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WestJet CEO apologizes for accessibility failures, defends airline's record

WestJet CEO apologizes for accessibility failures, defends airline's record

WestJet chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech apologized for incidents where the airline failed to accommodate people living with disabilities, saying he hopes to improve travel accessibility.
Saskatchewan nurses alarmed over 'dangerous' crowding in hospitals

Saskatchewan nurses alarmed over 'dangerous' crowding in hospitals

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan's largest nurses union says overcrowding has reached dangerous levels in one of the province’s major hospitals.
Rogers urges CRTC to prioritize costs of companies that build internet networks

Rogers urges CRTC to prioritize costs of companies that build internet networks

Rogers Communications Inc. says the telecom regulator should phase out its current approach to wholesale network access, which requires smaller internet companies to pay a set rate to larger ones to use their networks and then sell to Canadians.
Falcon says BC United's housing plan includes rent-to-own initiative, drops taxes

Falcon says BC United's housing plan includes rent-to-own initiative, drops taxes

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon pitched a housing plan Thursday to get more first-time buyers into homes just days after Premier David Eby promised to build more affordable rental units for the middle class.
Trudeau downplays Liberal divisions on Israel-Hamas war, NDP calls for firmer stance

Trudeau downplays Liberal divisions on Israel-Hamas war, NDP calls for firmer stance

OTTAWA — Diverse views in the Liberal party are a source of strength, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted Thursday as questions persisted about caucus discord over the government's policy on the Israel-Hamas war.
'Deep concerns': Legal experts criticize Alberta's plans for transgender youth

'Deep concerns': Legal experts criticize Alberta's plans for transgender youth

CALGARY — Thirty-six law professors, legal researchers and other staff from Alberta's two largest universities are asking the province to reconsider policy changes affecting transgender youth.
RCMP form national co-ordination team in response to extortion schemes

RCMP form national co-ordination team in response to extortion schemes

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP says it has established a national team to help co-ordinate investigations and information sharing about extortion schemes targeting South Asian businesses in B.C., Alberta and Ontario.
Prince Harry hits 99 km/h on skeleton sled in B.C., says 'everybody should do it'

Prince Harry hits 99 km/h on skeleton sled in B.C., says 'everybody should do it'

WHISTLER, B.C. — Even after a second run, Prince Harry couldn't crack the 100km/h mark as he raced face-first down one of the world's fastest bobsled tracks in Whistler, B.C., aboard a tiny skeleton sled. "I'm going to go again.
Yukon says there's no plan for Dawson City bridge, despite PM's comment

Yukon says there's no plan for Dawson City bridge, despite PM's comment

DAWSON CITY, Yukon — The Yukon government is pouring cold water on a suggestion by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that a bridge is being built across the Yukon River in Dawson City, after years of struggle to construct a sanctioned winter ice route.
B.C.'s 2024 vintage faces wipeout, as wine report predicts up to 99% loss due to cold

B.C.'s 2024 vintage faces wipeout, as wine report predicts up to 99% loss due to cold

KELOWNA, B.C. — Winery owner Rolf de Bruin was well aware of the stakes as temperatures plunged to -24 C in Lillooet, B.C., in mid-January.
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