November 18th, 2024

National News

‘We are resilient’: Hay River, N.W.T., still recovering months after historic flood

By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – Kandis Jameson remembers hearing trees on the shore of the Hay River “snapping like toothpicks” as water levels quickly rose this spring. “It was the eeriest feeling,” the mayor of Hay River, N.W.T., said. “That’s one thing that will always be in my memory.” The town and nearby K’atl’odeeche First Nation ... Read More »

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Prime Minister announces byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore riding on Dec. 12

By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the date for a federal byelection in the Greater Toronto Area. Voters in Mississauga-Lakeshore will head to the polls to pick their new member of Parliament on Dec. 12. The seat became empty earlier this year when former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann announced he was resigning to ... Read More »

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WestJet says it’s back online after global outage, but more disruptions expected

By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022

TORONTO – WestJet says a system-wide outage that caused delays and cancellations across its entire network has been resolved, but it still expects further disruptions. The airline tweeted this morning that all its systems were online and stable, and that teams were busy working to recover from the outage. The Calgary-based airline said yesterday the ... Read More »

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