Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'airports'
July 24, 2008
Federal Liberal leader Stéphane Dion hints that Canadians may be ready for a federal election this fall. Still, Dion is hoping to receive a signed, notarized affidavit from every single Canadian of voting age assuring him that they are absolutely, 100 percent cool with having an election; otherwise it's off. The European Union's environment commissioner has put forward a proposal to ban seal products from countries that "practice cruel hunting methods," a move that......
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Following the 2005 crash of an Air France A340, the airline is suing the GTAA for having a ravine at the end of runway 24L instead of a safe overrun margin. A coroner's inquest into a 1978 crash at Pearson recommended installing a 300-metre safety apron, but nothing became of it. Air France continues to operate aircraft on runway 24L, but under the name Air Chance. A passenger called the fuzz on a TTC......
Continue Reading "Runway Too Short, Bus Driver Too Drunk, English Test Too Hard"