Category - Canada

8
Feb

Maritimes: blizzard warnings for Nova Scotia, then Newfoundland

Monday, February 8, 2016, 6:44 AM – Another winter wallop is poised to fall on the Maritimes Monday, with Newfoundland next in its path. Blizzard warnings cover all of Nova Scotia, which will be hit hardest by the strong winds and snowfall of more than 40 cm in some places. That will make for terrible […]

2
Feb

Canada: Possible strike by Air Transats pilots end of February

MONTREAL — Air Transat’s pilots have voted almost unanimously to support a strike that would hit the vacation airline just before the busy March break travelling season. The Air Line Pilots Association says 97 per cent of its members at Transat have voted in favour of withdrawing services if required. The pilot contract expired last […]

10
Jun

Southern Ontario: Weather warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Ontario Active for next 4 hours · Environment Canada Updated at 1:40 pm At 11:19 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, dime to nickel size hail and heavy rain.  There is also the risk for a tornado.  At […]

5
Jun

WestJet flt Toronto-Montreal skids off runway…no injuries

A WestJet plane slid off a runway at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport on Friday Flight #WS588, Toronto to Montreal, exited the runway onto the grass upon arrival. All guests and crew reported safe http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/westjet-plane-from-toronto-slides-off-runway-in-montreal-1.2408840  

30
Mar

Air Canada Flt 624: hard landing in Halifax

Landing gear ripped off when Air Canada flight 624 hit antenna array: TSB  HALIFAX – An Air Canada flight heading from Toronto to Halifax crash landed after hitting an antenna array at Halifax Stanfield International Airport injuring 25 passengers, Transportation Safety Board investigators confirmed Sunday.  TSB investigator Michael Cunningham told reporters Sunday evening the Air […]

9
Mar

Via Rail: service cancelled between Toronto and Winnipeg until Mar 14

Due to a CN freight derailment, service cancellation between Toronto and Winnipeg (trains #1 and #2) until March 14, 2015. http://www.viarail.ca/en