Honouring late captain, baggage cart cancels Flair flight, K-W businesses close: Top stories of the week
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A new tradition in honour of a late junior hockey captain, a baggage cart that cancelled a Flair flight, and a Guelph councillor's tiny home rental round out the top stories of the week.
On Aug. 30, Ayr Centennials captain Eli Palfreyman collapsed in the dressing room during the second intermission of a preseason game. The 20-year-old junior hockey player later died in hospital, leaving his team, the small community of Ayr, and the hockey world stunned.
Through the grief and devastation, Eli's mother Tammy Palfreyman says she couldn’t turn her back on her son’s team.
"Me and his dad felt like we should be at these games and we have to carry that on for him and we should support the team," she explains.
Now after every home game win, they have a unique tradition. Eli’s former teammates find Palfreyman, sitting in her usual spot and bring the celebration to her, banging on the boards and high-fiving through the glass.
"To have the boys come over, I feel like Eli’s here," Palfreyman says. "They’re supporting him, they’re supporting us and we’re all together celebrating."
A Flair Airlines flight from the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) to Cancun was cancelled after ground equipment made contact with an aircraft Sunday.
"We can confirm that on Sunday morning, Jan. 1, ground service equipment came into contact with an aircraft at YKF resulting in some cancellations that day," Sherry Morley, a corporate communications specialist with the Region of Waterloo, said in an email.
A member of Manitoba’s government caucus and the first First Nations woman elected to the province’s legislature has died.
An Air Canada jet travelling from Montreal to New York City’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday night crashed into a fire truck after landing on a runway, killing the flight’s two pilots and injuring dozens of passengers. Follow for live updates.
Multiple people were forced out of their homes following a blaze at a Calgary five-plex on Monday.
Six people, including a baby, were taken to a southern Ontario hospital on Sunday after an SUV slammed into a GO Transit bus.
Londoners will need to bundle up to start the week, with a chilly and blustery Monday on tap.
A 15-year-old girl from Bridgewater, N.S., is scheduled to appear in court for a bail hearing today after alleged threats to schools in Nova Scotia and Manitoba.
Three byelections are being held on April 13 and the results could have an impact on both the makeup of Parliament and how long it lasts. Here’s a primer on how things could change.
One of the six co-working spaces for federal public servants in the national capital region is set to close this spring, just weeks before federal employees will be required to spend more time in the office.
More than 40 high school girls gave up part of their weekend in exchange for circuit boards and problem-solving challenges at Concordia University.
A curious and daring orange cat that found itself stuck far up a backyard tree in Orléans was able to be rescued with help from local residents and an arborist who took to social media to call for help.
Mechanical issues prompted the cancellation of several sailings between Greater Victoria and Metro Vancouver Sunday, according to BC Ferries.
Dancers are showing their solidarity for those affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine at the annual Tavria Ukrainian Dance Festival in Regina.
Traffic restrictions are in place on Circle Drive after a large vehicle hit a train bridge overpass in Saskatoon.