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New Iqaluit to Montreal flight to take off this summer
A new commercial flight option is coming to Iqaluit.Chrono Aviation will begin offering direct flights between Iqaluit and Montreal this summer, four times a week. Tickets will begin selling on May 17 and the first flight for the new route is scheduled to start on Aug. 6. Dany Gagnon, vice president of Chrono Aviation, said the flight is possible because of an existing charter with Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.He said the company is upgrading its fleet and the larger plane means more space for com
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Appeal court denies Lance Blanchard's bid to overturn dangerous offender conviction
The Court of Appeal of Alberta has rejected violent sexual offender Lance Blanchard's appeal of his conviction and sentence in a case that concluded with him being designated as a dangerous offender.Blanchard, who is in his 60s, has been serving an indeterminate prison sentence since 2018, when the trial judge designated him as a dangerous offender. Prosecutors sought the designation after Blanchard's conviction for a 2014 aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping and unlawful confinement.The justic
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Trapped B.C. orca calf seen taking '40 pounds of seal' from First Nation members
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A young killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon appears to have fed on chunks of seal meat thrown into the water, as preparations continue for a rescue attempt. A video posted on Facebook shows the young female whale with distinctive pale skin taking two large pieces of meat, then diving below the surface. The person who posted the video late Thursday says it shows members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation feeding the whale "nearly 40 pounds of seal." Veterinarians have been closely
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Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
VANCOUVER — Poland's president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia's war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. While not saying Canada by name, Duda says the West has "a lot of gaps" in its industrial base to produce military aid for Ukraine in its defence against Russia, a
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Here's the latest for Friday, April 19th: Jury selected in Trump hush money trial; Biden courts union workers; House moves closer to aid package for Ukraine and Israel, World leaders try to cool Israel-Iran tensions.
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Tatamagouche residents worry about loss of green space as province plans to build housing
Some residents of Tatamagouche, N.S., say they are worried about losing a large green space in the Colchester County community as the province prepares to create more housing for health-care workers in the area.The green space that sits near the local school, library and the Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital has been a gathering place for social events and sports for more than 50 years.Erin Pope, a longtime resident who works as a nurse at the local hospital, said she's upset the province is repo
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VideoWhy is Taylor Swift such a big deal, anyway?
Memorial University student Cameron Bennett has been studying how Taylor Swift’s ‘illusion of intimacy’ has made her one of the biggest pop stars on Earth. The CBC’s Lukas Wall speaks to Bennett about his research.
