Category Archives: Travel
Canada eyes policy on travel from India due to massive COVID surge
The federal government is looking into flights arriving from India due to a massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging that country, Canada's top public health doctor said Wednesday as at least one province urged Ottawa to tighten the border. The
Ottawa mulls exempting more workers from Canada-U.S. border shutdown: Garneau
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Ottawa is looking at expanding the categories of essential workers allowed to travel across the Canada-U.S. border. He told a parliamentary committee Thursday that could mean allowing technicians in t...
In Canada, U.S., vaccine ‘passports’ could be new point of cross-border contention
WASHINGTON — As if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't produced enough ways to complicate life at the border between Canada and the United States, here comes another: whether or not to require proof of vaccination. Debate is heating up in the freedom-focused
Transat AT shares plunge in first trading after Air Canada pulls plug on takeover
TORONTO — Transat AT shares plunged as much as 22.6 per cent in the first day of trading after Air Canada pulled the plug on its takeover of the Montreal-based tour operator over Europe's unwillingness to approve the deal.Transat shares
Canada’s schools draw fewer international students due to pandemic travel rules
OTTAWA — Many international students have postponed or cancelled their plans to study in Canada since Ottawa decided last month to limit entry options to the country to just four airports and require international travellers to pay for a mandatory
Ontario pledges tourism support as sector languishes and summer looms
TORONTO — The Ontario budget calls for $400 million in spending over the next three years on the tourism industry, on top of previously announced investments of $225 million in the sector, as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens a second summer. Among
Ontario pledges tourism support as sector languishes and summer looms
TORONTO — Members of Ontario's tourism industry welcomed the province's tailored aid for the struggling sector as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens a second summer.The Ontario budget calls for $400 million in spending over the next three years on the tou...
Toronto airport loses $383 million in 2020 as passenger numbers plunge due to COVID
TORONTO — Canada's largest airport lost $383 million last year as the number of passengers plunged nearly 74 per cent from 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority says its net loss compared with a $139.8-million profit...
One year on, Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors, poll suggests
WASHINGTON — One year after the North American onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians remain deeply wary about visitors from the United States despite mounting optimism south of the border, a new poll suggests. One in seven who took part in
‘Eventually, but not for today,’ Trudeau says of reopening Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waved away suggestions Monday that Canada is prepared to explore reopening its shared border with the United States any time soon. Canadians are looking forward to the day regular cross-border travel "eventua...