Sint Maarten

• WestJet plane makes ‘hard landing’ Sunday at Sint Maarten airport

  WestJet Airlines confirms a flight from Toronto to Sint Maarten, in the Caribbean, made a 'hard landing' and passengers used emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft on Sunday.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2025
  
• Suspects arrested after Quebec man killed protecting daughter in Sint Maarten

  Sylvain Valade, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, a town in the Laurentians region north of Montreal, was shot June 5 and died of his injuries in a Florida hospital.

  Aug 9, 2019
  
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• Quebec man killed in Sint Maarten died protecting his daughter, she says

  The victim's daughter, Yanie Valade, paid tribute to her father in an emotional Facebook post, saying he died a hero.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2019
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• Canadian shot in St. Maarten dies in Florida

  Police are appealing to the public for information that could lead to the arrest of suspects.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2019
• Jet blast kills tourist at famed Maho Beach in St. Maarten

  Tourists are known to gather at the airport to watch air planes land and take off from the Caribbean island.

  World

  Jul 13, 2017
• Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus spreading in Haiti

  The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that was detected for the first time in Haiti last week has quickly spread throughout the Caribbean nation, a health official said Tuesday.

  May 13, 2014
• Canadian travellers to St. Martin, Martinique warned about chikungunya virus

  Health officials are warning Canadian travellers to the Caribbean about a mosquito-borne virus that appears to be spreading.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2013