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[published_date] The preliminary report from investigators probing the Air India crash that killed 260 people showed that seconds after takeoff, the plane's engine fuel control switches were switched off briefly, starving them of fuel. As a result, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London from the Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12, immediately began to lose thrust and…

[published_date] Boeing reached a settlement on Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago's federal court had been set to…

[published_date] Two girls have been arrested in a swarming attack on a Muslim woman in Oshawa, Ont., and police say there is no evidence so far to indicate hate was a factor. The victim had her hijab ripped off and was repeatedly kicked in the attack at a Pizza Pizza on July 2.  The girls,…

[published_date] Canadian sports fans are tearing into Sportsnet after they learned its streaming service will be hiking prices by double digits before the next hockey season.  Rogers Sports and Media announced in an email to customers Thursday that it will raise the annual price of its Sportsnet+ premium package by 30 per cent, from $249.99 to $324.99…

[published_date] Dairy producers say they're used to U.S. President Donald Trump's jabs at their industry, as he threatens yet another round of tariffs on Canada. But they're still worried about what the continued threats could mean for the supply management system that protects them. In a letter posted to Truth Social last night, Trump threatened…

[published_date] Nunavut's chief coroner says his office is investigating three deaths in Pond Inlet.  Dr. Michael Foote confirmed the deaths in an email to CBC. He said because the investigations are open, it would be inappropriate to "share details at this time." Foote said all coroner's reports become public after they are completed "in the…

[published_date] Montreal police have arrested a man who allegedly assisted billionaire Robert Miller by organizing a network to sexually exploit young women and girls.  Raymond Poulet, 76, faces 10 charges, including sexual assault, sexual touching and compelling someone into prostitution.  The crimes are alleged to have been carried out against three victims, including someone younger…

[published_date] The mother of a Quebec toddler who went missing but was found alive after a four-day search last month has been denied bail.  Quebec Court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud also ordered a psychological evaluation be performed on the mother.  The mother, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban that protects the identity of her daughter, appeared in…

[published_date] Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to deli meats sold at grocery stores and in prepared sandwiches has expanded. The Public Health Agency of Canada says 84 people have gotten sick since April, and there have now been nine hospitalizations. That's about a dozen more illnesses and two more hospitalizations since the agency's…

[published_date] A stretch of Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge, B.C., is largely closed Friday morning following a serious vehicle crash.  RCMP said eastbound lanes on the throughfare are closed from 287th Street to Jim Robson Way, and 240th Street is fully closed from River Road to Hill Avenue. One westbound lane of Lougheed Highway is also closed, according to DriveBC.…

[published_date] If it seems like your phone has been blowing up with more spam text messages recently, you're probably right. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says so-called "smishing" attempts appear to be on the rise, thanks in part to new technologies that allow for co-ordinated bulk attacks. Smishing is "more than likely increasing" with help from…

[published_date] WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. As Tofino provincial court Judge Alexander Wolf sentenced a man to jail for assaulting his girlfriend while intoxicated, he made sure to acknowledge the man's intergenerational trauma.  His father and grandfather were residential school survivors, and many of his family members have struggled with alcohol use.…