Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Jan, 2025 04:35 PM
B-C's Institute of Technology is getting two state-of-the-art flight simulators at its Richmond campus.
They come from Canadian aviation simulator manufacturer Flightdeck Solutions.
The flight training devices give Aircraft Maintenance Engineering students the full-scale experience of flight decks on the Boeing 7-37 MAX and the De Havilland Dash 8-Q400.
The school says it's a major step in supporting of B-C's aviation sector while also further establishing B-C-I-T as one of the largest aviation training providers in Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says there have been four cases of salmonella in B-C linked to recalled mini pastries. The British Columbians are among 61 cases across Canada of salmonella linked to Sweet Cream brand mini pastries have been distributed at bakeries, hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, retirement residences, and have been served at catered events.
The City of Vancouver has activated additional emergency shelters through Monday night as temperatures drop below zero overnight.
Environment Canada forecasted a low of minus two on Sunday in the city and a low of zero for today.
A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says winds circulating from west to east cause Arctic air to occasionally invade the southern latitudes for a few days before retreating north.
Mounties in Chilliwack say a man who was thought to have drowned on Saturday morning has been found safe. A statement from the R-C-M-P says they were called to the Vedder River just before 11 a-m after a man was heard screaming for help and then going silent.
Karina Gould is making her pitch to Liberal grassroots as the best candidate to rebuild and restore Canadians' faith in the party. At 37, she's the youngest contender in the running and the millennial mom says it's time for a new generation of leadership at the top. Here's a quick look at how the rising star in the party arrived at this moment.
Chrystia Freeland is touting her experience in government as evidence she can rebuild the Liberal party and steer the country through a perilous time. The former journalist built her career in Soviet Union, and worked personal connections to navigate the Donald Trump's first presidency — to the point of annoying him.
