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3 New Zealand tour operators plead guilty to safety breaches in deadly eruption of volcano

Helicopter operators plead guilty to safety breaches when White Island volcano erupted in 2019, claiming 22 lives. »

Tourists received no safety warnings before volcano eruption killed 22, prosecutor says

Tourists received no safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand's most active volcano ahead of eruption. »

Wildfire options 'exhausted' as lightning, drought strain resources in B.C. district

Days of drought and lightning strikes have sparked fires across Bulkley-Nechako region. »

'Long days ahead,' says Eby as B.C.'s wildfire evacuation orders climb

BC Premier discusses escalating wildfires and challenging times ahead. »

MT Hutt Aviation, 369 partner to join MD Helicopters service network

Mt Hutt and 369 team up to join MD Helicopters’ network of Authorized Service Centers. »

All 6 aboard helicopter are killed in a crash in Nepal

Six people on board a helicopter carrying Mexican tourists near Mount Everest killed. »

Proposed passenger rights changes garner mixed response; complaints tally tops 52,000

Canadian Transportation Agency on Tuesday lays out proposed changes to the passenger rights charter. »

Ottawa, General Dynamics partner with Laflamme Aero on LX300

Government of Canada will provide $10 million to General Dynamics facility in Sherbrooke for system integration and testing of the LX300 RPAS helicopter produced by Laflamme Aero. »

Boeing production moving to new CH-47 Chinook with final Block I contract

Boeing continues transitioning to building CH-47 Block II configuration as it earns a US$793M Block I contract for 18 Chinooks for South Korea and one additional aircraft for Spain. »

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As pandemic business loan repayment deadline looms, calls for extending deadline grow

Opposition calls for deadline extension for small businesses to repay pandemic loans. »

BoC raises key interest rate to 5%, expects slower return to inflation target

Bank of Canada raises interest rates again on Wednesday and releases new projections. »

Leonardo, Kawasaki Heavy deal for more MCH-101 helicopters

Leonardo and Kawasaki contract for MCH-101 naval helicopters for Japanese Maritime Force. »

CAMCOPTER S-100 delivers emission monitoring, maritime surveillance in France

Schiebel RPAS contracted to support emission monitoring and maritime surveillance operations. »

NATO summit reaches agreement on admitting Sweden but faces division over Ukraine

Agreement for Sweden to join NATO but work remained to determine a path forward for Ukraine. »

Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood soaked area

Canadian agency investigating after a passenger on flight to Toronto said he sat in remnants of a hemorrhage. »

Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets

NATO Secretary-General wants more from member nations at this year's leaders' summit. »

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