Category Archives: Travel
COVID-19 cases climbing in Atlantic Canada; N.B. reports record-breaking 23 new cases
FREDERICTON — Most of Canada's Atlantic provinces reported a surge in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with New Brunswick setting a new single-day record for new diagnoses in the province. Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer of health...
Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets UK government consent
LONDON — The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday when it approved controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England. The project, which is ai...
Air Canada shares up sharply on news of potential government aid, vaccine development
Air Canada shares surged more than 28 per cent Monday as news of a potential COVID-19 vaccine and government assistance for the industry eclipsed dismal third-quarter results brought about by global pandemic lockdowns.The Montreal-based airline said it...
Halifax travel agency seeking to extend Atlantic bubble to Cuban resort this winter
HALIFAX — A Halifax travel agency is offering two weeklong trips to Cuba reserved exclusively for residents of the Atlantic Canada bubble. Absolute Travel Specialists says it will charter two Air Canada flights -- one in February and another in March
EU reimposes travel restriction on Canada amid rising pandemic numbers
OTTAWA — The European Union's council has reimposed a travel restriction on Canada as it battles a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move reverses a decision in June that lifted entry restrictions on a number of non-EU countries, including
COVID-19 testing option to be tried at Calgary airport, U.S. border crossing
International travellers arriving in Alberta by air or land will have the option to take an expedited COVID-19 test to avoid quarantining for 14 days — a move the premier says would help the province's struggling service and tourism industry. The
Georges Island: public granted access to historic site in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX — Georges Island, a small but historic chunk of land in the middle of Halifax harbour, has long been off limits to tourists — even though it has been a national historic site since 1965. But that will&nbs...
Feds look to finalize deal with airlines amid contact tracing concerns
OTTAWA — British Columbia's transport minister made an official plea to her federal counterpart Wednesday to quickly make airlines provide more details on travellers to aid contact tracing efforts that could help slow the spread of the novel coron...
N.S. government sells Liscombe Lodge resort to private operator for $450,000
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has sold Liscombe Lodge to a private operator, officially ending its role in the resort business. The province announced today that it has sold the resort about 170 kilometres east of Halifax to Heart...
B.C. tourism industry seeks $680M to rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's tourism and hospitality sector believes it should receive more than one-third of a $1.5-billion COVID-19 recovery package pledged to the province by the federal government. A statement from the Tourism Industry Assoc...