FERNIE, British Columbia (AP) — Search teams recovered the bodies of seven snowmobilers Monday, a day after they were swept away by avalanches in western Canada’s backcountry, police said. An eighth man was missing and believed dead. The bodies were …
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Overpass collapse frames need for infrastructure investment
For years Canadian cities and towns pleaded for investment in crumbling roads and bridges. Michel Beaupre and his wife Nicole saw what happens when they don’t get it. They were driving from Montreal north to Laval, Que. just after noon …
Flight attendant forced to land plane after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown
A flight attendant was forced to land a UK-bound jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had a mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, an official report disclosed today. Another attendant suffered wrist injuries as the crew forcibly removed the …
Pilot, photographer die in plane crash
MOOSE JAW — Two members of the Canadian Forces died Thursday when a CT-114 Tutor jet crashed northwest of 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The pilot was a member of the Snowbirds home team and his passenger was a military photographer …