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Transportation Safety Board says aerodynamic stall caused fatal Alberta plane crash
EDMONTON — The Transportation Safety Board has released its investigation into a fatal plane crash last September southeast of Edmonton. The board says a single-person crop duster plane nosedived into a rural area near the village of Donalda on Sept. 12, killing the 39-year-old pilot. The report says the Air Tractor AT-502B lost lift due to an aerodynamic stall, which occurs when there is a breakdown of airflow over the wings. The board says a bystander, who was watching the aerial spray of the
BusinessCBCPremier says potential Lepreau sale 'shouldn't be a public debate'
Premier Blaine Higgs is refusing to shed any light on the details of a possible sale of N.B. Power's Point Lepreau nuclear generating station to an Ontario Crown corporation. Opposition parties demanded Thursday that Higgs give New Brunswickers a better idea of where a sale of Lepreau would fit in the province's long-term energy strategy and what the benefits and costs of a deal might be. But Higgs deflected the questions and offered no additional information during a scrum with reporters afterw
CelebrityCBCNLC pleased as punch to launch vodka from UFC legend Georges St-Pierre
On Wednesday, one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters in the world toured the St. John's distillery where his Pur Sang vodka will be bottled. For the past year Georges St-Pierre and the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation have been working together to get the vodka on store shelves. "It was very important for me that the product was made in Canada, not anywhere else in the world," the sharply dressed St-Pierre said at the NLC's Kenmount Road distillery. "Even though we are going
PoliticsThe Canadian PressLiberals must create national autism framework after Tory bill receives royal assent
OTTAWA — The federal health minister will be required to develop a framework on autism spectrum disorder, including identifying ways to give financial support to autistic people, within the next 18 months. A Senate public bill calling for such a framework received royal assent on Thursday after clearing the House of Commons with unanimous support this week. Conservative member of Parliament Mike Lake, a longtime advocate for such a framework, delivered a speech on Wednesday to mark the moment. L
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Daajing Giids to provide update on wastewater treatment plans
The Village of Daajing Giids is inviting residents to a town hall meeting to hear updates about the municipality’s wastewater treatment system on April 5. A presentation outlining what has happened with the wastewater system since the last community update in 2018, as well as the community’s plan for the future, will begin at 7 p.m. However, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and constituents will have an opportunity to have an informal chat with the mayor and councillors beforehand. After the present
NewsThe Canadian PressUkraine, Finland looking for Canadian help to rebuild economy amid war: ambassadors
OTTAWA — Ukraine's ambassador to Canada is urging Canadian businesses to see her country's eventual recovery as an economic bonanza worth investing in. Yuliya Kovaliv says at a lunch event for corporate groups in Ottawa that her country is focused on winning the war against Russia's invasion, but that the next step will be a rebuilding of major infrastructure and services in Ukraine. She says Ukraine will need a Marshall Plan-style funding package to get back on its feet when the war ends, and C
HealthCBCWho pays for what on Maple? Company acknowledges some people charged improperly
Some Prince Edward Islanders have been reluctantly paying to be seen by a health professional through the Maple virtual care platform even though they believe it should be free as part of Canada's publicly funded medical system. Now the company is offering refunds to people who consulted doctors online and were charged due to what it calls "a configuration error." Cornwall, P.E.I., resident Margaret Simpson recently paid about $70 for a virtual care appointment through the platform. Earlier this
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NWP course aims to create trauma-informed care for sexual assault survivors
Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is now offering an online course to medical professionals to better equip them to provide trauma-informed care to survivors of a recent sexual assault. The Rural Sexual Assault Care Expanded (RSAC-E) micro-credential course is aimed at educating nurses, midwives and physicians practicing in rural and remote Canadian communities. “We are grateful to have the opportunity to work closely with rural health care providers and to deliver this one-of-a-kind training,” sai
NewsThe Canadian PressTaiwan's leader, in US, stresses security for her island
NEW YORK (AP) — In a highly sensitive U.S. visit, Taiwan’s president is delivering a message that keeping her self-ruled island strong will help ensure the world’s safety — even as her travel is carefully calibrated to try to contain what furious Chinese officials warn could be a strong response. Taiwan is billing President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to New York as simply a “transit," but she has kept a full agenda of events Wednesday and Thursday before flying to Central America. Most provocatively i
EntertainmentThe Canadian Press'Scott Pilgrim' set to return as Netflix anime with original cast reprising roles
Toronto's favourite problematic dork will live to fight another seven evil exes. Netflix is bringing Scott Pilgrim back to life, this time as an anime, with characters voiced by the same cast as the 2010 movie. The film "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," which became a cult hit, was based on the series of graphic novels by Canadian writer-illustrator Bryan Lee O'Malley. It follows Scott, a hapless Toronto musician, as he tries to win the love of an Amazon courier by battling her seven former partner
NewsThe Canadian PressA look at how the largest US counties gained or lost people
Several large, urban counties across the United States gained residents or stemmed population declines in the year ending last July after losing residents in the previous 12-month period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates released Thursday. Population change is driven by migration, both within the U.S. as people move around inside the country, and from international trends as people arrive from abroad. It also depends on whether births outpace
