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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 29, 2024 8:52 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night. Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase says at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday, an Air Canada Express flight operated by Pal Airlines arriving from St. John’s, N.L., experienced an incident upon landing.Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick says the plane experienced a “suspected landing gear issue” after arrival Saturday night and the aircraft was unable to reach the terminal and the crew and 73…
Canmore, Alta., residents came together to help a local family restore its popular Christmas display just 24 hours after it was vandalized on Boxing Day. Dave Ouellette has been putting the popular Christmas display up for more than a decade, ever since his 15-year-old daughter Rhyanna was born. As Ouellette explains, the display located just off Bow Trail took on a life of its own when the town embraced it as a must-see each holiday season.“It got bigger and bigger. It just kind of became an obsession and now it is actually part of the town,” he says of the…
Tenants living at Porta Place, an Edmonton seniors housing complex, were left on a sour note during the holidays. Their only elevator broke down, impacting accessibility, and leaving dozens stranded on their floors. Barry Dove lives at Porta Place. The building is an independent seniors building owned by the Alberta Social Housing Corporation and managed by GEF Seniors Housing.Dove says he’s been climbing up and down the staircase from his third-floor unit because the elevator has been broken for over a week.“I had to go to many Christmas dinners. I was up and down the stairs 100 times. It’s been…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Whether you’re returning from your Christmas vacation or have New Year’s plans in a different city, the Ministry of Highways is reminding you to travel safely. Communications consultant Brandy Leippi said after mild temperatures and rain in parts of the province, there is frost on the pavement, causing slippery conditions.She recommends checking the Highway Hotline for the latest road conditions before travelling. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “If you click on a…
Independent bookstores are enjoying a new chapter across the country as the market shifts from big box bookstores back to quaint and niche neighbourhood shops. The revival is putting the focus back on the little things that make the book-buying experience so special to avid readers and bookstore lovers.Writer and publisher Michael Hingston noticed there was something missing from the Edmonton literary scene, which led him to open Porch Light Books in November.“That point of contact between the reader — you write something, you publish something, you put it out in the world and you don’t really hear back from…
Walking soccer is allowing people in Saskatoon to enjoy the sport at a slower and less intense pace. “It’s a great game for retired people, but it’s also a very good game for people that have been injured and want to come back slowly,” organizer and player David Taylor said.Although it’s slower, that doesn’t mean it’s easier than traditional soccer. Having to walk instead of run, and keeping at least one foot on the ground is actually difficult for some players. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox…
For over two decades now, one man has been single-handedly running a vital news and information publication serving the anglophone community in Deux-Montagnes (Two Mountains), Que. With the province continuing its efforts to promote French, often at the expense of English, according to many, there are fewer and fewer places for English speakers to get informed in their language.In Two Mountains, however, anglophones know they can always turn to Paul Goyetche, better known as 2MoPaul.“Now everybody, whenever they see me on the street, they think, ‘There’s 2MoPaul!’” Goyetche told Global News. Two Mountains is often called 2-Mo for short.The retired…
Beloved Vancouver-based artist and activist Joe Average has passed away at the age of 67. Friends and family confirm he died on Christmas Eve. Known for his vividly colourful art pieces depicting people, animals and flowers, Average was also a champion of LGBTQ2+ rights.Born Brock David Tebbutt on Oct. 10, 1957 in Victoria, B.C., Average didn’t consider an artistic career path until his 30s.After being diagnosed with HIV at the age of 27 and watching his health and financial situation decline over the next few years, Average resolved to find a reason to push forward. Art became that reason.Over the…
Showing off his budding muscles and Christmas presents in his Surrey, B.C., home, Ansh is a five-year-old with big brown eyes, a bright smile, and a brave face. Last spring, Ansh landed in BC Children’s Hospital with unusual symptoms. A battery of tests revealed the tragic news that Ansh has diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a rare, aggressive and incurable cancer of the brain stem. He received some radiation to slow its progress but has since been sent home.As his condition slowly progresses, mom, Chintan Shah, and dad have become his full-time caregivers.“I can’t leave Ansh alone,” his mother says. “He…
Deteriorating to the point it was at risk of a “catastrophic collapse”, Vancouver city council voted unanimously on Dec. 18 to declare the former Dunsmuir Hotel a danger to public safety, and ordered its demolition. Holborn Properties, which owns the structure at 500 Dunsmuir Street through a subsidiary, has been given 21 days to do the work at its own expense.The 115-year-old Dunsmuir House has sat vacant since 2013, its roof leaking for more than a decade.Holborn will also be required “to preserve certain heritage features to be reused in any future development of the site,” if it can be…