Category Archives: Travel
Ontario premier demands increased COVID-19 testing at airports as new variant emerges
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government today for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant is prompting more border closures. Late yesterday, the federal government announce...
Ontario premier demands increased COVID-19 testing at airports as new variant emerges
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government Monday for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant prompted more border closures. Late Sunday, the federal government announced it w...
‘A bombshell’: Canadians stuck in U.K. face uncertainty after Canada shuts air travel
MONTREAL — Mark Sultana says Canada's decision to halt most air travel from the United Kingdom, where a mutated strain of COVID-19 has been discovered, landed "like a bombshell."The 52-year-old Canadian entrepreneur, who has called London home for the ...
Some older Canadians opt to take their chances, winter in Florida despite pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that they're safely back in Florida, Rose and Perry Cohen are looking forward to one of the joys of retirement: an extended lunch with friends. Extended, at least, in the 2020 sense of the word. "We can extend
COVID infection rate low in Alberta pilot project for international travellers
CALGARY — The number of positive COVID-19 tests in a pilot project for international travellers at the Calgary airport and a United States border crossing in southern Alberta has been reasonably low after its first six weeks. The program offers Canadia...
Consumer rights advocates call for airline refunds in Parliament hearing
Representatives from consumer advocacy groups blasted the federal government on Tuesday, accusing it of putting the interests of airlines above those of consumers by allowing carriers to issue vouchers for cancelled flights rather than full refunds. Th...
Canadian entrepreneurs in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds, eye 2021 homecoming
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Canada. "Canadafest" has played out for nearly 40 yea...
Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travelers amid rising COVID-19 case counts
The federal government says it's extending a slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic into the new year as case counts continue their steady rise across the country. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair...
Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travellers amid rising COVID-19 case counts
A slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 will be extended into January, the federal government said Sunday, as case counts continued to rise steadily across the country. In a statement, Public Safety Minister Bill
COVID-19 cases climbing in Atlantic Canada; N.B. reports record-breaking 23 new cases
FREDERICTON — COVID-19 cases are climbing in Canada's Atlantic provinces, with New Brunswick reporting a record-breaking 23 new cases today. During a press conference this afternoon, New Brunswick's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell ...