Toronto man posed as a pilot for years, but not to fly the planes, U.S. officials say
Dallas Pokornik, 33, a former flight attendant, requested a jump seat in the cockpit for the flights, the office claimed, citing court records. Representatives for Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines — which are respectively based in those cities — didn’t immediately respond to request for comment, according to The Associated Press. Last June, a Florida man was found guilty of posing as a flight attendant to obtain more than 120 free flights over six years. He did this by posing as a flight attendant who worked for other airlines, according to the attorney's office. He also posed as a flight attendant on three other airline carriers, the news release notes.
Source:CBC News
January 22, 2026 04:26 UTC
Carney's Davos speech is leaving an impression
Carney's Davos speech is leaving an impressionNewsDuration 1:06On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, discussing the shift in world order and the 'rupture' in global systems. Bob Rae, Canada’s former UN ambassador, says he hasn’t ever seen a ‘global reaction to a speech’ like Carney’s.
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January 22, 2026 03:29 UTC
Quebec politicians, business leaders rally behind Carney’s Davos speech
Quebec politicians, business leaders rally behind Carney’s Davos speechNewsDuration 2:24On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech in Davos, Switzerland, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led international order is over. Quebec politicians, business leaders and Premier François Legault, who hasn't always agreed with Carney, have reacted mostly favourably.
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January 22, 2026 03:27 UTC
3 journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on car in central Gaza, health officials say
Palestinian health officials said an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinian journalists travelling in a car on assignment to film a displaced persons camp in central Gaza. In another incident, medics said three people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed by Israeli tank shelling in central Gaza. A further three Palestinians were killed in other Israeli attacks across Gaza, bringing the day's death toll to at least 11, the Gaza Health Ministry said. (Abdel Kareem Hana/The Associated Press)The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said in a statement that the journalists killed "were carrying out a humanitarian, journalistic mission to film and document the suffering of civilians in displacement camps." The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the two incidents.
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January 22, 2026 02:52 UTC
Mexico's president says it was 'sovereign decision' to send cartel members to U.S.
Mexico sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a "sovereign decision" by her government. She says U.S. President Donald Trump will act on his threats, as seen with the capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. Justice Department said that the move was an "important step" by Mexico's government and that collaboration was in both countries' shared interest. "These 37 cartel members — including terrorists from the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG and others — will now pay for their crimes against the American people on American soil," Bondi said in a statement with other U.S. Justice Department officials. On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said it had already indicted at least one of the people transferred, Armando Gómez Núñez, who was accused of being a senior leader of CJNG.
Source:CBC News
January 21, 2026 23:53 UTC
Auburn Council makes committee assignments
Auburn, IN (46706)TodayBecoming partly cloudy later with any flurries or snow showers ending by noontime. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 30%. Higher wind gusts possible..TonightPartly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
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January 21, 2026 21:12 UTC
Rock on: Beloved missing rock from Squamish, B.C., found miles away — in California
Last fall, a beloved granite rock used by climbers in the area vanished. “Portable has definitely been around Squamish a lot longer than I've been alive,” 23-year-old Squamish rock climber Ethan Salvo told CBC’s As It Happens. LISTEN | Local rock climbers were 'shocked' when a beloved rock went missing: As It Happens 6:26 A beloved B.C. rock climber Ethan Salvo tells As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal about finding the beloved Squamish rock all the way in Bishop, Calif. “Rock climbers are weird.
Source:CBC News
January 21, 2026 21:03 UTC
Trump nixes tariff threat in push for U.S. control of Greenland
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he was cancelling his planned tariffs on U.S. allies in Europe over U.S. control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a framework of a future deal on Arctic security. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. Trump said earlier in the day, later adding, I don't have to and I don't want to use force. NATO was founded by leading European nations, the U.S. and Canada as a bloc meant to counter the Soviet Union. A Danish government official told The Associated Press after Trump's speech that Copenhagen was ready to discuss U.S. security concerns.
