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Air Canada CEO to step down later this year after backlash over lack of French
March 30, 2026 - 1:55 PM

MONTREAL — Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau will leave the company later this year after coming under fire last week for his failure to deliver a video condolence message in French following a plane crash that killed two Air Canada Express pilots.
Fact File: Posts misidentify pilot involved in fatal Air Canada crash
March 25, 2026 - 2:28 PM

Multiple social media posts this week paid tribute to the two pilots who died in a collision between an Air Canada plane and a firefighting truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport. But in some of the posts, photos purporting to show one of the pilots were actually images of people unconnected to the crash.
Canada is short 200 air traffic controllers, Nav Canada says
March 25, 2026 - 2:15 PM

OTTAWA — Nav Canada said Wednesday that the country is short an estimated 200 air traffic controllers and is working on building its capacity.
In the news: Remembering Quebec pilot killed in N.Y. crash, air traffic hires dwindle
March 25, 2026 - 5:25 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Demands on air traffic controllers under the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
March 23, 2026 - 7:07 PM

MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday has drawn attention to the demands that a strained air navigation system places on traffic controllers, and how even strict protocols may fail to prevent a tragedy.
Former Snowbird pilot's career 'destroyed' by cancelled passport over work in China
March 18, 2026 - 10:16 AM

A former captain with Canada’s Snowbirds claims his passport was wrongfully cancelled after working for a pilot training company that the U.S. government says is a "significant enabler" of the Chinese military.
Ottawa considering reopening embassy in Venezuela, where it already employs locals
March 11, 2026 - 1:48 PM

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it's thinking about reopening its embassy in Venezuela, where it already has locals working on the ground in the capital Caracas.
Canadian official says Cuban regime 'quite stable' as U.S. oil blockade tightens grip
February 24, 2026 - 10:06 AM

OTTAWA — Cuba's envoy to Ottawa says the U.S. is trying to overthrow his country's communist government — but Canada's foreign service says the regime's hold on Havana is "quite stable."
Canadians wait for flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
February 10, 2026 - 8:34 AM

Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.
Experts question U.S. president's threat to decertify new Canadian planes
January 30, 2026 - 8:24 AM

MONTREAL — Experts are casting doubt on U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to ban new Canadian-made aircraft from American skies in a proposed move that would deal a blow to plane makers, airlines and travellers on both sides of the border.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Air Canada CEO to step down later this year after backlash over lack of French

Fact File: Posts misidentify pilot involved in fatal Air Canada crash

Canada is short 200 air traffic controllers, Nav Canada says

In the news: Remembering Quebec pilot killed in N.Y. crash, air traffic hires dwindle

Demands on air traffic controllers under the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash

Former Snowbird pilot's career 'destroyed' by cancelled passport over work in China

Ottawa considering reopening embassy in Venezuela, where it already employs locals

Canadian official says Cuban regime 'quite stable' as U.S. oil blockade tightens grip

Canadians wait for flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba

Experts question U.S. president's threat to decertify new Canadian planes

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