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Repairing a WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island’s airport for a day will be a challenge, say aviation experts. Videos of WestJet Flight WS2276 from Toronto flooded social media earlier this week, depicting the moments of the aircraft’s final …

Newfoundland parent Scott Chandler jokes that September is usually a whirlwind he “kind of dreads,” between juggling the back-to-school season for his son Rhys and restarting a host of his extracurriculars, like hockey, karate and swimming lessons. This year, however, he’s looking forward to the normalcy of that busy schedule.  They’ve been …

Canadians’ electronic health records need more protections to prevent foreign entities from accessing patient data, according to commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.  “Canadian privacy law is badly outdated,” said Michael Geist, law professor and Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa and co-author …

“Shut up and make me a sandwich.” “I don’t have to listen to you, go get the man in charge.” Those are some of the comments one Halifax teacher says she has heard from some of her male students in recent years. Christine Emberley said the comments range from sarcastic sniping about …

The federal government has started its comprehensive review of government spending, but what will it mean for Canada’s public service, what balance will it have to strike and can the Liberals really cut so much? These are the questions facing Prime Minister Mark Carney as he embarks on one of the …

Think you’ve found a great deal on TikTok to buy Lululemon or Louis Vuitton directly from the factory? Experts say you might want to think again about how real the claims in that video are. In recent days, social media users claiming to have an inside scoop on how and where …

When Volodymyr Niankin rushed to the centre of Sumy to meet his wife and their seven-year-old son who made it to a shelter just moments before a missile exploded above, he described coming across a post-apocalyptic scene. Bodies were scattered across the ground and cars were engulfed in flames, he …

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that the country’s top health agency will pinpoint the cause of autism by September, an announcement that sparked a wave of concern among medical experts and advocates, who question the feasibility and focus of the research. Kennedy — a longtime vaccine critic who has …

If looming 25 per cent tariffs on the auto industry go ahead on April 3 as previously announced by the U.S. government, experts say they’ll have a huge impact on the price of cars for Canadians. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced last week that a 25 per cent tax …

Imagine you’re an up-and-coming musician who’s chosen to perform as the opening act for a popstar with millions of listeners, only to be met with disapproval and complaints from the star’s fans. That’s exactly what happened to Dora Jar. The 28-year-old American singer-songwriter picked to open for singer Gracie Abrams …