Breaking: Police respond to 'hijacking' incident at YVR
About five police vehicles could be seen on the north runway of YVR, with officers walking up to a white Cessna plane.
YVR's website shows a number of flights have been delayed or diverted to other airports.
In a recording of air traffic control at YVR, posted to liveatc.net, an official can be heard stating:
'We have an incident right above our airspace here – a hijacked 172, they are flying above us at this time. I cannot give you any further updates, and we are on visual on the aircraft, and just standby for further instructions.'
Postmedia has reached out to YVR and Richmond RCMP.
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11 hours ago
- Ottawa Citizen
Red-light right turns: Ottawa councillor wants to ban them downtown
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Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The cyclist was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Elgin and Lisgar streets at 3:50 p.m. on July 30 — steps away from City Hall — and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A second cyclist was seriously injured in a separate collision on Bank Street near Gladstone Avenue earlier the same day. 'It was pretty traumatic. I came out of City Hall on my bike and right where I was about to cross the intersection at Elgin and Lisgar I saw the immediate aftermath of this man splayed out on the road, obviously in a lot of pain,' Troster said. The Ottawa Citizen's best journalism, delivered directly to your inbox by 7 p.m. on weekdays. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again 'It was really devastating, especially considering a woman was killed (on July 8) crossing the street at Elgin and Laurier.' Saloni Aitawadekar, 27, was killed when she was struck by a pickup truck while walking across the busy downtown intersection, three blocks from Wednesday's crash site. Troster spoke at a vigil for the Algonquin College graduate at City Hall on July 12 and called on the city to implement a 'Vision Zero' strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities. The city's current commitment calls for a 20 per cent reduction in traffic fatalities each year. 'Every act of road violence is a policy failure, but, with proper road design and proper regulation and policy, an accident or a mistake doesn't have to become fatal,' Troster said in an interview Thursday. The intersection where Aitawadekar was killed was the site of another fatal crash in 2018. The stretch of Laurier Avenue West — along City Hall, the Ottawa courthouse and Confederation Park — is set for a long-awaited redesign that was delayed by jurisdictional issues with federal and provincial governments, which both own land impacted by the modifications. Construction was delayed by a year, Troster said, and is now slated for this summer and fall. Plans call for protected pedestrian crossings and a segregated cycling lane on a 'raised boulevard' along Laurier Avenue's north side from Elgin Street to Queen Elizabeth Driveway. Troster posted on social media following Wednesday's crash and received a 'flood' of support from residents and fellow councillors. 'Every time I post about a near-miss or an accident, I get flooded with people saying, 'It happened to me or almost happened to me,'' Troster said. 'All of this was right beside City Hall and right beside Lisgar High School, and enough is enough. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I think it's time that we really take a look at this change, especially in the downtown core and even as a pilot project at the intersections that have the highest rates of (pedestrians and cyclists),' Troster said. Somerset Coun. Ariel Troster says, 'Every time I post about a near-miss or an accident, I get flooded with people saying, 'It happened to me or almost happened to me.'' Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia Troster plans to introduce a direction to city staff to examine a pilot project for the downtown core and other areas of the city with high rates of pedestrian and cyclist injuries or fatalities. 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'There's always a conversation that, if you ban right turns on a red, then people will be more aggressive trying to turn on the green when people are crossing. So there's a lot we need to look at, but, if there's a measure we know will have an immediate impact, I think it's worth the inconvenience of a few more seconds for a driver.' With files from Sadeen Mohsen
Toronto Sun
3 days ago
- Toronto Sun
Calgary man who killed again shortly after release handed automatic life sentence
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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Christopher Ward Dunlop, 50, was found guilty of first-degree murder earlier this month in the death of 58-year-old Judy Maerz, whose charred remains were found by a passerby in the Deerfoot Athletic Park in the city's northeast on the morning of Feb. 16, 2023. She had been stabbed 79 times and her body later set on fire. 'I don't know why you do these things… this is the second one,' Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby said while addressing Dunlop during his sentencing hearing on Monday. 'I don't know how you make peace with yourself, but you're going to have a long time to do that.' 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'Mr. Dunlop learned from this crime the first time and he tried again to cover his tracks and conceal evidence,' Mograbee told the court Monday. Defence lawyer Allan Fay told the court his client would be 'an old man' by the time he's eligible for parole. Dunlop, wearing a white collared shirt and glasses, sat attentively in the prisoner's box throughout the hearing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While Fay noted his client would not be making a statement, Justice Feasby still presented Dunlop with the opportunity to address the court. 'I decline, sir,' Dunlop told the judge. 'I don't know how you make peace with yourself,' Judge tells Dunlop Addressing the court, Justice Feasby described struggling to 'put into words something that appropriately expresses the heinous nature of this crime.' 'What was done to Ms. Maerz was shocking … horrific,' he said. 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National Post
7 days ago
- National Post
Don Braid: Calgary police say crime is down. Maybe they should look out the window
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