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‘We nearly hit them.’ American Airlines jet almost collides with truck at North Carolina airport
In an incident reminiscent of the crash at LaGuardia Airport last month that killed two Air Canada pilots, an American Airlines pilot had to slam on his jet’s brakes to avoid hitting an operations truck while taxiing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Wednesday morning. In audio captured by ATC.com and obtained…
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Windsor man charged in March crash that killed toddler
A Windsor man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in a crash that killed a toddler last month.
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A month after Carney’s India trip, B.C. police warn another Sikh activist of threat to his life
OTTAWA — One month after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India to renew diplomatic ties, Canadian police warned yet another Sikh and pro-Khalistan activist of a threat to his life. In an interview, Sikh Canadian Narinder Singh Randhawa told National Post he was informed on April 11 by Surrey police of an “immediate threat”…
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Opinion: Connecting Canada is an infrastructure imperative
Canada stands at a crucial juncture, facing an opportunity to make generational investments in critical infrastructure that are unmatched since the post-Second World War era. Current geopolitical realities underscore the urgency of economic sovereignty, pushing governments to finally prioritize a robust, modern national infrastructure program. My lifelong experience in the transportation sector, beginning with my…
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Riders fire Ajou Ajou after CFL says he made ‘aggressive and unwelcome physical contact’ with women
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have kicked receiver Ajou Ajou off the team after the CFL concluded he made ‘aggressive and unwelcome physical contact’ with multiple women at a Regina restaurant on the day of the Riders’ Grey Cup parade last November.
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BBC presenter died of infection after Vancouver car crash, coroner rules
A longtime BBC radio presenter who died in Vancouver last summer after a car crash succumbed to peritonitis, an infection from abdominal injuries she suffered in the crash, a British coroner has determined. Lynda Shahwan, 53, was on holiday in Canada last July with her husband and two sons when their car was involved in…
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Conservatives call on Carney not to ‘stack the deck’ by using majority to shut opposition out of committees
OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the Liberals not to overhaul the makeup of parliamentary committees, which Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled would be coming in the wake of securing a majority. Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer appeared before reporters on Thursday to underscore how the membership of committees — bodies where MPs…
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Posthaste: Canada faces an entrepreneurial ‘drought’ as more businesses close than open
More small businesses closed than opened in Canada for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to research by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Small-business exit rates hit 5.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, while the entry rate fell to 4.8 per cent in the fourth quarter. The ratio between business starts…
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Surrey Pro-Khalistan activist says police have warned him of significant safety risk
An activist based in Surrey, B.C., who was a friend and associate of the assassinated pro-Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, says he has been warned by police that he could be in serious danger.
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AI helped CIBC save 1.2 million hours, cut mortgage approval times at TD, CEOs say
Artificial Intelligence-driven tools helped the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce save 1.2 million hours of work in its first quarter and cut mortgage approval times at Toronto-Dominion Bank , say the lenders’ chief executives. “AI allows for enhanced fraud detection, credit monitoring, and other important activities,” CIBC chief executive Harry Culham said at the bank’s…