Were you planning to fly WestJet? What you need to know about the looming strike

Air travellers planning to fly WestJet may be concerned about potential disruptions from a strike, with dozens of flights already cancelled.

Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation’s anti-whaling ship and detains its crew

LONDON (AP) — Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday.

Police hunt underway for suspect in Mississauga stabbing

Peel Regional Police are searching for an unknown man who is wanted in connection with an overnight stabbing in Mississauga.

Officers were called to the area of Dixie Road and Eglinton Avenue just after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

When they arrived at the scene, police found a victim with serious injuries. They were transported to a trauma centre for treatment. Their condition is unknown.

Detectives are searching for one suspect who is described as a Black male who is approximately five-foot-11.

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Man rushed to hospital after North York stabbing

A man was rushed to a hospital overnight following a stabbing in North York.

Police were called to the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue East just after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man with injuries, and he was transported to a hospital in non-life-threatening condition.

Police have not released any suspect description and say an investigation is ongoing.

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Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee

LE PORGE, France (AP) — Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation, even as renewed fires forced thousands from their homes elsewhere in France and Greece.

Lewis says he won’t run for office until the NDP is ‘ready’ for a general election

MONTREAL — Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush.

Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67, the Spanish government said Saturday.

WestJet cancels flights as Sunday strike deadline looms

Some travellers are heading into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet begins its first round of cancellations ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants.

Dermatologists desperately want gen Z to stop ‘tanmaxxing’ — but are their warnings effective?

TORONTO — Dr. Julia Carroll feels like the progress made over years of educating people how to protect their skin from sun damage is sliding backwards.

FIFA scraps plan to sell part of World Cup to private investors following massive pushback

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.

Infantino’s decision came after his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia’s soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it.

“Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective

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