Cargo plane that went off the runway on landing sends five crew members to hospital

The Halifax Stanfield International Airport had to activate its emergency operations centre and suspended all flights after a 747 cargo plane with five people on board went off the runway early Wednesday morning. Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer said taht the SkyLease Cargo plane skidded off runway 32 at about 5:15 a.m., though it wasn’t clear what caused the accident. She said that the five crew on board have been taken to hospital with what she believed to be minor injuries. The airport’s airfields were closed, leading to putting on hold arrivals and departures. Rath said it wasn’t clear how many flights that would affect, but added that it is a busy time at the airport. She said the Transportation Safety Board would be involved in an investigation to determine what happened.

B.C. decreasing speed limits on 15 sections of highway
• Highway 1: Cowichan Bay to Nanaimo – 90 km/h to 80 km/h
• Highway 1: Whatcom Road to Hope – 110 km/h to 100 km/h
• Highway 1: Boston Bar to Jackass Mountain – 100 km/h to 90 km/h
• Highway 1: Tobiano to Savona – 100 km/h to 90 km/h
• Highway 1: Chase to Sorrento – 100 km/h to 90 km/h
• Highway 3: Sunday Summit to Princeton – 90 km/h to 80 km/h
• Highway 7: Agassiz to Hope – 100 km/h to 90 km/h
• Highway 19: Parksville to Campbell River – 120 km/h to 110 km/h
• Highway 19: Bloedel to Sayward – 100 km/h to 90 km/h
• Highway 97A: Grindrod to Sicamous – 90 km/h to 80 km/h
• Highway 97C: Merritt to Aspen Grove – 110 km/h to 100 km/h
• Highway 97C: Aspen Grove to Peachland – 120 km/h to 110 km/h
• Highway 99: Horseshoe Bay to Squamish – 90 km/h to 80 km/h
• Highway 99: Squamish to Whistler – 100 km/h to 90 km/h
• Highway 99: Whistler to Pemberton – 90 km/h to 80 km/h

The B.C. government has announced it’s lowering the speed limit by 10 km/h on 15 stretches of highway across the province.All of the areas being impacted had their speed limits raised in 2014 under the previous BC Liberal government, and each has since seen a hike in collisions, according to the province.”Some highways have seen an alarming increase in speed-related accidents,” Transportation Minister Claire Trevena said. “Between Chase and Sorrento on Highway 1, people are driving near the speed limit, but accidents increased an alarming 65 per cent.” Some of the segments that are changing include Highway 1, where the limit is dropping in five different areas, and Highway 99, where it’s decreasing from Horseshoe Bay all the way to Pemberton.

Home Care Individualized Funding In Saskatchewan Gets A $1.2 Million Boost
More Saskatchewan residents will now have access to Home Care Individualized Funding. The province is investing an additional $1.2 million annually to expand the Individualized Funding option. This will reduce wait lists and assist with creating capacity within the existing home care program. “Individualized Funding allows home care clients more choice and flexibility.The additional funding will give more people more choice for what best suits their individual needs,” said Health Minister Jim Reiter said.
Home Care Individualized Funding provides funding directly to home care clients (or their caregivers) to arrange and manage their own supportive care services, including hiring their own staff and scheduling their staff when they want service. The Home Care Individualized Funding option for Home Care currently serves 128 individuals across the province. The funding for this investment is coming from the Canada-Saskatchewan Bilateral Funding Agreement. Announced in January 2017, the federal government is providing Saskatchewan with close to $350 million over 10 years for targeted incremental investments in home and community care and mental health and addiction services. Of the $348.8 million, an estimated $190 million will support improved home and community care services.

Arrest made after terminally ill woman kicked during home invasion

The Mounties have said they’ve made an arrest after a terminally ill homeowner was held at gunpoint and kicked in the face during a home invasion in Sicamous, B.C.Police say on Oct. 24, two men armed with handguns forced their way into the home of a 59-year-old woman who has terminal cancer. At the time, police said the woman was bound and her nose was broken during an assault before two small safes, jewelry and prescription drugs were stolen. Police say Crown counsel has approved six charges against 37-year-old Robert Bomba, including forcible confinement, disguising the face while committing an offence, assault, break-and-enter and failing to comply with probation. Bomba was arrested on outstanding warrants in Nanaimo where police say he was expected to make a court appearance.

Barcelona through to Champions League last 16

Barcelona qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League despite Mauro Icardi snatching a late 1-1 draw for Inter Milan at the San Siro.Ice cold Icardi struck with his first shot of the match in the 87th minute to grab a draw from a match Barcelona dominated from the start, just four minutes after a neat curling strike from substitute Malcom gave the away side a fully deserved lead.“We played the best team in the world and they scored a typical Barcelona goal, but we never gave up, we kept fighting,” Icardi told Sky Sport Italia.“We didn’t give up after they scored and fortunately the ball bounced to me, there was a bit of luck that the ball arrived there.”

NZ duo slams 43 runs in a single over!

Central Districts medium pacer Willem Ludick earned an unwanted place in the record books  when Northern Districts took 43 runs off one of his overs in a domestic one-day cricket match in New Zealand. Northern Districts batsmen Joe Carter and Brett Hampton belted six sixes — two of which were hit off no balls — a four and a single during the match at Hamilton’s Seddon Park. Carter finished on an unbeaten 102, while Hampton was dismissed for 95 as Northern Districts scored 313 for seven in their 50

Former Italian world champ handed 4-year ban

Retired two-time swimming World champion Filippo Magnini was handed a four-year ban by Italy’s anti-doping agency along with ex-relay teammate Michele Santucci.