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Federal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport

Federal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport

VANCOUVER — Federal investigators have been deployed to Vancouver International Airport after a "small engine fire" onboard a WestJet flight from the United States.
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground.
Anand says Indo-Pacific strategy will have economic focus but maintain values

Anand says Indo-Pacific strategy will have economic focus but maintain values

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India.
'Traumatic time': Police face questions in Quadeville, Ont., after attack on girl

'Traumatic time': Police face questions in Quadeville, Ont., after attack on girl

QUADEVILLE — Residents of a tiny rural community in eastern Ontario pressed police on Saturday for answers about a disturbing attack on a young girl that investigators believed was caused by an animal — until they arrested a teenager in the case.
Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs

Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs

MONTREAL — A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs.
Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds

Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds

MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.
Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick

Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick

FREDERICTON — Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him.
Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia

Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia

CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jet
Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller

Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller

MONTRÉAL — Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes.
Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'

Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'

VICTORIA — The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria’s most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate — is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victor
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