Source:CBC News
January 21, 2026 20:38 UTC
New CC-295 aircraft unveiled in Greenwood
New CC-295 aircraft unveiled in GreenwoodNewsDuration 2:23For decades, the Royal Canadian Air Force has been using the C-130 Hercules plane all over the world in different search and rescue operations. But now the future is the CC-295 Kingfisher. The CBC's Brett Ruskin has the story.
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January 21, 2026 20:27 UTC
This small business owner knows hard times. Now, he’s clearing snow — and giving back
This small business owner knows hard times. Now, he’s clearing snow — and giving backNewsDuration 3:00During peak snow-clearing season, a small business owner in Gander is giving back. After two days of snow, instead of reaping the rewards of his hard work, Kyle Chiasson decided to collect money and items for a local food bank.
Source:CBC News
January 21, 2026 20:20 UTC
Brampton man arrested for fatal parking lot assault: police
We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fatal assault in a Brampton parking lot last week, Peel police sayThe man and a victim had a verbal dispute, which escalated into a fight, in a parking lot near Castlemore Road and McVean Drive on Jan. 12, said Peel Regional Police in a news release. The victim was seriously injured in the assault and died in hospital on Jan. 15, police say. On Tuesday, police arrested and charged a Brampton man with manslaughter. Police urge anyone with information to reach out to investigators or Crime Stoppers.
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January 21, 2026 20:18 UTC
Daily Mail 'made my wife's life an absolute misery,' Prince Harry tells court
Prince Harry held back tears as he said the Daily Mail had made his wife Meghan's life "an absolute misery," during his appearance in the witness box on Wednesday at London's High Court in his privacy lawsuit against the paper's publisher. Associated, which also publishes the Mail on Sunday, has called the allegations "preposterous smears," saying its journalists had legitimate sources for information, including from the celebrities' friends and acquaintances. Prince Harry departs the High Court in London on Wednesday. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Choking up, Harry added: "They have made my wife's life an absolute misery." Earlier he repeatedly rejected claims from White that its papers' journalists were close to his "leaky" social circle.
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January 21, 2026 20:18 UTC
Judge bans Ontario man from bringing python as mental-health service animal to family court proceedings
An Ontario man has been ordered by a Superior Court judge not to bring a snake to ongoing proceedings in a family law dispute. According to a November 2025 decision by Justice Calum MacLeod, the man appeared at a family court case conference with an albino ball python named “Rico,” insisting that the snake was a service animal. In reviewing the evidence, Justice MacLeod wrote that “the ‘doctor’ who wrote the note stating that (King) needed the presence of the service animal is not a person registered with any (Ontario medical colleges). Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“I am satisfied on the evidence that Rico is not a service animal within the meaning of any applicable standard or legislation,” wrote MacLeod. He ordered a ban against King from “bringing Rico or any other service animal” into the courthouse without leave.
Source:National Post
January 21, 2026 18:50 UTC
5 key questions on high-speed rail as public consultations launch
But big questions remain about the planned high-speed rail corridor between Toronto and Quebec City, including where the trains will stop along the way. Almost a year ago, Justin Trudeau's Liberals announced a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan for the 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail line. WATCH | Now that the high-speed rail is approved, what's next? An LRT train passes the Via Rail train station in Ottawa in December 2022. Imbleau said connection to Ottawa's LRT will be a "key consideration" in deciding where Ottawa's train station will go.
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January 21, 2026 18:48 UTC
Nova Scotia mass killer’s spouse draws backlash with new memoir
Nova Scotia mass killer’s spouse draws backlash with new memoirNewsDuration 2:26Lisa Banfield, the former common law spouse of Canada’s worst mass shooter, is telling her story in a new memoir of domestic abuse. But some families of other victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting are angry and accuse Banfield of profiting from the tragedy.
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January 21, 2026 18:44 UTC