After days of being grounded on the tarmac at Kelowna International Airport (YLW), an Air Canada Airbus will soon be back in the air after the airline and its flight attendants reached a tentative deal in their labour dispute. However, exactly how soon isn’t known. “We don’t have any updated information as to exactly when…
A small B.C town is buzzing after the world’s richest man made an unexpected touchdown this past weekend. Elon Musk, the CEO of X and Tesla and a former White House adviser, landed in Bella Bella on B.C.’s Central Coast on Saturday in a small private aircraft before being flown out by helicopter. He returned to the…
Vivian Paguio and her family are desperate to get to Toronto for a funeral. However, the Air Canada strike has thrown a wrench in their travel plans. “The amount for five of us is $11,000,” Paguio told Global News as they tried to find another airline on Sunday to take them. When they returned to…
Catherine Galliford, a former high-profile RCMP spokesperson who later sued the force alleging widespread sexual harassment, has died at the age of 58. Galliford, who spoke on behalf of the force during high-profile cases like the Air India bombing trial and the investigation into serial killer Robert Pickton, rose up the RCMP ranks in the 90s and…
Officials in Nova Scotia say a wildfire in the western part of the province has grown and could force people out of their homes. But cooler temperatures and low winds have helped firefighters in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Long Lake wildfire is expected to grow, said Scott Tingley, manager of forest protection with Nova Scotia’s…
Travellers in Canada and abroad scrambled to secure flights on Sunday after striking Air Canada flight attendants defied a federal back-to-work order, abruptly halting the airline’s plans to resume operations. Lila Rousseaux, who was scheduled to fly home with her family from Zurich to Toronto on Sunday, told CBC News she spent all of Saturday glued to…
A Quebec man in his 80s has died after being caught in a rock landslide at a municipal beach in the Gaspé region early Saturday morning, Quebec provincial police said. The name of the victim was not disclosed. Police said the incident took place at Henderson Beach, located in the town of New Richmond, which…
Police say a major highway in British Columbia was temporarily shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose wandered into the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsford police said on social media that its emergency crews were on scene to deal with the bull on Highway 11, and that a stretch of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A diplomatic dispute over a flag is playing out in the small town of Hope, B.C. Owing to its status as a regional crossroads, years ago, Hope put some thought and effort into its main bus stop, putting up flags of dozens of countries to welcome their…
Stellantis is laying off workers at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., as the company shifts away from its electric muscle car. “A small number” of workers received layoff notices Friday, according to Stellantis spokesperson LouAnn Gosselin. “The layoffs are based on seniority and are a result of regular volume adjustments at the plant,” Gosselin…
