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Read More »Porter Airlines flight to Vancouver makes emergency landing in Regina
A planeload of Porter Airlines passengers got an unexpected detour to Regina on Tuesday night, after their plane made an emergency landing. The Embraer 195 jet had been cruising at 38,000 feet over Montana, en route from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver, when the plane suddenly made a steep descent around 7:30 p.m. …
Read More »Porter breaks its own rules by kicking deaf woman and her service dog off a flight
Georgina Villeneuve says the humiliation still stings when she thinks about being forced off a Porter plane last month. She was threatened by a flight attendant and berated by another passenger — all over her 20 pound service dog sleeping at her feet. “For a week I cried nonstop … …
Read More »The new airline rivalries: Air Canada vs. Porter, WestJet vs. Flair
On a warm Wednesday this month, a cartoon raccoon raised a cocktail glass and sarcastically saluted Air Canada. The social media image, posted by Porter Airlines, included an accompanying toast from the character: “Air Canada has now joined Porter in offering free beer, wine and snacks to all passengers. Thanks …
Read More »Passenger denied boarding Porter flight from Calgary to Toronto due to wheelchair
A Toronto man’s trip home from Calgary on a Porter Airlines flight was quickly derailed Sunday after he was denied access to the plane because of his power wheelchair, even after he cleared the issue with the airline before his flight. Ken Harrower was set to board the flight at …
Read More »Porter returns to new Raptors coach, teammates
BURNABY, B.C. – Otto Porter Jr.’s first season as a Toronto Raptor lasted eight games. Since his season-ending surgery on his left foot on Jan. 10, 2022, the team’s head coach has been replaced and iconic, veteran players have departed. Porter is looking to use the adversity he faced during …
Read More »CBC journalist Jody Porter remembered for her compassionate storytelling, commitment to truth
Friends, colleagues and others who knew Jody Porter have shared memories and messages of love, gratitude and admiration for the longtime CBC reporter. Messages remembering Porter touch on her life, friendship, and commitment to telling hard, necessary truths about residential schools and colonialism in Canada, and their ongoing impacts on Indigenous people …
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