National

Reported Distress Call By Plane In Southern Alberta Not True: Air Force

The Canadian Press, 14 Sep, 2015 10:40 AM

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A report of an aircraft distress call that prompted officials to close part of the Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta for a possible emergency landing has turned out to be false.

Medicine Hat police say a radio operator reported hearing a plane calling for help Sunday night in the region.

As a precaution police closed part of the highway from about 7:30 p.m. until 8:50 p.m. for use as a makeshift landing strip.

But authorities could not make contact with any pilot and there was no reports of a missing plane.

The Royal Canadian Air Force scrambled a CC-130 Hercules rescue aircraft out of Winnipeg, but later determined the distress call was false.

Capt. Wright Eruebi, a military spokesman, says search and rescue officials always investigate such calls and assume that lives are in danger.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Mounties Search For Four Mexican Workers Last Seen In North Okanagan

VERNON, B.C. — Four migrant workers from Mexico have disappeared in B.C.'s north Okanagan and RCMP are trying to track the group.

Mounties Search For Four Mexican Workers Last Seen In North Okanagan

B.C. First Nation Turns To Texas In Bid To Rid Land Of Bullets And Bombs

VANCOUVER — Ten members from British Columbia's Okanagan Indian Band have been selected for specialized training to learn how to rid their reserve of the buried bullets and bombs that have accumulated over a century.

B.C. First Nation Turns To Texas In Bid To Rid Land Of Bullets And Bombs

A&W Reports Higher Profits And Sales, Increases Distributions To Unitholders

VANCOUVER — A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (TSX:AW) increased its payment to unit holders Tuesday as it reported an improved second-quarter profit compared with a year ago.

A&W Reports Higher Profits And Sales, Increases Distributions To Unitholders

Man Shot, Killed By Surrey Police Identified As 20-Year-Old Hudson Brooks

Police responded to reports of a suicidal male screaming outside the station. RCMP say police rushed outside and spotted the man, a struggle ensued and he was shot by an officer

Man Shot, Killed By Surrey Police Identified As 20-Year-Old Hudson Brooks

Metro Vancouver's Stage 3 Of Water Restrictions Means No Lawn Sprinkling

Metro Vancouver, the authority that governs the water supply for 21 cities and municipalities, has banned the use of sprinklers in an effort to conserve its dwindling reservoirs.