The number of safety incidents on Canadian runways is on the rise, reaching new highs in recent years even as the tally of extremely close calls seems to be levelling off. An Air Canada flight departing for Toronto, bottom, taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight bound for Palm Springs takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck