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A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence, sending 25 passengers to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the airline said. The Airbus A330-900, which can seat more than 250 people, landed around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. …
Read More »Flight attendant says Delta put ‘profits over safety’ in Toronto crash
A flight attendant awarded for her heroism after the Delta Air Lines crash in Toronto earlier this year is now suing the company, alleging it “cut corners on safety” and knowingly put passengers at risk, CBC News has learned. In a 15-page complaint filed in U.S. federal court in Michigan …
Read More »Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air
Onex Corp. is selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air for a total of $550 million US. Under the deals announced Friday, Delta will acquire a 15 per cent stake in the Calgary-based airline for $330 million US, while Korean Air will buy a 10 …
Read More »Short chain-link fence separating Canada from U.S. in Delta, B.C., not needed, mayor says
A fence has gone up near the U.S.-Canada border, but it’s nothing like the wall Trump has envisioned, and it didn’t come at his request. The unguarded, black chain-link fence was erected on the Canadian side of a Point Roberts park in Washington state on Jan. 16. The fence, roughly …
Read More »Lotto Max ticket in B.C. splits $70 million jackpot
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people in Western Canada, one being from B.C.’s Interior, are rich after splitting Tuesday night’s $70 million Lotto Max draw. According to the B.C. Lottery Corporation, a person in Kamloops and another in Alberta matched all seven numbers — each won …
Read More »Delta 9 announces layoffs, closure of Winnipeg medical clinic – Winnipeg
Delta 9 Cannabis is laying off staff at its Winnipeg-based production facilities and closing its Osborne Village medical clinic as part of cost-cutting measures announced Monday. The company said the layoffs will affect roughly 40 per cent of production staff — 40 employees — in Winnipeg. Read more: Canada on …
Read More »omicron: Coronavirus: Immunity due to Omicron variant can prevent Delta re-infection, says ICMR-NIV Study – The Economic Times Video
Individuals infected with Omicron have significant immune response which could neutralise not only Omicron, but also other variants of concern, including the most prevalent Delta variant, an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study showed The study analysed the IgG and neutralising antibodies (NAbs) against B.1, Alpha, Beta, Delta, and …
Read More »‘No strong evidence that delta variant of COVID-19 worse for kids’, say experts- The New Indian Express
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids? No, experts say there’s no strong evidence yet that it makes children and teens sicker than earlier versions of the virus, although delta has led to a surge in infections among kids because it’s more contagious. …
Read More »US sees rise in respiratory virus, Delta infections among children | Health News
Washington: Besides the surging cases of infections from the Delta variant, the US is also seeing a rise in cases of a respiratory virus known as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a highly contagious, flu-like illness, that is typically more likely to affect children and older adults, according to media …
Read More »Corona Delta Variant Account 90 Percent New Covid Cases Europe By End August EU Agency
New Delhi: The new delta variant of Coronavirus could account for as much as 90 per cent of the new cases registered in European Union (EU) in the coming months. The assumption was shared by bloc’s disease control agency on Wednesday. “The Delta variant is more transmissible than other circulating …
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