed to have originated in the 1700s when Hawaiian chief King Kahekili first jumped from the holy cliffs of Ka...
Jan 24, 2024
Reaction to the deadly plane crash near Fort Smith, N.W.T.
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - Four passengers and two crew members were killed in a plane crash Tuesday near Fort Smith, N.W.T. The coroner's office in the territory says a lone survivor was airlifted to hospi...
Jan 24, 2024
Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership
MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he's going on tour ahead of a possible run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party. Coderre, who lost the last t...
Jan 24, 2024
Community members say coroner’s inquest ignoring JSCN’s own response
Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead knew something was wrong when she heard her friend's voice on the phone on the morning of Sept. 4, 2022."She said bad things are happening. She said people are getting stab...
Jan 24, 2024
Quebec environmental group seeks court injunction against EV giant Northvolt
MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group is in court today against Swedish manufacturer Northvolt, arguing that work on its future electric vehicle battery plant was allowed to begin without proper ana...
Jan 24, 2024
Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Bucks coach, AP source says
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Pre...
Jan 24, 2024
