Passengers hurt on turbulent Air Canada flight not wearing seatbelts: report
CALGARY — Failing to heed warnings to buckle up is being blamed for several injuries sustained after an Air Canada jet encountered severe turbulence in 2015, prompting an emergency landing in Calgary. In a report released Monday by Canada’s Transportation Safety Board, none of the 21 passengers injured on Flight 88 were wearing seatbelts when the Boeing 777-33ER encountered three separate areas of severe turbulence near Anchorage, Alaska — about eight hours into the nearly 1
MRU flight instructor Jeff Bird remembered as devoted family man
CALGARY — “An officer and a gentleman.” That’s how a Calgary father of two was remembered Sunday as family, friends and colleagues gathered to say goodbye to Jeff Bird — one of two Mount Royal University flight instructors killed last week when their plane crashed northwest of Calgary. Speaking to a capacity crowd at Bella Concert Hall on the MRU campus, Bird’s former commanding officer, Lt.-Col. Chris Morrison, remembered the retired Royal Canadian Air Force captain as both
Calgary councillors zero in on cul-de-sac parking solution
CALGARY — The wheels are in motion to set straight a controversial city parking issue. Last week, a notice of motion was submitted by three councillors that would open the door to allow residents living in certain city cul-de-sacs to park on an angle — a move currently not allowed under existing bylaws. “Cul-de-sac angle parking has been happening in the city for years, even decades, without any issue,” said Coun. Shane Keating, one of the three city lawmakers submitting the
'It truly was a miracle': Homeowner says he's lucky after Jeep crashed into Olds homes
OLDS — One of the homeowners impacted by an out-of-control SUV north of Calgary knows it could have been a lot worse. While Doug Wagstaff wasn’t home when a Jeep Cherokee lost control at a nearby intersection and sailed into two homes in Olds, Alta. Friday morning, he takes comfort that nobody was seriously hurt. “It truly was a miracle that nobody was seriously injured or killed,” Wagstaff said Saturday. Olds is approximately 100 km. north of Calgary. Accelerating away from
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