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WestJet has cancelled more than 800 flights, upending plans for thousands of passengers as an unexpected strike by aircraft maintenance engineers entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the season. Some 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline operations, walked off the job …
Read More »Tens of thousands flock to Lilac Festival as business booms for 600 Calgary vendors – Calgary
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s the unofficial start to Calgary’s festival season, with organizers calling it the biggest one-day festival in Western Canada. Huge crowds descended on the downtown core on Sunday, filling 4th Street for the 33rd annual Lilac Festival. With thousands of people attending, …
Read More »Spring storm: tens of thousands remain without power in Quebec, Ontario
About 50,000 Hydro-Québec customers are still without power as work crews continue restoring electricity after a major spring storm. A notice from the utility says about 1,200 workers are in the field. Hydro One workers in Ontario are chipping away at the remaining outages in that province. There are still …
Read More »Tens of thousands potentially descending on Port Dover for Friday the 13th: OPP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are preparing for the possibility of some 50,000 participants for Friday the 13th celebrations in Port Dover, Ont. this weekend. The annual event, held once and sometimes twice a year since 1981, usually draws tens of thousands of …
Read More »RM of Gimli raid leads Mounties to tens of thousands of dollars in stolen property
The search Wednesday turned up vehicles, generators and commercial tools, which police have determined were stolen from various spots across southern Manitoba. News Source link
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