21 h. ago Flight with 133 passengers reports 'locked' flaps on approach to Toronto airport

In a tense but professionally handled situation, an Air Canada Rouge flight carrying 133 passengers was forced to abort its final approach to Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 26 due to a reported flap issue.The Airbus A319, operating as flight ROU1771 / RV1771 from Bahias de Huatulco International Airport in Mexico, encountered a mechanical issue as it neared its final destination, which prompted quick decision-making from the cockpit.As the aircraft approached the airport, the flight crew informed air traffic control of a flap issue. A reconstruction of the events was detailed in a video on the aviation YouTube channel, You can see ATC."We're gonna need to go around and get some vectors. We just got a flap issue here," the pilot says. However, just a few minutes later, the pilot declared PAN-PAN — a term used in radiotelephone communications to signify that there is an urgency on board a boat, ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. The term is most often us...

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30 h. ago Air travel within Canada is expensive — what goes into that ticket price?

When buying a plane ticket, you're paying for more than just your seat — you're also paying for costs such as security, air traffic control and airport improvements.

Economics

6 d. ago Traffic control worker killed after being hit by truck near Drummonville

A traffic control worker has been killed on the job after he was hit by a heavy-duty truck in Drummondville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. 

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6 d. ago Traffic control worker killed after being hit by truck near Drummondville

A traffic control worker has been killed on the job after he was hit by a heavy-duty truck in Drummondville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. 

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1 week ago Companies fined more than $1.2 million for fatal accident north of Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray — Three companies will pay a combined $1.243 million in fines after pleading guilty after a worker was killed in a workplace accident north of Fort McMurray in July 2022. The incident happened when a heavy equipment technician working at Suncor’s base plant was hit by a piece of equipment hanging from a […]

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2 w. ago Toronto Hydro worker in his 30s killed working on electrical vault

The worker was found inside a hydro vault along Queens Quay near Rees Street

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3 w. ago Truck hauling prefabricated home strikes Metro Vancouver overpass

British Columbia's Highway Patrol says another commercial truck has hit an overpass in Metro Vancouver, causing no visible damage, but snarling traffic on Wednesday. 

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4 w. ago ‘Critical safety failures’ at fault in woman’s death at B.C. construction site: Report

WorkSafeBC says a worker killed at the Oakridge Park development site in Vancouver last year should never have been allowed to stand where she was.

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