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Transport Canada is “closely monitoring” the wildfire situation and its impact on air travel as smoke from the country’s blazing forest fires has already disrupted flights in the United States. Smoke spreading from wildfires in Canada delayed hundreds of flights Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark Liberty …
Read More »Animated short ‘The Flying Sailor’ about Halifax explosion snags Oscar nom
An animated short film based on a story about the 1917 Halifax explosion has snagged an Oscar nomination. The Flying Sailor, made by Calgary-based animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, is nominated for best animated short. It’s inspired by a maritime tale about a seaman who was blasted into the …
Read More »N.L. police chartered $91K flight for accused killer banned from flying commercial
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary chartered a private flight to get accused murderer Sheldon Hibbs back to St. John’s from Calgary in March, according to documents obtained by CBC News. The force said he had been banned from flying commercial. Hibbs, 27, was arrested in Calgary on March 11 on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree …
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