Canada
Controller cleared fire truck to cross runway seconds before fatal LaGuardia crash
Investigators are also probing why the controller on duty returned to work immediately after mistakenly sending a fire truck into the path of the Air Canada flight.
- Josh Funk, John Seewer and Michael Sisak
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- Aviation
‘I messed up’: Footage shows Air Canada jet hit fire truck as controller panicked
Audio reveals a controller desperately telling a fire truck to stop moments before the New York runway collision which claimed the lives of a pilot and co-pilot.
- Allyson Versprille and Danny Lee
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This redesigned flagship property showcases French-style luxury
A stylish renovation, a terrific French restaurant and the introduction of a cool new cocktail bar are good reasons to book this hotel for a Montreal stay.
- Kristie Kellahan
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- Foreign relations
A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?
The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that middle powers matter.
- Matthew Knott
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- International affairs
Carney: Australia and Canada must ‘combine for strength’ or face domination
The Canadian prime minister said smaller nations were concluding that they must pursue “greater strategic autonomy” in an era of great power competition.
- Matthew Knott
‘The world needs us’: Carney pushes Australia and Canada to deepen trade, defence ties
Australian and Canadian troops would move easily between each other’s facilities under a new agreement being pushed by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Matthew Knott and Peter Hartcher
Girl, 12, shot in head trying to save classmates in Canada attack
Maya Gebala was wounded twice when she hid under a table after attempting to lock the school’s library to prevent the shooter from entering.
- Max Stephens
Canadian school shooting suspect identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Police said there was a history of police attendance at the family home of the killer, whom they described as a biological male identifying as female.
- David Ljunggren
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- Crime
Ten dead, including suspect, after mass school shooting in Canada
Ten people are dead and another 25 are being assessed for injuries after a shooting at a high school in north-eastern British Columbia.
‘Completely lost the plot’: Why has a bridge got Trump so angry?
The US president’s war of words with the Canadian government has edged up a notch, thanks to a project meant to help Americans.
- Joey Cappelletti and Seung Min Kim