Unpublished Newswire
A flight from Victoria, B.C. to Toronto was cancelled on Thursday when a parent and the cabin crew were unable to buckle in a child who refused to sit down. It left the rest of the passengers stranded until another flight on Friday. After the aircraft left the terminal and proceeded to the runway for departure, Porter Airlines spokesperson Brad Cicero told National Post in an email Saturday, the crew realized that “a young child was standing in their seat and (refused to be) secured by their seatbelt. Attempts by the accompanying parent and crew to address this were unsuccessful.”As a...
August 8, 2026 - 11:23 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
Police said the collision happened at 2:35 a.m. on Colonel By Drive south of Rideau Street. It was a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle.
August 8, 2026 - 10:58 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses to a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning that claimed the life of a 33-year-old man. In a release, police said the single vehicle crash occurred at about 2:35 a.m. on Colonel By Drive south of Rideau Street. The victim’s identity has not been released. “Police would like to speak with […]
August 8, 2026 - 10:44 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
The subject of an emergency alert over a dangerous man with a firearm in Bedford, N.S., is believed to be involved in an earlier shooting in Annapolis Royal, say police. The alert was expanded to include all of Halifax Regional Municipality on Saturday afternoon.
August 8, 2026 - 10:38 | | CBC News - Canada
Some B.C. farmers are defying wildfire evacuation orders to protect homes, orchards and livestock, saying generations of work are too much to abandon.
August 8, 2026 - 09:31 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
CALGARY — In his signature Smithbilt hat, buckle and boots, Alberta country and western music star Paul Brandt strolls into a boardroom at Calgary International Airport, $12,000 guitar in tow. While he certainly looks the part of a multi-platinum recording artist, he’s not here to talk about his latest album, upcoming tour or anything to do with his music. The one thing on his mind is how, he says, Canada is failing its most vulnerable with lax enforcement against child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision last fall to strike down mandatory one-year...
August 8, 2026 - 09:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
