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A United Airlines flight arriving at the Edmonton International Airport faced an issue as its rear wheel rolled off the tarmac and became stuck in grass and mud on Tuesday afternoon. The aircraft, carrying 165 passengers and five crew members, was from Denver to Edmonton, and the incident occurred during taxiing. Emergency crews responded, and passengers and crew were safely disembarked using stairs. The plane, an Airbus A320-232, remains in the maneuvering area, but airport operations are unaffected.

The Hudson’s Bay Company has announced that it will be closing its doors at Regina’s Cornwall Centre in April 2025. This is another blow to the downtown mall, which has seen many stores come and go in recent years. The closure of Hudson’s Bay Company will leave a major hole in the mall and make downtown shopping less appealing for many people.

Northumberland Hills Hospital has launched a new palliative and supportive care division and appointed Dr. Francesco Mulé as its head of service. The division will build upon the hospital’s existing six-bed palliative care unit and aims to provide comprehensive end-of-life care and pain management for patients and families. Dr. Mulé, who has been with the hospital since 2011, will leverage his experience in emergency medicine and palliative care to enhance the new division’s services. The hospital will also establish a Palliative and Supportive Care Quality Practice Committee (QPC) to ensure transparency and structure in reporting on palliative care services.

All London Drugs stores in Western Canada are expected to be open by the end of the day Tuesday, more than a week after a cyberattack closed all 79 locations. Core services have reopened in 40 stores, but pharmacy customers cannot fill new prescriptions. Customers are advised to call their local pharmacy or visit the store in person. Canada Post locations within stores, the Insurance Services Call Centre, and optical locations are open.

Three Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar appeared in a British Columbia court via video, igniting protests from community members. The suspects, Karan Brar, Karanpreet Singh, and Kamalpreet Singh, face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Nijjar’s killing last June. Investigations into possible involvement by India’s government are ongoing.

At just nine years old, Murasaki Matsutani has already achieved remarkable success as a pianist, taking home second place in two international competitions. Now, she is set to perform in a concert featuring the music of child prodigy composers, accompanied by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, which faced bankruptcy last year. The Young Brilliance concert will showcase the talents of young composers like Mozart, who began composing masterpieces at the age of eight, and Sophie Carmen Edkhardt Grammaté, who published her first composition at the age of 11. Matsutani will perform alongside all 52 members of the KW Symphony under the direction of conductor Andrei Feher at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Kitchener on May 11th.

The second annual Food Fuel Fertilizer Global Summit, hosted by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, kicked off in Regina on Monday, with a focus on the province’s trade and export efforts. Premier Scott Moe highlighted that 40% of all trade exports to India originate from Saskatchewan. The summit also aims to showcase the province’s opportunities in the global food and energy security sectors. Despite the province’s strength, Premier Moe expressed concerns about the current challenges posed by the federal government’s lack of collaboration.

The Ontario Long-Term Care Ministry has ordered the cessation of new admissions to St. Joseph’s at Fleming long-term care due to the discovery of non-compliance issues that pose a risk of harm to residents. The ministry’s inspection branch has cited concerns regarding resident care, staffing, and infection prevention and control measures.

White Mngope Nganika, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 44-year-old Michal Sadomski on 118th Avenue.

Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony have lost their appeals of convictions in the fatal shooting of two Metis hunters, Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal, in 2020. The Bilodeaus confronted the victims on a road near Glendon, northeast of Edmonton, after becoming concerned about a parked truck on their property. Anthony fired the fatal shots, and both men fled the scene without seeking assistance. Roger was convicted of manslaughter on the basis of being a willing party to the crime, while Anthony was convicted of manslaughter and second-degree murder. The appeal courts dismissed arguments that the trial judge erred in instructions to the jury and concluded that no substantial miscarriage of justice occurred.