Airbus is preparing to cease production on the A380, a “superjumbo” jet that will see its final delivery in 2021. The aviation company announced Thursday that Airbus will deliver 14 more superjumbo jets to Emirates over the next two years. After that, any future business for the world’s biggest passenger plan will be grounded, the […]

A man who was seriously injured after driving his vehicle the wrong way on Clark Drive has died. Vancouver Police say the incident happened on Feb. 4, near the intersection of Clark Drive and Venables Street. Just before noon, a man driving a blue Honda Civic was seen heading southbound in the northbound lanes. His […]

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, state media said, in a southeastern region where security forces are facing a rise in attacks by militants from the country’s Sunni Muslim minority. The Sunni group Jaish al Adl (Army of Justice), which says it seeks greater rights […]

A scientist at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) has been awarded nearly $625,000 to enhance a research project that could speed up plant breeding in Saskatchewan and around the world. GIFS researcher Martin Mau’s goal is to preserve hybrid vigour in Brassica crops, such as canola. Related 6 new projects to address urgent […]

Despite the winter storm, more than 400 Indigenous educators from across the country attended a three-day education summit in Halifax this week. The annual First Nation Directors of Education National Forum is hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, and aims to bring the sector’s leaders together to share resources, network and engage in critical […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A pro-Brexit faction of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party will not back her motion in parliament on Thursday that seeks renewed backing for her Brexit plan, the BBC’s political editor reported without citing sources. The government refused to alter the motion to meet the demands of the European Research Group (ERG) […]

The Alberta Teachers’ Association is using an unconventional campaign to draw attention to crowded classrooms ahead of the provincial election. Teachers will be distributing 400,000 postcards — that look like sardine cans with kids in them — across the province to highlight the issue of class size. Related Alberta education minister responds to teachers’ class […]

A rare African black leopard has been pictured in the first confirmed sighting for almost 100 years. The elusive cats, also known as black panthers, were last seen in a confirmed observation in 1909 in Ethiopia. Kenya’s Ol Ari Nyiro Conservancy says it took a photo of a black leopard in May 2007 but did […]

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the convoy of a state governor who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. The group said in a statement on its Amaq news agency that 42 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on Borno […]

A three-vehicle collision at the Mactaquac Dam in Kingsclear, N.B., resulted in several vehicles becoming stuck during Wednesday’s winter storm. New Brunswick RCMP say they were called to the scene around 12:15 p.m. One person involved in the crash was sent to hospital with injuries, according to police. Six vehicles remained stuck at the scene […]