Balloon

• Small balloon over Utah intercepted by NORAD, says no threat posed

  NORAD fighter pilots sent Friday to investigate the balloon determined it was not maneuverable and did not present a threat to national security, spokesperson John Cornelio said.

  U.S. News

  Feb 23
  
• British couple cancel transatlantic balloon flight after Newfoundland landing

  After being grounded in Sussex, N.B., for weeks, a British couple took off for the flight of a lifetime 4,000 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean in a Roziere balloon on Thursday.

  Jul 21, 2023
  
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• British couple set to take flight from N.B. in record-breaking transatlantic balloon journey

  A cramped basket of an air balloon will be Deborah and Mike Scholes' home for at least five days when the couple finally takes flight on their Transatlantic Balloon Challenge.

  Features

  Jun 22, 2023
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• Man steals bench from Indigenous centre: Kingston police

  Surveillance video captured footage of a man stealing a bench from Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre in Kingston, Ont., Tuesday morning.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2021
• Couple hopes for open borders to make transatlantic balloon flight from N.B.

  Deborah Day and Mike Scholes of Sussex, U.K., are hoping international borders will open by summer to allow them to attempt their crossing from Sussex, N.B., to Europe.

  Features

  Mar 14, 2021
• Transatlantic balloon flight up in the air amid COVID-19 pandemic

  A British couple had planned to fly from Sussex, N.B., to France some time between mid-June and early August, but now say COVID-19 concerns have disrupted the project.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2020
• Metallic balloon blamed for Hamilton power outage

  Hydro One says a metallic balloon knocked out power to thousands of residents on Hamilton Mountain.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2018
• Weyburn balloon artist hoping to break Guinness World Record

  Richy Roy is Weyburn, Saskatchewan’s balloon wizard. With the help of his brother, Preston, he's trying to break the record for the biggest balloon costume.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 29, 2018
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• Protest to be held ahead of balloon vote at Vancouver Park Board

  Vancouver's Park Board is voting tonight on whether to ban balloons from the city's green spaces.

  Sep 18, 2017
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• Moose Jaw high school launches helium balloon to space

  It's the second time the high school has tracked a high altitude balloon in the name of science.

  Features

  Jun 16, 2017