A man who allegedly seized a light aircraft in Victoria, setting off a security scare at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, has been charged with hijacking and terrorism offences.

Shaheer Cassim, 39, has been charged with hijacking after allegedly stealing a small plane from the Victoria Flying Club on Tuesday afternoon.

Canada Border Services agents seized methamphetamines at Vancouver International Airport in two separate incidents.

But authorities elsewhere were hurrying to send planes to the scene — fighter jets tasked with intercepting the rogue flight. Norad confirmed on Wednesday that it scrambled the F-15s in response to ...

A man has been charged with hijacking one day after an incident which saw flights grounded at Vancouver's airport for a ...

The Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) temporarily grounded all flights for arriving aircraft after a small private aircraft taking off began circling about 40 miles north.

The Richmond Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested a person they say hijacked a small plane in Vancouver.

Police were notified at about 1 p.m. that a Cessna 172 had been hijacked from the Victoria International Airport and was flying in YVR airspace.

RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver ...

A stolen private plane caused a temporary shutdown of the airspace over Vancouver International Airport, one of the busiest ...

A suspect has been arrested after allegedly stealing a small passenger aircraft and approaching the airspace of Vancouver ...

Some arriving flights at Vancouver International Airport were diverted on Tuesday (July 15) following a "security incident" ...