14 h. ago B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

VANCOUVER — A man who allegedly seized a light aircraft in Victoria, setting off a security scare at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, has been charged with hijacking and terrorism. A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said Wednesday that a charge of hijacking had been filed in Richmond, B.C., constituting a “terrorist […]

Transport

15 h. ago Former commercial pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

Court file number matches a case in B.C. Provincial Court involving a former commercial airline pilot based in Victoria

Transport

16 h. ago Suspect charged with hijacking in connection with security incident at YVR

Shaheer Cassim, 39, has been charged with hijacking after allegedly stealing a small plane from the Victoria Flying Club on Tuesday afternoon.

Events

19 h. ago Update: YVR hijacking suspect charged with terrorism offences; incident a shock for Victoria Flying Club

The man charged is Shaheer Cassim, who has previously been involved in climate activism.

Sport

19 h. ago Update: YVR hijacking suspect charged with terrorism offences

The man charged is Shaheer Cassim, who has previously been involved in climate activism.

Events

45 h. ago First Nations leaders urge cancellation of rap group accused of antisemitism

Irish group Kneecap, subject to U.K. terror investigations, playing sold-out shows in Vancouver, Toronto this year

Politics

2 w. ago Finnish Steady Energy completes €32 million funding round, accelerates towards world’s first commercial SMR, constructs pilot plant in Helsinki city centre

Helsinki, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finnish nuclear technology company Steady Energy announces the successful completion of its €32 million funding round and will now begin constructing a full-scale pilot plant. With preliminary agreements secured for 15 reactors in Finland and a potential to deliver dozens of reactors in the European Union, Steady Energy […]

Economics

4 w. ago Air India investigation continues, 40 years after deadly terrorist bombing

RCMP officers continue to work on the Air India bombing investigation four decades after two B.C. made bombs killed 331 people.

Events

4 w. ago Premier David Eby to ask PM to declare Bishnoi gang a terrorist group

Eby says it’s an issue of huge concern in B.C., but also in Alberta and Ontario, where gangs from India are operating.

Other

4 w. ago Premier David Eby to ask PM to declare India's Bishnoi gang a terrorist group

Eby says it’s an issue of huge concern in B.C., but also in Alberta and Ontario, where gangs from India are operating.

Other

4 w. ago B.C. premier to ask PM to declare India's Bishnoi gang a terrorist group

Eby says it’s an issue of huge concern in B.C., but also in Alberta and Ontario, where gangs from India are operating.

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