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Sydney Airport Authority hopes to see Halifax flights return
The CEO of the Sydney Airport Authority says he wants direct flights to Halifax to return."That's my number 1 priority and the priority of everyone I speak to in our community. 'Where do you want to go?' It's Halifax. You can connect from Halifax to just about anywhere, so that's what we're primarily focused on," Myles Tuttle told CBC News on Tuesday. Air Canada once offered direct flights between Halifax Stanfield International Airport and the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport but officially
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Ottawa approves British Columbia's request to scale back drug decriminalization pilot
OTTAWA — Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says the federal government has granted British Columbia's request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot program. Saks says the change takes effect immediately. The province requested that Health Canada amend an exemption allowing the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. B.C. Premier David Eby said his NDP government was looking to recriminalize the use of those drugs
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Air France plane makes emergency landing in Iqaluit
Air France says one of its planes made an emergency landing in Iqaluit Tuesday morning. In a statement in French, the airline said the plane made a precautionary landing after a burning smell was detected in the cabin. The plane landed around 11:41 local time with 260 passengers and 12 crew on board The plane, a Boeing 787-900 was headed from Paris to Seattle, the airline said. The airline said passengers had got off the plane while crews carried out technical checks to see if the plane could ta
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Man dies beneath steamroller in Whitby, police say
A man has died after he was trapped under a steamroller at a worksite in Whitby, Ont., police say.The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Durham Regional Police Service. Police say they were called to the area of Hopkins Street and Consumers Drive to assist an ambulance call. There, they found an unconscious man trapped beneath a steam roller.It is unclear how the man became trapped beneath the machine.Emergency crews removed the steamroller, police say, and life-saving mea
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Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces
Minister of Addictions and Mental Health Ya'ara Saks said Tuesday the federal government has approved the B.C. government's request to recriminalize the use of illicit drugs in public spaces.The province is just over a year into a pilot program that allows adults to carry up to 2.5 grams of drugs for personal use without facing criminal charges. The program was made possible through an exemption granted by Health Canada under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.B.C. Premier David Eby asked n
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Training Canada's next Coast Guards: Behind the scenes
We join the Canadian Coast Guard on the water for training day
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VideoRep. Greene lays out list of demands of Speaker Johnson
After saying last week that she would call for a vote on ousting the House Speaker, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has met with Speaker Johnson on both Monday and Tuesday to go over her list of demands.