BusinessThe Canadian PressGov't to start looking for bias in small business lending
NEW YORK (AP) — Banks will need to start reporting the demographics and income of small business loan applicants under new rules published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday. It's a move that policymakers hope will lead to less discrimination and more transparency in the small business lending market, similar to how other laws have regulated the residential mortgage market for decades. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress mandated the bureau to start collecting data on small b
NewsCBCB.C. to expand use of civil forfeiture to go after potential proceeds of money laundering
The B.C. government has introduced legislation that will expand the use of the Civil Forfeiture Act to go after proceeds of laundered money in the province. Among the amendments to the act are the creation of unexplained wealth orders, which the province says will require people to explain how they acquired assets such as houses if investigators believe there is the possibility of unlawful activity. The amendments will also allow the Civil Forfeiture Office to look for property hidden in the nam
NewsCBCOpposition cries foul after minister's in-law appointed interim ethics commissioner
The appointment of an interim ethics commissioner who is also the sister-in-law of a cabinet minister has opposition parties crying foul. It was announced earlier this week that Martine Richard had been appointed to the role for a period of six months after the previous commissioner, Mario Dion, retired last month. Richard is the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who himself has violated ethics rules in the past. The news outraged opposition parties, particular
HealthCBCN.S. patient says paying fees to obtain medical records after her doctor retires feels 'like a ransom'
It's bad enough to learn you're losing your family doctor, says one Nova Scotia woman, but being asked to pay hundreds of dollars to access years of medical records adds insult to injury. "We have already enough distress right now knowing that we're losing our family doctor," says Cornelia Schneider. "So on top of that, [to] have to pay … is really upsetting." Schneider learned her physician was closing her practice in the north end of Halifax in a letter earlier this month. It came attached wit
NewsCBCYukon RCMP lay 1st ever manslaughter charge over opioid overdose
For the first time, Yukon police have charged an alleged drug trafficker with manslaughter related to an opioid overdose. Jared Skookum, 32, already faced charges related to an investigation into Stephanie Pye's death in Whitehorse last April. That same month, he was charged for trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance. In a news release Wednesday afternoon, Yukon RCMP said they'd arrested Skookum with an additional charge "directly in relation" to Pye's d
NewsYahoo News CanadaExperts question efficacy of promised grocery rebate: 'I don't think it will be tremendously useful'
Global inflation has impacted all Canadians, including rising grocery prices. When the Canadian government released the 2023 federal budget, earlier this week, many sought out what relief benefits the budget would bring.
NewsThe Canadian PressPope showing 'marked improvement,' could leave hospital soon
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors reported. The 86-year-old pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, ate breakfast, read the newspapers, rested and worked from his hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. An additional update provided late Thursday b
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Florida OKs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill the Legislature sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The governor, who is considering a presidential run, has said the issue is one of his priorities. The Senate passed the bill on a 27-13 vote. It will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit. It means training and a background check will not be needed for people to carry concealed guns in public. The ar
NewsThe Canadian PressHelicopters in Kentucky crash are versatile Army workhorses
Two U.S. Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters crashed during training Wednesday night in Kentucky, killing nine soldiers. Here are questions and answers about Black Hawks: WHAT IS THE BLACK HAWK? The Black Hawk is a twin-engine, four-bladed, medium-lift, utility helicopter developed for the U.S. Army since the 1970s by Sikorsky Aircraft of Stratford, Connecticut. It typically has a crew of two pilots and two crew chiefs. Its basic Army designation is H-60; export versions are designate
NewsThe Canadian PressEx-Boston officer charged with assaulting cop in Jan. 6 riot
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston police officer was arrested Thursday on charges that he assaulted a police officer after storming the U.S. Capitol with the mob of President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Robert Fisher is accused of pushing a chair into a Capitol police officer inside the building as the officer was running after another rioter who deployed pepper spray, according to court documents. Moments later, Fisher also “engaged in a physical assault” against the officer, wh
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US Mideast envoy hopeful Saudi-Iran détente will help region
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Biden administration is hopeful that warming ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia will help deescalate conflicts and crises across the Middle East, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday. The détente between the two regional heavyweights could help bring Yemen’s nine-year civil war to an end, Barbara Leaf said. Earlier this month, Riyadh and Tehran agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after seven years of rupture — a move that stirred cautious optimism across the re
NewsThe Canadian PressOusted Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz takes Oklahoma church job
(RNS) — Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is led by pastor, author and popular YouTuber Michael Todd. Transformation, a juggernaut in a town replete with megachurches, has confirmed that Lentz, who was fired from Hillsong in 2020 when an extramarital affair came to light, has joined its staff. “We gladly welcome Carl Lentz to our Transformation Church
