A 56-year-old Californian man has agreed to plead guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane ...

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The Super Huey is crewed by up to 11 emergency personnel and can pick up and dump 1,226 litres of water or fire retardant during bucket-bombing operations or up to 227 litres using a pilot ...

The federal law enforcement agency said Monday it is seeking information that will lead to the identity of the pilot whose drone damaged the Quebec water bomber ... and that the plane was able ...

That said, one Canadian water bomber has been knocked out of commission as a result of its work battling the fire. Raju Mudhar is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star covering breaking news.

Amid the assault to quell the blazes, one aircraft has stood out in particular: Canada’s iconic yellow firefighting planes scooping up water from the Pacific to ... s specialized amphibious ...

MONTREAL — Water-bombing pilots and crews from Quebec and ... dumping dozens of loads of water over fire-devastated areas from his plane. "What I saw was houses that were in flames, cars that ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ethan Swope MONTREAL — Water-bombing pilots and crews from Quebec ... of water over fire-devastated areas from his plane. "What I saw was houses that were in flames ...