WestJet suspends flights between Toronto and Montreal until next April
Airline says route will start up again in the spring WestJet is temporarily suspending flights between Canada’s two biggest cities this winter, but plans to resume service between Toronto and Montreal next spring. The Calgary-based airline confirmed the news to CBC News on Wednesday, after CTV first reported it. The once-a-day route has been temporarily cut “as a result of performance and in alignment with our strategic direction to expand our presence in Eastern Canada this winter, with increased non-stop connectivity to Western Canada, as well as providing more affordable leisureRead more
N.B. woman meets her Mississippi bone marrow donor a decade after donation
Man travels from Mississippi for first face-to-face meeting They like to say they’re related by blood, but they’ve never met. Until this weekend, that is. Back in 2012, Cody Jordan signed up for the bone marrow donation list in his hometown of Tupelo, Miss. A month later, he got a call he was a match. He went in for the procedure, and his blood was sent off to a Canadian stranger. “We’re related by blood. He saved my life, he’s my hero. He’s truly, truly my hero,” said Sheila CrottyRead more
Weaponized by PCs, sidelined by NDP: Indigenous concerns largely absent from Manitoba election Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn
Indigenous voters will have to wait for the next election to see substantive dialogue With Indigenous population growth outpacing the rest of the province, there may come a year where the needs of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples will be front and centre in a Manitoba election campaign. This was not that year. One of the two leading parties in this province spent the last 12 days of the formal election period campaigning for votes based of its opposition to searching the Prairie Green Landfill, north of Winnipeg, for the remains ofRead more
Thousands gathered for a bagpipe parade in Amherstburg, Ont., for CBC show Still Standing
Impromptu parade was in March. On Tuesday, residents celebrated it at a brewery A southwestern Ontario town that will ring a bell for Essex County locals was the star of this week’s episode of Still Standing, a CBC program that features comedian Jonny Harris exploring the ins and outs of Canadian small-town life. Amherstburg took centre stage in the premiere of the show’s ninth season. The film crew descended on the town earlier this year to document the legacy and individuals who make Amherstburg tick. Dozens of residents crowded into a brewery Tuesday night to watch theRead more
New blockade goes up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill as protesters demand search for women’s remains
Poll, CBC Manitoba focus group suggest voters are split on issue of landfill search ahead of Oct. 3 election A new barricade has gone up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill, as calls continue for a search for the remains of two First Nations women believed to be in another Winnipeg-area landfill. Protesters gathered on the main entrance road to the city-owned Brady landfill, at the south end of Winnipeg, on Wednesday, setting up a row of chairs in front of a car parked in the middle of the road. An “Every Child Matters”Read more
Family wonders if a quicker cancer diagnosis could have saved Thunder Bay, Ont., woman’s life
It took 15 months and 6 biopsies before Heidi Smith was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma A nurse in Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeking answers about why her mother — who died last year — couldn’t get an appointment with a blood-disease specialist until she received a cancer diagnosis, and is pushing for changes that would let some patients see one sooner. Heidi Smith died in August 2022 at age 63 of Stage 4 peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer, said her daughter, Mariah Mrakic-TenHave. Smith, who was already a breast cancer survivor, received a number of diagnostic testsRead more
Posters for ‘whites-only’ parent-and-child group in Metro Vancouver draw outrage
Signs appear in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam calling for ‘proud parents of European children’ to join City officials in Metro Vancouver have described signs advertising a “whites-only” social group for mothers and children as “vile garbage.” On Sunday, social media posts about the “Whites-only Moms and Tots” group meant for families of European descent began popping up on Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter, with many condemning the posters as racist. CBC News located some of the signs, which had been partially removed, at the Coquitlam Centre, a shopping mall in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam,Read more
Bomb cyclone to hit B.C. South Coast, wind warnings issued
Winds could gust up to 100 km/h on Vancouver Island A large storm system is on its way to coastal British Columbia on Sunday, prompting high streamflow advisories, wind warnings and concerns for potential power outages and flooding over the next few days. A bomb cyclone — a low pressure system that brings rain and powerful winds — is expected to hit off shore, close to Vancouver Island and pick up through Sunday afternoon, according to Environment Canada. Environment Canada forecasts more than 50 millimetres of rain will hit westernRead more
Are we ever going to drop down?’: Guests describe being stuck on ride at Canada’s Wonderland
Park confirms two riders were assessed for chest pain before being released Two guests who were stuck upside down on a Canada’s Wonderland ride for almost half an hour say they lost feeling in their feet and their tears streamed back into their eyes as they dangled above the popular amusement park. Guests at Canada’s Wonderland were stuck upside down on the Lumberjack ride, the amusement park confirmed Sunday. In a statement to CBC Toronto, the company confirmed the ride became inverted with guests onboard at about 10:40 p.m and was broughtRead more
Survivors and victim of 2017 Quebec mosque attack awarded medals of bravery
Daughters of man killed by gunman accept posthumous award on his behalf Four survivors of the 2017 Quebec City mosque attack who tried to stop the gunman were among the 34 people awarded medals of bravery Tuesday by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. One of the men who died in the attack was honoured posthumously. The insignia are reserved for Canadians who risked their lives to save friends, family or even total strangers. Six people were killed and 19 injured when a gunman burst into the Islamic Cultural Centre in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood justRead more