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In The News for Feb. 13 : Just what are these "objects" flying above North America?

In The News for Feb. 13 : Just what are these "objects" flying above North America?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Personnel shortage challenging Air Force's plan to introduce F-35, other equipment

Personnel shortage challenging Air Force's plan to introduce F-35, other equipment

OTTAWA — A model F-35 sits in a place of prominence on the corner of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny's desk. The miniature grey aircraft is propped in the air by a plastic stand as if it is flying, and Royal Canadian Air Force markings are visible on its wings.
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U.S. military shoots down fourth flying object, this time over Lake Huron

U.S. military shoots down fourth flying object, this time over Lake Huron

OTTAWA — The U.S. military shot down a fourth high-altitude object in just over a week on Sunday, this time closer to heavily populated areas in southern Ontario and the U.S. East Coast.
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Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates

Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates

TORONTO — Now that Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to step down from the role after admitting to having an affair with a former member of his staff, all eyes have turned to the now looming race to replace him.
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Turkish Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue crews after disasters

Turkish Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue crews after disasters

VANCOUVER — The Turkish Canadian Society is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey after last week's earthquake.
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A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America

A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America

The U.S. military has shot four flying objects out of the sky in the month of February.
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Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment

Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment

As darkness descended and temperatures plunged in a Prince Edward Island field, Dennis MacKenzie tried to coax a scared, injured barred owl down from a spruce tree. He had no plans to visit the field in Crapaud, P.E.I.
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John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

TORONTO — John Tory's recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative's otherwise uneventful tenure in the city's top
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Police say man in his 20s dead after ski accident in Bromont, Que.

Police say man in his 20s dead after ski accident in Bromont, Que.

BROMONT, Que. — Police say a man in his 20s is dead after an accident on a ski hill in Quebec's Eastern Townships Saturday evening. Sgt. Sylvain D'Amours of the Bromont, Que., police says the investigation into the cause of death remains ongoing.
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Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada

Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle.
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