Wednesday, December 31, 2025
ADVT 
National

Delays Unclogged In Vancouver After Conveyor Problem Affects U.S. Flights

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 31 Aug, 2015 10:58 AM
  • Delays Unclogged In Vancouver After Conveyor Problem Affects U.S. Flights
RICHMOND, B.C. — A rough start to the day for passengers flying to the United States from Vancouver International Airport.
 
YVR reports the U.S. departures baggage system had mechanical problems early Monday morning.
 
The breakdown of the luggage conveyors was fixed before 7 a.m., but it delayed several U.S.-bound flights.
 
Most of those delays had been cleared within an hour and flights were back on schedule.
 
The airport has not said what caused the problem. 

MORE National ARTICLES

Justin Trudeau Promises Plan For Cities, Joe Oliver Asks How It Will Be Funded

EDMONTON — Justin Trudeau promised Canada's big city mayors a new deal Friday, but Finance Minister Joe Oliver urged them to push the federal Liberal leader on how he plans to pay for it.

Justin Trudeau Promises Plan For Cities, Joe Oliver Asks How It Will Be Funded

Winnipeg Police Identify Woman's Body 3 Years After It Was Pulled From River

Winnipeg Police Identify Woman's Body 3 Years After It Was Pulled From River
WINNIPEG — Police have identified the body of an aboriginal woman found in the Red River three years ago and are acknowledging the help of her  daughter who provided the DNA that finally cracked the case.

Winnipeg Police Identify Woman's Body 3 Years After It Was Pulled From River

Edmonton Man Accused In Toddler's Patio Death Pleads Guilty To Charge

Edmonton Man Accused In Toddler's Patio Death Pleads Guilty To Charge
EDMONTON — A man who mistakenly pushed the gas pedal on his SUV, plowing onto a restaurant patio and killing a toddler, is now facing the prospect of prison in addition to constant fears of vengeance, says his lawyer.

Edmonton Man Accused In Toddler's Patio Death Pleads Guilty To Charge

Canada Gains 58,900 Jobs In May, Cautiously Fuelling Hope Of Economic Turnaround

Canada Gains 58,900 Jobs In May, Cautiously Fuelling Hope Of Economic Turnaround
OTTAWA — The hobbled economy received an encouraging jolt last month from a surging labour market, one that bolstered workplaces considered key to the country's rebound: factories.

Canada Gains 58,900 Jobs In May, Cautiously Fuelling Hope Of Economic Turnaround

Protesters Try To Build Support Around Controversial Pianist's Calgary Concerts

Protesters Try To Build Support Around Controversial Pianist's Calgary Concerts
I showed her YouTube videos to my son because he started playing piano at age six and I wanted to encourage him to play better," says Platonova, who came to Canada from Ukraine in 2003 and now lives in Calgary

Protesters Try To Build Support Around Controversial Pianist's Calgary Concerts

WestJet Plane Skids Off Runway At Montreal Airport; Nobody Injured

WestJet Plane Skids Off Runway At Montreal Airport; Nobody Injured
The Boeing 737 was flying in from Toronto, said Marie-Claude Deschenes, a spokeswoman for the agency that oversees Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.

WestJet Plane Skids Off Runway At Montreal Airport; Nobody Injured