Canadian Pilots' Bodies Return Home

0:00The bodies of two air-Canada pilots killed in a runway crash at La Guardia Airport in New York have made it back to Canada. Mackenzie Gunther arrived in Ottawa Thursday afternoon, while Antoine Forrest, from Quebec, was flown toward Montreal Trudeau International Airport. The incident happened late Sunday when their air-Canada express plane shrug a fire truck during landing. Both pilots were pronounced dead right there at the scene, and more than 40 people were rushed to hospitals, though most got released within hours. Four remained in care as of midweek. News of the crash-bred deep grief across Canada, hitting the aviation community hardest. In Forrest's hometown of Cotto du Lac, southwest of Montreal, friends and family recalled his lifelong passion for flying from a young age. Air-Canada crews have started pulling passenger belongings from the wreckage and moved the plane to a secure spot after investigators cleared it. The damaged runway reopened Thursday morning following repairs and safety checks.

1:01Meanwhile, teams from Canada's Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board keep digging into how the plane and fire. Truck ended up on the same runway, at the same time. I'm Cory with the story. That's your Toronto News Today update, AI-powered and always on.