What we know about the deadly collision between an Air Canada plane from Montreal and a fire truckNewsDuration 1:28Flight AC8646, which took off from Montreal Sunday night, collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport, severely damaging the front of the plane. Two pilots are dead and dozens of passengers have been taken to hospital. In an audio recording from air traffic control communications, controllers are heard ordering the vehicle to stop repeatedly right before the collision.

Pilots killed in Air Canada crash identifiedNewsDuration 0:25Antoine Forest and MacKenzie Gunther have been identified as the two pilots killed in the collision between an Air Canada passenger jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport, Radio-Canada sources have confirmed.

New York Gov. says Air Canada crash 'pains everyone'NewsDuration 0:57"Two young pilots left their homes expecting to return to their families, and they will not," New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul told reporters at a press conference following Sunday’s collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia airport, killing two pilots.

'It was in nobody's hands whether we lived or died': Passenger on jet that collided in New YorkNewsDuration 9:57Jack Cabot was on board Air Canada Flight 8646 when the jet collided with a fire truck on the runway at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. Cabot describes the chaos that unfolded, and the realization that the pilots must have died in the crash.

Report calls for action on Moncton homelessnessNewsDuration 2:23A newly released report says it's time to move beyond reports and discussions about tackling homelessness in Moncton. The document by a former chamber of commerce leader and a non-profit housing leader includes 26 calls to action.

A London woman is facing multiple charges after a crash involving several vehicles in the city’s south end early Sunday morning, including allegations she assaulted first responders and a nurse. Police say they received multiple 911 calls about a serious collision on Wellington Road, between Commissioners Road East and Southdale Road East, just after 12:20 a.m. on Sunday. The driver, a 23-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries. "While being transported to hospital the female driver assaulted paramedics, police and damaged a police radio," police said in a news release. The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in a London court on Tuesday.

Air traffic audio indicates the fire truck was cleared to cross the runway before the collision. Air Canada CEO calls it a 'sombre day'Natalie Stechyson (new window)Air Canada president and CEO Michael Rousseau called the collision tragic, saying today is a sombre day. Air Canada is working with authorities to confirm the number of injuries, and if there are any other fatalities, Rousseau said. The scene at LaGuardiaMike Crawley (new window)I’m at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B, where Air Canada flights normally arrive and depart. An air traffic controller spotted the problem and tried to prevent a collision, but was too late, Clifford said.

March 4, 2026 | Vincent Rigby joins Bloomberg to discuss Canada’s evolving defence and foreign policy priorities as NATO considers a greater focus on the Arctic. Moderating a panel on Canada’s role in the Indo-Pacific, he notes that Ottawa has struggled to find its footing in the region and suggests the current strategy may require stronger alignment with broader defence priorities, including the Arctic and Europe. Rigby also points to the growing complexity of Canada’s diplomatic position aruging that navigating relationships with partners and rivals alike will test the government’s approach to pragmatic diplomacy.

The RCMP has not recruited enough new officers or effectively assigned its members to meet its operational needs, according to a new report from the auditor general — raising concerns about public safety across the country. Fin du widget . Retour au début du widget? RCMP's slow processing of applications is its biggest recruitment bottleneck: auditor generalA report released Monday by Auditor General Karen Hogan indicated that the RCMP's recruitment efforts have fallen short of meeting operational needs. WATCH | RCMP application process being shortened to 6 months, says minister:Début du widget .

But by that time its nose was protruding 35 feet into the runway being used by the speeding Airbus A-220. The passenger airliner “became airborne just before reaching the intersection point,” according to a description by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). Another Air Canada Express plane landing at La Guardia airport struck an airport fire truck just before midnight Sunday. It was a tragic example of what the aviation industry calls “runway incursions” — incidents where planes, ground vehicles or people end up in the wrong place at the wrong time on airport pavement, risking disastrous collisions. But the number of runway incursions in Canada doubled between 2010 and 2021, according to a 2022 report by the TSB, with 471 incidents recorded in 2021.

Arborist rescues cat from 8-storey-tall tree in east OttawaNewsDuration 0:52Arborist Tyler Sirrs saw social media posts about a cat stuck for days in a tall tree in Orléans and decided to help. He described the rescue to CBC Ottawa Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen.

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A man was found dead in a tent at Fort Needham Memorial Park in north-end Halifax on Sunday. Halifax Regional Police say they received a report of an unconscious person at the park around 1 p.m. Sunday. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service is doing an autopsy to determine the cause of the man's death.

The occasion is an appeal from Quebec dealing with Bill 21, which prevents some civil servants, most notably teachers, from wearing religious symbols at work. Bill 21 also includes the use of Section 33 of the Charter, which states that a law “shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter.”***TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE, VISIT THE NATIONAL POST HERE***F.L. (Ted) Morton is an Executive Fellow at the School of Public Policy and professor emeritus at the University of Calgary. His book, The Charter Revolution and the Court Party, won a Donner Foundation book prize in 2002.

The First Nations involved in buying the casinos — Snuneymuxw, Semiahmoo, Tsleil-Waututh and the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe — have touted the businesses’ potential to advance economic self-determination. casinos are being bought by First Nations: The reason First Nations in B.C. are buying casinos | Duration 2:10 Several casinos in B.C. Great Canadian Entertainment CEO Matthew Anfinson, second from left, is seen officially opening Canada’s first Gordon Ramsay Burger at Great Canadian Casino Vancouver on Dec. 12, 2023. (Great Canadian Entertainment/The Canadian Press Images)A Great Canadian spokesperson declined an interview request from CBC News.

In 2024, Quebec’s Court of Appeal upheld virtually all aspects of the province’s secularism law based on the invocation of the notwithstanding clause. At the time, provinces argued that it was a necessary balance between the power of the legislature and that of courts. Instead, it argued that use of the notwithstanding clause should be limited, though it left how to the court. If accepted by Canada’s top court, the proposal could create the first ever substantive limit to the use of the increasingly popular notwithstanding clause. The lawyer, Frédéric Bérard, told the court that nothing would prevent a future Canadian “mini-Trump” from invoking the notwithstanding clause.