Wednesday, July 8, 2026
ADVT 
National

Air Canada Flight From Toronto Makes Emergency Landing In Washington

The Canadian Press, 26 Mar, 2018 12:29 PM
  • Air Canada Flight From Toronto Makes Emergency Landing In Washington
WASHINGTON — An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Washington was forced to make an emergency landing Sunday evening after smoke was discovered in the cockpit.
 
Flight 7618 was headed for Ronald Reagan airport when pilots discovered the smoke and diverted to Washington's Dulles International Airport.
 
Sky Regional, which operates Air Canada Express, says 63 passengers and four crew members were unharmed after exiting the plane on the tarmac at Dulles.
 
Images posted online show emergency vehicles parked on the tarmac as passengers gather nearby.
 
Andrew Trull, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, says passengers were evacuated via an emergency slide and taken to the main terminal.
 
He says there were no delays as a result of the incident, and all runways are now back up and running normally.

MORE National ARTICLES

Nova Scotia Appeal Court Denies Wealthy Couple Oceanfront Swimming Pool

Nova Scotia Appeal Court Denies Wealthy Couple Oceanfront Swimming Pool
John and Esther Ghosn built a mansion on the Northwest Arm, a picturesque inlet off Halifax harbour, and wanted a pool overlooking the water.

Nova Scotia Appeal Court Denies Wealthy Couple Oceanfront Swimming Pool

CREA Raises Forecast For 2016 Home Sales, Expects Fewer Sales In 2017

CREA Raises Forecast For 2016 Home Sales, Expects Fewer Sales In 2017
OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association is forecasting national home sales this year will be slightly higher than its previous estimates, with increased expectations for Ontario offsetting a decline for British Columbia.

CREA Raises Forecast For 2016 Home Sales, Expects Fewer Sales In 2017

Federal Government Moves To Ban Asbestos By 2018

OTTAWA — After years in which thousands of Canadians were diagnosed annually with deadly, asbestos-related cancers, the federal government is finally moving to ban all products containing asbestos by 2018.

Federal Government Moves To Ban Asbestos By 2018

A Trump Bump? American Refugee Claims In Canada Increased Last Month

A Trump Bump? American Refugee Claims In Canada Increased Last Month
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking refugee status in Canada has experienced a significant bump this year, increasing more than five times in November 2016 from the same period a year earlier.

A Trump Bump? American Refugee Claims In Canada Increased Last Month

Quebec Court Acquits Man In Hells Angels Slaying After Key Witness Admits Lying

Quebec Court Acquits Man In Hells Angels Slaying After Key Witness Admits Lying
MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has acquitted a man in the April 2000 slaying of a high-ranking Hells Angels member because a key prosecution witness admitted to lying on the stand.

Quebec Court Acquits Man In Hells Angels Slaying After Key Witness Admits Lying

Justin Trudeau Details Latest Steps On New Relationship With Canada's Aboriginal Peoples

Justin Trudeau Details Latest Steps On New Relationship With Canada's Aboriginal Peoples
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a committee of indigenous leaders and cabinet ministers has been set up to work on establishing Canada's new relationship with Aboriginal Peoples.

Justin Trudeau Details Latest Steps On New Relationship With Canada's Aboriginal Peoples