15 suffer minor injuries when Air Canada plane hits turbulence on Sydney-to-Vancouver flight

September 9th, 2009 Plane blows tire at Reagan, no injuries reportedWASHINGTON — A runway at Reagan National Airport is open again after a brief shutdown when an American Airlines flight from St. Louis blew a tire on landing.

September 7th, 2009 Southwest flight makes emergency landing in TampaTAMPA, Fla. — An airline spokesman says an indicator light that warned of possible smoke aboard a Southwest Airlines flight forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla.

August 26th, 2009 Plane lands in NJ mall parking lot, stuns shoppersROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A small plane made an emergency landing in a mall's parking lot on Tuesday, stunning back-to-school shoppers, and the pilot and a passenger emerged with only minor injuries.

August 20th, 2009 Naked passenger arrested on flight from Calif.OAKLAND, Calif. — Authorities say a St.

August 5th, 2009 Northwest flight hits turbulence, 2 aboard hurtLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A flight attendant and a passenger were injured aboard a Northwest Airlines plane when it hit turbulence during a flight from Knoxville, Tenn., to Detroit Tuesday, an airline spokesman said.

August 5th, 2009 Northwest flight hits turbulence, passengers hurtLOUISVILLE, Ky. — An airport spokeswoman says a handful of passengers were hurt aboard a Northwest Airlines plane when it hit turbulence during a flight from Knoxville, Tenn., to Detroit.

August 3rd, 2009 Turbulence injures 26 on flight, diverted to MiamiMIAMI — A Continental Airlines night flight from Brazil to Texas hit turbulence over the Atlantic ocean that injured 26 people, forcing an emergency landing in Miami early Monday, officials said. Four people were seriously injured aboard the Boeing 767 and another 22 were in stable condition with bumps and bruises, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Elkin Sierra said.

August 3rd, 2009 Turbulence slams Continental jet, at least 26 hurtMIAMI — A Continental Airlines jet carrying 179 people from Brazil to Texas hit severe turbulence over the Atlantic early Monday, injuring at least 26 — including four seriously — and forcing an emergency landing in Miami, officials said. One passenger said he felt Continental Flight 128 drop without warning while flight attendants were in the aisles.

July 30th, 2009 Bird strike forces emergency landing in St. LouisST. LOUIS — An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in St.

July 10th, 2009 2 die as small plane crashes near Vancouver, B.C.VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Officials in Canada say a small passenger plane on final approach to Vancouver International Airport crashed near an IKEA store, killing both people on board. An airport spokeswoman says the plane nose-dived around 10 p.m.

July 7th, 2009 Plane returns to Md. airport after bird strikeLINTHICUM, Md.

June 22nd, 2009 7 slightly injured as Qantas plane hits turbulencePERTH, Australia — A Qantas plane hit turbulence and suddenly lost altitude over Malaysia, throwing terrified passengers around the cabin and leaving seven people injured, the airline said Monday. The Airbus A330 with 219 passengers and crew aboard was flying from Hong Kong to the Australian west coast city of Perth overnight when it struck "severe turbulence" over Malaysian Borneo, Qantas said in a statement.

June 16th, 2009 Pickup hits San Bernardino tour bus, driver diesSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities in California say a pickup truck has run a red light and hit a tour bus, killing the driver of the pickup and injuring six other people.

May 10th, 2009 TORONTO - The human swine flu has spread from Canada to Japan via three Japanese who went back home from here Thursday. The three Japanese - a 46-year-old teacher and two 16-year-old students who returned from a school trip to Canada - tested positive for the virus on their way back home, reports here said.

March 5th, 2009 HOSHIARPUR - A day before she was to fly back to Canada, an Indian woman based in Vancouver was Thursday shot dead by unidentified assailants at her village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, the police said. Kuldeep Kaur, 32, was going to the gurudwara in Lehli village near Mahilpur town, 20 km from here, when she was attacked.