Air Force identifies 2 members killed in military helicopter crash
CBC
The Royal Canadian Air Force has released the names of the two members killed earlier this week in a helicopter crash in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa.
Capt. David Domagala, 32, and Capt. Marc Larouche, 53, were killed in the crash. The military released the names in accordance with the wishes of the family.
Larouche, originally from Amos, Que., served with several squadrons and flew the CH-135 Twin Huey, CH-146 Griffon and CH-147F Chinook helicopters, according to a news release from Canada's Department of National Defence (DND).
Larouche deployed internationally in Somalia and domestically in British Columbia.
"It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved husband, Capt. Marc Larouche," read a family statement signed by Larouche's partner Annie.
"He was a father, a son, a brother, a friend. ... Above all he was a mentor."
Larouche had been a pilot since 1993 and became a "revered instructor," the statement said.
"It comforts us all to know that he left doing what he loved most."
Domagala, originally from Woodstock, Ont., served in the Canadian Army Reserve before applying to become a pilot, DND said.
After graduating from the Royal Military College, Domagala completed pilot training and was posted to 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in 2019.
He deployed internationally in Egypt, for which he received a Commander Commendation from Canadian Joint Operations Command. He commenced training on the CH-147F Chinook upon redeployment.
A CH-147F Chinook helicopter carrying four Canadian Armed Forces members on a training flight crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa just after midnight early Tuesday morning.
Two members of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron were reported missing and were found dead later that day, according to National Defence Minister Anita Anand.
The two others on board were found by Garrison Petawawa firefighters with minor injuries and have been released from hospital, DND said.
CBC is once again looking to make the holiday season kind in Windsor-Essex.
Acute Care Alberta has extended its contract for another year with a private surgical facility at the centre of probes into health procurement and contracting.
As food bank use continues to climb across the province, front-line workers in Thunder Bay, Ont., are working to improve both food security and education.
More ads could soon be coming to Toronto’s subway system.
The driver wanted in connection with a fatal hit and run on Highway 401 earlier this week has been identified, police say.
There are mixed feelings about the proposed Grays Bay road and port project, among people who live in nearby communities.
WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse and includes graphic content.
Provincial police in Lambton County have charged a 23-year-old man with second degree murder following a death investigation that began this past Saturday.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is forming a working group to tackle what it calls systemic issues in the justice system, but answers or solutions could still be months away.
A woman has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in a 2024 fatal hit and run in Truro, N.S., where the victim was dragged down the street, a case that went unsolved for more than six months.
A stream of people showing up to a brightly lit front porch, each holding up a bottle of wine, spirits, or beer.
Sona Lakhoyan Olivier has been excluded from Quebec’s Liberal caucus for the duration of an investigation led by the National Assembly’s ethics commissioner, the party announced Thursday.
The head of the William Whyte Neighbourhood Association hopes a city plan to crack down on vacant properties leads to a transformation in his community.