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CBC
2 days ago
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Mathias Colomb Cree Nation chief says more support is needed for evacuees
Helicopters safely brought hundreds of people from Mathias Colomb Cree Nation— also known as Pukatawagan— to The Pas on Saturday, but hundreds remained in the community as of Saturday evening.
CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
‘We're stuck, we're trapped': Manitoba First Nations leaders speak on wildfire rescue efforts
As wildfires rage through northern Manitoba, Indigenous leaders in the province are calling on all levels of government to help rescue some 2,300 who are still stranded in the region. Local airplane, train and road access are all out of commission, leaving helicopters — which carry six people at a time — as the only way out.
CTV News
16-05-2025
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- CTV News
Windsor police chief calls provincial helicopter funding a ‘future-focused' move
The provincial government has allotted $57 million to put towards helicopters for the Windsor Police Service and the Niagara Regional Police Service.
Fox News
14-05-2025
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- Fox News
State Department approves sale of $1.4B worth of helicopters, F-16 parts to UAE ahead of Trump's visit
The U.S. State Department announced it has approved a potential sale of more than $1.4 billion in helicopters and F-16 fighter jet parts to the United Arab Emirates, just ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle Eastern nation. The proposed sale includes $1.32 billion for CH-47 F Chinook helicopters and $130 million for F-16s parts, the State Department said on Monday. The agency has notified Congress of the proposed sale, although some Democrats have previously signaled they may be hesitant to give the green light to such a sale. This comes as Trump is expected to travel to the UAE later this week for the final stop on his four-day trip to the Middle East. He is also visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar on his first major international trip of his second administration. The UAE has already vowed to spend $1.4 trillion in U.S. investments over the next decade, which are expected to focus on semiconductors, manufacturing, energy and artificial intelligence. Arms transfers and defense trade are overseen by the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the State Department. The State Department first reviews deals wanted by other countries to ensure they meet the U.S. government's goals. If approved, the agency notifies Congress of the sale. Federal lawmakers may reject a proposed sale, but if they elect not to, the U.S. government proceeds to negotiations. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said on Monday ahead of the State Department's announcement that he would "block any arms sale to a nation that is doing direct personal business with Trump," citing the UAE-backed investment firm putting $2 billion into Trump's crypto venture and the U.S. president's administration accepting Qatar's gift of a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to serve as Air Force One. "We should have a full Senate debate and vote," Murphy wrote on X. "UAE's investment in Trump crypto and Qatar's gifting of a plane is nuclear grade graft. An unacceptable corruption of our foreign policy." "Normally, arms sales go forward without a vote," he continued. "But any Senator can object and force a full debate and Senate vote. I will do that for any military deal with a nation that is paying off Trump personally. We can't act like this is normal foreign policy." In January, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., expressed opposition to a $1.2 billion arms sale to the UAE, pointing to the country providing weapons to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, which the U.S. has accused of war crimes and ethnic cleansing. Congress has previously attempted to block Trump from completing arms sales to Gulf nations, including in 2019 during his first term, when lawmakers placed holds on deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE over concerns about civilian casualties in the war in Yemen, as the Saudi coalition has been accused of being responsible for the majority of civilian deaths. However, Trump has invoked a provision allowing sales to go through immediately without a review period in cases considered an emergency.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Queen Elizabeth "Was Only Afraid of One Thing"—and it Caused Debates Within Her Family
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Queen Elizabeth II was pretty much the definition of grace under pressure. Throughout her 70 years on the throne, she weathered everything from political upheavals and a pandemic to personal heartache—and she did it all with her steadfast smile. With the exception of watching her horses at the racetrack, the late Queen appeared calm, collected and unflappable. However, there was one fear Queen Elizabeth could never quite shake—and it's probably not what the public would expect. "She was only afraid of one thing, and that was helicopters," royal biographer Robert Hardman said during a new episode of the Daily Mail's podcast, "Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things." "She could put up with everything else: she'd been through the war, she'd been through heaven knows what, but she always had a thing about helicopters," the royal expert continued. Her fear seemed to have stemmed, at least in part, from a member of her staff who died in a helicopter crash in the '60s. Hardman said that the accident "left a very deep impression on The Queen" and she wouldn't ride in a helicopter. However, this didn't mean that the late Queen never traveled in them later in her reign—at times, it was necessary due to her schedule or where she was traveling. For instance, when she paid a historic visit to Northern Ireland in 1977, the monarch was forced to confront her fear. This was during the "height of the Troubles" in Northern Ireland because of the IRA, and her security team warned against moving around the country without traveling by helicopter. Hardman added that the late Queen was given "no choice" but to climb aboard for the first time. "Even at the end of her life, she was very reluctant to use helicopters in bad weather and at night and particularly during winter," he said of Queen Elizabeth's aversion to helicopter travel. However, as Hardman noted, "It's somewhat ironic that several of her children and grandchildren, notably Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince William and Prince Harry, all ended up flying helicopters at various points. She never liked them." That being said, Queen Elizabeth was reported to have butted heads with Prince William over his use of helicopters with his children. Royal biographer Robert Jobson wrote about one occasion when William—who is a trained helicopter pilot—flew with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Apparently, Queen Elizabeth "had sharp words" with her grandson for defying "her wishes," he wrote, via the Daily Mail. "She had warned him against flying with George in case of an accident, telling her grandson he always had to be aware of the succession." In 2021, royal sources also shared how the late Queen had "several conversations" with Prince William about the matter. "Her Majesty has told close friends and courtiers that she would like William to stop flying himself, particularly in bad weather, as helicopters are not the safest form of transport," an insider told the Sun. "It keeps The Queen awake at night and she is understandably very worried."
