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Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden, B.C.

Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden, B.C.

A backcountry skier in B.C. has been killed in an avalanche near the community of Golden. The RCMP says two men were reported unaccounted for at 10 p.m. Monday night, and had not been heard from since 5:30 p.m.
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Leak of containment pond at site of Yukon mine disaster impacting creek: officials

Leak of containment pond at site of Yukon mine disaster impacting creek: officials

Officials in Yukon say they believe about 19 million litres of cyanide-contaminated water leaked from a containment pond at the site of a mining disaster last year before the problem was spotted and the water diluted.
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Judge rules RCMP remarks racist, but B.C. pipeline protesters' convictions will stand

Judge rules RCMP remarks racist, but B.C. pipeline protesters' convictions will stand

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found members of the RCMP made "grossly offensive, racist and dehumanizing" remarks about Indigenous women who were arrested in 2021 during a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction.
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Toronto plane crash adds to recent accidents that may rattle travellers: psychologist

Toronto plane crash adds to recent accidents that may rattle travellers: psychologist

With a plane sitting upside-down on the tarmac at the Toronto airport, Anne Robinson remained pragmatic about the slim chance she could end up in a similar crash.
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Carney leads in fundraising as Freeland says party numbers don't tell the whole story

Carney leads in fundraising as Freeland says party numbers don't tell the whole story

OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland's Liberal leadership campaign is insisting that fundraising numbers released Tuesday don't give an accurate picture of her haul during the first part of the race.
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Investigators recover black box from plane wreckage at Toronto's Pearson airport

Investigators recover black box from plane wreckage at Toronto's Pearson airport

TORONTO — Investigators examining the wreckage of a Delta Air Lines flight at Toronto Pearson Airport said Tuesday they've recovered the plane's black box, as authorities praised the "textbook" emergency response to the fiery crash landing.
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Campaigns dig up dirt, sling mud as Ontario election enters final post-debate stretch

Campaigns dig up dirt, sling mud as Ontario election enters final post-debate stretch

TORONTO — Ontario's snap election campaign is heading for its post-debate home stretch, with political parties starting to dig up dirt, sling mud and change course. The Feb.
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Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport

Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport

A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon, injuring multiple passengers. Here's the latest on the crash aftermath and the ongoing investigation.
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Analyst: Gusts, landing apparatus may have contributed to Pearson plane crash

Analyst: Gusts, landing apparatus may have contributed to Pearson plane crash

A veteran aviator and flight instructor of commercial passenger jets says the "variable" gusty winds in Toronto as well as possible mechanical issues with the landing gear may have contributed to the Delta Air Lines crash at Pearson Airport Monday.
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Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date

Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date

OTTAWA — The head of Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in to save a program that helps fund services for Inuit kids.
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