Government orders Air Canada and striking flight attendants back to work after shutdown
Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
An Air Canada Airbus A330 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Baltimore’s waters got ‘a little piratey.’ Now the harbormaster is back on duty.
Baltimore, a city with 61 miles of shoreline, had no one minding the water.
Mike McGeady is Baltimore City's first harbormaster in years. The harbormaster is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the harbor.
‘The school’ a Georgetown educator built in her East Baltimore neighborhood
A woman's home in East Baltimore is helping heal her block in the McElderry Park community. Arrealia Gavins, a Georgetown University educator, has run a summer tutoring program and parent to child counseling.
Arrealia Gavins in her living room during a session at Realia Early Care and Education in Baltimore.
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Brandon Young pitches 7 2/3 perfect innings as Orioles beat Astros
Former Oriole Ramón Urías prevents history with a softly struck infield single in the eighth inning.
Orioles pitcher Brandon Young reacts to Ramón Urías’ infield single with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night in Houston.
Baltimore County welcomes new Wawa as police beat firefighters in ‘Hoagies for Heroes’
A new Wawa opened Thursday at 8100 Belair Rd. in Nottingham, Baltimore County.
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 and #BCoPD faced off at the grand opening of Wawa on Belair Rd for the coveted “Hoagie Hero” crown. The heat was on, but the members from Parkville Precinct clinched victory by crafting three boxes of hoagies faster than the fire crew could say “extra mayo!”
‘Not a call that you get regularly’: How this towing company helped firefighters rescue a horse
Bruce Leibowitz of Rockdale Towing Company received a call to help remove a horse from an 8-to-10-foot-deep pit in Reisterstown, one of the strangest things he’s had to move in his 30-year career.
The Baltimore County Fire Department and Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Special Ops safely rescued a horse from a pit on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
After ‘shock’ of trade, former Orioles infielder Ramón Urías prepares for Astros’ playoff race
“I wasn’t expecting to get traded,” Urías said. “Honestly, I think it worked out well for me. Getting to play a little bit here … and I’m happy for that.”
Ramón Urías of the Astros runs the bases after a home run against the Red Sox this week.
Putin and Trump say they reached an ‘understanding’ on Ukraine war talks
President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said they reached an understanding on ending the war in Ukraine after meeting for about 2 1/2 hours on Friday in Alaska.
President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Howard County officer fatally struck a 93-year-old pedestrian in Columbia
A 93-year-old woman is dead after an on-duty Howard County Police officer struck her with an unmarked vehicle in a Columbia shopping center parking lot early Friday morning.
Police said an on-duty, plainclothes officer was pulling out of a parking space in an unmarked 2019 GMC Acadia when the vehicle fatally struck a 93-year-old woman.
Robert MacIntyre continues red-hot play at scorching Caves Valley
The 29-year-old lefty followed up his 62 in the first round with a 64 on Friday.
OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 15: Robert MacIntyre of Scotland plays his shot from the eighth tee during the second round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 15, 2025 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
‘We will cultivate a warrior ethos’: Lt. Gen. Borgschulte becomes first Marine to lead Naval Academy
Marine Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte assumed command of the U.S. Naval Academy at a ceremony Friday afternoon.
Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte addresses attendees as he assumes command of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday.
Lightning strike sparks Pikesville apartment fire that displaced 6 families, killed dog
Lightning struck a Pikesville apartment building, sparking a three-alarm blaze that caused a partial roof collapse, displaced over a dozen people and killed at least one dog, fire officials said.
The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a 2-alarm apartment fire on the 1800 block of Rambling Ridge Lane in Pikesville on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel is calling on his biggest fans for a new project
Baltimore’s world-famous aquatic trash interceptor, Mr. Trash Wheel, is inviting friends and fans to appear as extras in a music video for The Mr. Trash Wheel Song.
If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video — and are obsessed with Baltimore’s trash-collecting water wheels — now’s your chance.
Fans, cooling towels and sunscreen: BMW Championship heats up, literally
“The key is shade,” one man in his late 40s joked to his friends as they walked down the path to the first hole.
Tournament leader Robert MacIntyre of Scotland towels off on the eighth tee Friday at Caves Valley.
Sharp Leadenhall Apartment tenants file suit alleging dangerous conditions
More than a dozen tenants of Sharp Leadenhall Apartments in South Baltimore filed a lawsuit against their landlord, alleging a multitude of severe and pervasive issues.
Betty Bland-Thomas stands at the front with staff from Maryland Legal Aid and another speaker at the press conference on Wednesday, August 13 in Sharp Leadenhall..
Erin becomes season’s first hurricane, expected to intensify into major Category 4 storm
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on Tropical Storm Erin at the National Hurricane Center, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Make a bee-line to these events celebrating National Honey Bee Day
Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.
Maryland has a long history of beekeeping.
How injuries, uncertainty and undrafted players could shape the Ravens’ projected roster
With roster deadlines looming, here’s what to watch in the Ravens' preseason game Saturday vs. the Cowboys.
If there is a spot available on the Ravens’ offensive line, Corey Bullock appears to be the favorite for it.
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