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WestJet planes are back in the air, and schedules are returning to normal, after the aircraft engineer strike cancelled thousands of flights over the busy Canada Day long weekend. But passengers who had been scheduled to fly are now trying to recoup some of the out-of-pocket costs incurred because of the last-minute travel delays.“So far I’ve seen no money,” says Will Heseltine, whose flight from Las Vegas to Calgary was cancelled because of the strike.“I don’t really have a huge hope that I’ll be seeing any money so at this point I’m just on the hook for all of it.”Heseltine…

The RCMP in Nova Scotia says two suspicious deaths in Mahone Bay, N.S., over the weekend were the result of intimate partner violence. Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a home on Long Hill Road for a wellbeing check of two people just after 1 p.m. Sunday. Police say officers found the remains of a 60-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man inside the home. The deaths were deemed suspicious. An update from police Thursday says the investigation revealed the woman’s death was a result of homicide. The man, who died from self-inflicted wounds, was responsible for her…

By Justin Sibbet Global News Posted January 9, 2025 7:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents and members of the Lethbridge, Alta., business community are reacting to the idea of a joined Canada-U.S.A., as well as the economic impacts of a second Donald Trump administration on southern Alberta. 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. “Good luck with that. We won the War of 1812, we can win a war again,” said Sheila MacKenzie, a…

After two days of dealing with wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, residents across Los Angeles County received a wildfire evacuation alert on Thursday afternoon that was a mistake. Shortly after, officials sent a follow-up alert saying that the notice was intended only for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.Los Angeles County shared a message on X explaining what happened: “An evacuation order for residents near the Kenneth Fire currently burning in West Hills was mistakenly issued Countywide. This alert was only intended for residents of Calabasas and Agoura Hills.”CBS News quotes a local official who said…

Canada’s largest airline has been ordered to pay a family of five who were separated on what’s being described as a “traumatizing” flight last year. Last month, the Small Claims Court of Nova Scotia found the family was entitled to $4,199.35 in compensation from Air Canada for their extended visit to India. The Halifax family was seeking a full refund, flight delay compensation and damages worth a total of $20,000.In 2023, the family — a man, woman and three young daughters, one of whom was just one year old — had gone on an extended visit to India, and while…

RICHMOND, B.C. – Rather than ‘Once upon a time,’ Hayley and Bill Atkinson’s love story begins that night he abruptly left in the middle of playing a card game with friends, and didn’t return for a long time. “And I was like, ‘Where did you go? We thought you went to the bathroom and never came back,’” Hayley recalls. “And he said, ‘I needed some fresh air.’” What Bill actually needed was to prepare to propose, and after he got down on bended knee, Hayley said yes. “But he didn’t hear me answer,” Hayley laughs. “So…

Two men who became the faces of a protest at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 need to do prison time to send a message that actions have consequences, a Crown prosecutor told court Thursday. Steven Johnston said the pair put themselves front and centre at the illegal blockade, which shut down the Canada-US border at Coutts for two weeks over pandemic measures and vaccine mandates. Johnston said defendant Marco Van Huigenbos should get nine months in prison while Gerhard (George) Janzen deserves six months. He told Justice Keith Yamauchi that Van Huigenbos was more…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 9, 2025 5:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his focus in the next federal election will be on ending the carbon price, even with the threat of tariffs from the incoming Trump administration. Poilievre says the carbon price is essentially a tariff on Canadians imposed by their own government.Speaking to reporters this afternoon for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign, Poilievre again demanded that Trudeau call a national election instead. The prime minister prorogued…

Ontario Provincial Police say they are conducting an investigation into “criminal allegations” raised by a city where one councillor appeared on an online show where the host referred to her colleagues as “pedophiles.” In a statement Thursday, OPP said it was conducting an investigation into allegations made by Pickering City Council.The request was originally made on Nov. 15 to Durham Regional Police, which forwarded it to the provincial force.“The investigation is currently being led by the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch,” OPP said.For almost two years, Pickering council has been divided over Coun. Lisa Robinson, who the mayor and other councillors…

Micro — maker of those electric bubble cars found in some European cities — has a new Microlino especially for Americans. The all-electric Microlino Spider is dubbed the “anti-pickup truck” and is meant to be a golf cart replacement. No, not for use on fairways, but at expansive resorts and so-called golf cart communities where well-heeled urbanites can retire in the relative safety of walkable villages with low-speed roads.“Americans don’t just drive large cars. In fact, the US is the world’s biggest market for golf carts, where they’re often used for personal transport within neighborhoods,” says Wim Ouboter, founder and…