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Rio Tinto says Diavik diamond mine employees were on crashed NWT plane

Rio Tinto says Diavik diamond mine employees were on crashed NWT plane

The plane that crashed Tuesday near Fort Smith, N.W.T. was on its way to Rio Tinto's Diavik Diamond Mine. The mine is one of four operating diamond mines in Canada.
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Foreign interference inquiry signals plan to probe alleged meddling by India

Foreign interference inquiry signals plan to probe alleged meddling by India

OTTAWA — The federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the last two general elections.
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Woman dies after getting hit by snowplow in Montreal suburb

Woman dies after getting hit by snowplow in Montreal suburb

Montreal police say a 75-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a snowplow Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at around 10:45 a.m.
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In the news today: Survey of Canadians on health care and a BoC interest rate update

In the news today: Survey of Canadians on health care and a BoC interest rate update

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Canadians worry about quality of health care, have little faith it will improve: poll

Canadians worry about quality of health care, have little faith it will improve: poll

Seventy per cent of those surveyed say they worry they won't be able to get good quality medical care if they or a family member need it.
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Rescuers parachute to scene of deadly passenger plane crash in Canada's North

Rescuers parachute to scene of deadly passenger plane crash in Canada's North

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Rescuers parachuted into the scene of a deadly plane crash near a remote community in Canada's North on Tuesday. The Transportation Safety Board said the British Aerospace Jetstream passenger plane went down near Fort Smith, N.W.
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Edmonton City Hall shooter was 'heavily armed,' police chief says

Edmonton City Hall shooter was 'heavily armed,' police chief says

EDMONTON — The police chief of Alberta's capital says a heavily armed man allegedly acted alone Tuesday when he entered city hall, fired shots and threw a Molotov cocktail from the building's second floor.
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Vancouver fire captain had 'bad feeling' just three days before fatal blaze

Vancouver fire captain had 'bad feeling' just three days before fatal blaze

BURNABY, B.C.
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Passenger on downed B.C. helicopter used emergency radio to call for help

Passenger on downed B.C. helicopter used emergency radio to call for help

TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A passenger on a helicopter that crashed north of Terrace, B.C., on Monday used a guest radio to notify the heli-skiing firm of the accident, the company's president says.
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Uncertainty looms in Metro Vancouver bus dispute as 48-hour strike set to end

Uncertainty looms in Metro Vancouver bus dispute as 48-hour strike set to end

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services are set to resume in time for Wednesday morning's commute but the dispute that triggered a 48-hour strike by transit supervisors appears no closer to resolution.
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