Friday, February 6, 2026
ADVT 
National

Saskatoon Police Finish Search Of Jet Diverted To City Tuesday Night

The Canadian Press, 01 Jul, 2015 04:27 PM
    SASKATOON — Police in Saskatoon say there was no bomb on the latest Canadian plane that was the target of a threat.
     
    An explosives team has completed its search of the jet and determined that there was no explosive device on board.
     
    The plane was travelling from Toronto to Saskatoon on Tuesday evening and landed safely.
     
    The 113 passengers and five crew members were forced to disembark on the tarmac.
     
    Police say the jet is now back in the care of WestJet.
     
    It's the fourth time in a week that a Canadian passenger jet has had to make an emergency landing because of a threat.
     
    Police say the investigation is continuing and there have been no arrests.
     
    In all of the cases, searches of the aircraft unearthed nothing suspicious.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    IATA Pauses Voluntary Plan To Shrink The Size Of Permitted Carry-On Luggage

    IATA Pauses Voluntary Plan To Shrink The Size Of Permitted Carry-On Luggage
    MONTREAL — A global airline association is rethinking its efforts to shrink the size of carry-on luggage permitted on planes.

    IATA Pauses Voluntary Plan To Shrink The Size Of Permitted Carry-On Luggage

    Report Recommends End To Canada Savings Bonds And Canada Premium Bonds

    Report Recommends End To Canada Savings Bonds And Canada Premium Bonds
    OTTAWA — A report prepared for the federal Finance Department by KPMG recommends the government wind down the program that sells Canada Savings Bonds and Canada Premium Bonds.

    Report Recommends End To Canada Savings Bonds And Canada Premium Bonds

    Funeral Procession Winds Through A Quiet Downtown Edmonton For Slain Officer

    Funeral Procession Winds Through A Quiet Downtown Edmonton For Slain Officer
    A colourful procession that began at the provincial legislature wound through the downtown core with marchers in dress uniforms of blue, red, green and black.

    Funeral Procession Winds Through A Quiet Downtown Edmonton For Slain Officer

    'You Truly Think You Can Take It To Your Grave:' Player Recalls Abuse By Former Hockey Coach

    CALGARY — Todd Holt says the scars from being sexually abused by former junior hockey coach Graham James will never fade, but every new accuser that comes forward helps lessen the load.

    'You Truly Think You Can Take It To Your Grave:' Player Recalls Abuse By Former Hockey Coach

    Three Bodies Recovered After Search For Three Fishermen Off Newfoundland

    Three Bodies Recovered After Search For Three Fishermen Off Newfoundland
    Search and rescue crews have recovered the bodies of three crab fishermen from Placentia Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador.

    Three Bodies Recovered After Search For Three Fishermen Off Newfoundland

    -lawyers In Court Over Approval Of $430-million Fund For Train Disaster Victims

    -lawyers In Court Over Approval Of $430-million Fund For Train Disaster Victims
    A lawyer representing the now-defunct railroad involved in the Lac-Megantic train derailment urged a Quebec Superior Court judge to approve what he called a "just and reasonable" settlement fund for victims and creditors.

    -lawyers In Court Over Approval Of $430-million Fund For Train Disaster Victims