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ADVERTISEMENTVancouver WatchThe upstart political party is promising to solve some of the problems plaguing the health care system, including ensuring access to a family doctor. October 13, 2026 at 9:25p.m. EDT

CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko – party candidate for Surrey South – made a brief stop in White Rock this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 13), near Peace Arch Hospital’s emergency room, to announce her party’s plan to make health care more accessible. “Too many British Columbians are struggling to access health care, waiting to be attached to a family doctor, waiting for a diagnosis, or waiting for surgery,” Sturko said.

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has certified a class action on behalf of passengers on board Air Canada Flight AC 2259 which landed hard at Halifax in December of 2025 after the plane’s landing gear collapsed. The flight had taken off from St. John’s International earlier that evening, and officials at YYT later confirmed that debris was found on one of its runways after the flight took off. They wouldn’t say at the time whether the discovery was related to the incident at Halifax. The class action names Air Canada, Provincial Aerospace Ltd, St. John’s International Airport Authority and the Halifax International Airport Authority, all of whom have consented to certification. Stephen Barnes of Bob Buckingham Law says they want to understand what went wrong that night and make sure that passengers have an opportunity to be fairly compensated for what they went through. The case will examine whether the defendants met their responsibilities for aircraft safety, runway safety and emergency response, and whether any failures caused injury or loss to passengers.