This is BC: Karen Ota O’Brien brings her love of hockey to Florida
From 100 Mile House to Fort Lauderdale, Karen Ota O’Brien has brought her love of hockey to the places she goes. She has become a pioneer in promoting women’s hockey. And as Jay Durant tells us, she gives credit to her parents, who survived both an internment camp and residential school.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Jun 27, 2023
Fort Lauderdale flooding: Torrential rains swamp streets, shut down airport
Severe flooding swamped parts of southwest Florida on Wednesday evening, washing out streets in Fort Lauderdale and shutting down the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport. Approximately 30 centimetres of rain fell in a matter of hours, according to the National Weather Service.
Weather
Apr 13, 2023
‘It’s shameful’: Regina WestJet flight cancellation leaves passenger in disbelief
John Nelson was on a flight back from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Feb. 25 when things started to go wrong right from the get-go.
Global News at 5 Regina
Mar 1, 2023
Police, swat personnel rush to on-going incident at Fort Lauderdale airport
Police and swat personnel rush to an on-going incident at the airport in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Multiple people had been shot and a gunman had been in custody when the incident occurred.
Crime
Jan 6, 2017
Fort Lauderdale airport locked down due to possible additional threat
Local reports said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was locked down Friday afternoon after a gunman opened fire inside the airport, reportedly killing multiple people.
Canada
Jan 6, 2017
‘Probably everyone shot had been on our flight’: witness to Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
A passenger on a flight arriving from Columbus, OH said “probably everyone shot had been on our flight.” The witness also said that that two people to his right and two people to his left had been shot in the head.
World
Jan 6, 2017
Video shows passengers waiting at Ft. Lauderdale airport tarmac
Raw video shows passengers who had been waiting for their flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport being escorted and made to wait on the tarmac.
World
Jan 6, 2017
No other shooter at Fort Lauderdale airport: Police
Sheriff Scott Israel with the Broward Sheriff’s Office told reporters Friday afternoon that reports of a second shooting or shooter at Fort Lauderdale airport are false, and the original shooter has been arrested.
Crime
Jan 6, 2017
Emotional witness recounts horror of gunman opening fire at Ft. Lauderdale airport
A tearful witness to the Fort Lauderdale airport said she heard a lady yell for help then saw people running. She said that’s when she began to run too.
Crime
Jan 6, 2017
5 dead, 8 injured in shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport
A gunman opened fire in the baggage claims area of the Fort Lauderdale airport. Five people are dead and eight are injured. Witnesses say he was shooting at random. Allison Vuchnich has more on what happened and the response from local law enforcement.
Global National
Jan 6, 2017
Florida Governor Rick Scott visits Fort Lauderdale airport shooting victims
Florida Governor Rick Scott visited injured victims of the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting Friday evening. Scott says he’s spoken with both President Obama and President-elect Trump and has been assured that they’ll receive all the help they need from the federal government.
Crime
Jan 6, 2017
Multiple people shot at Ft. Lauderdale airport, 1 person in custody
Local media outlets are reporting that multiple people have been killed after shots were fired inside the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport on Friday. NBC is reporting that a suspect is in custody.
Canada
Jan 6, 2017
FBI says initial investigation into Fort Lauderdale shooting suspect found no ties to terrorism
During a joint press conference with the Anchorage Police Department on Saturday, FBI said initial investigations did not find Esteban Santiago to have had any ties to terrorism. This conference was held after the shooting incident that happened at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Friday.
World
Jan 7, 2017
Shooting inside Fort Lauderdale airport ‘random’: witness
A witness told WTVJ that a gunman opened fire near the baggage claim area inside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, killing and injuring multiple people.
Canada
Jan 6, 2017
Floodwaters continue to rise in Fort Lauderdale area, curfew extended
Hurricane Irma brought heavy winds and rain to Florida Sunday morning as the storm’s eyewall hot the state, bringing flooding to Fort Lauderdale and other cities.
Weather
Sep 10, 2017
Billionaire Chris Cline dies in helicopter crash
A helicopter carrying seven Americans to Fort Lauderdale, Florida crashed July 4 off Grand Cay island in the Bahamas, killing everyone on aboard, Bahamian police said. Among those killed was American billionaire Chris Cline.
Jul 5, 2019
Fort Lauderdale airport closed due to flash flooding
Holiday travelers due to catch a flight at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida were delayed during the morning of December 23, after storms and flash flooding led to the closure of the airport.
World
Dec 23, 2019
Florida police wrangle wayward kangaroo in Fort Lauderdale
Police in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., wrangled a wayward kangaroo on Thursday, July 16. It’s not clear where the animal had come from.
World
Jul 16, 2020
Roger Stone speaks to media after Trump commutes sentence
Roger Stone addressed the media outside his house in Fort Lauderdale, FL after learning about U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to grant him clemency on Friday.
World
Jul 10, 2020
Multiple people injured in explosion at Florida shopping plaza
The explosion happened Saturday morning at a shopping centre in Plantation, west of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County.
World
Jul 6, 2019