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  • Grounded WestJet Boeing 737 Max aircraft are shown at the airline's facilities in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

    Passengers unfazed as WestJet returns Boeing 737 Max to service

    Passengers aboard the first Boeing 737 Max flight in Canadian airspace in nearly two years weren't overly concerned about the plane's safety, saying they trusted that regulators had addressed any issues with the aircraft.

  • Travelers arrive at Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

    Luxury vacationing in Caribbean during pandemic; prepare to be swabbed

    Why on Earth would you take two kids younger than 3 to a remote island in the middle of a global pandemic? I asked myself this question many times last month as I embarked on my first attempt to get to St. Martin, my transit point to Anguilla, aLeeward Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea.

  • Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Air Canada reduces first-quarter capacity by 25 per cent, cuts 1,700 jobs

    Air Canada is cutting 1,700 jobs and scaling down its operations as the cumulative effects of lockdown restrictions, slumping travel demand and new COVID-19 testing rules take their toll on the airline industry.

  • Air travelers process through a security check point at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

    U.S. to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passengers

    Nearly all air travellers will need to present a negative coronavirus test to enter the United States under expanded testing requirements announced on Tuesday.

  • A passenger wearing protective gear sanitizes his hands at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. The first Alitalia flight landed in Rome from New York with passengers tested before departure and upon arrival and, as a result, aren’t required to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine imposed by Italy. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

    'It only takes one uncaring person;' global vacationers fined for violating quarantines

    As pandemic quarantines go, this might be the best: sprawling on a hotel balcony overlooking azure Caribbean waters as you bake gently in the sun.

  • A pilot taxis a Westjet Boeing 737-700 plane to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in on Feb. 3, 2014. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

    WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government's 'Incoherent' policy

    The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada.

  • FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge related to its troubled 737 Max jetliner. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

    Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max

    Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service.

  • Health-care workers wait at COVID-19 testing stations located at the international arrivals area at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Travel industry disappointed as Ottawa forges on with COVID-19 testing requirements

    Canada's travel industry is reacting with disappointment after hopes for a last-minute extension to new COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers were dashed on Wednesday.

  • People leave the airport after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Monday, March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ban on U.K. flights to Canada to expire tonight as testing scheme takes effect

    Canada's ban on flights from the United Kingdom is not being extended, replaced by a stringent COVID-19 testing program for air travellers.

  • A traveller walks between check-in kiosks at Toronto's Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Travel industry "in tailspin" as federal government adopts new COVID-19 test rules

    The travel industry in Canada has been thrown into a "tailspin" by new federal rules requiring a COVID-19 test before Canadians are allowed back into the country from most international travel, says the Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors.

  • People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Airlines, travellers slam 'confusion' created by new COVID-19 testing rules

    Airlines and travellers say a slew of questions remain about the federal government's decision to require passengers returning to Canada to show negative results on COVID-19 tests taken abroad.

  • People wearing protective face masks, goggles and Tyvek suits who said they traveled from Colombia gesture while waiting for a car rental company shuttle, after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Beginning January 7, air travellers arriving in Canada will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours of boarding the plane. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    Airlines slam confusion surrounding Canada's new negative COVID-19 test requirement for passengers

    Airlines say a slew of questions remain about the federal government's decision to require passengers returning to Canada to show negative results on COVID-19 tests taken abroad.

  • People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Feds weigh cutting COVID-19 benefit for travellers as Canada surpasses 600,000 cases

    The federal Liberal government mulled the possibility of barring Canadians who travelled abroad from receiving a sick leave benefit aimed at those who must quarantine due to COVID-19 on Sunday amid fresh admissions of foreign excursions from a growing list of politicians and a national case count that surpassed 600,000.

  • Minister of Health Patty Hajdu is seen via videoconference as she participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Air travellers will soon have to test negative for COVID-19 before arrival in Canada

    The federal government says it plans to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before landing in Canada in response to concerns that people vacationing abroad could bring the novel coronavirus home with them.

  • FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2020 file photo, an American Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet plane is parked at a maintenance facility in Tulsa, Okla. The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New York’s LaGuardia Airport with about 100 passengers aboard, according to an airline spokeswoman. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

    Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

    American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane's first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes.



Local News

  • Bradford Valley Care Community is seen in a Google streetview image.

    Seventh case of highly-contagious UK coronavirus variant detected in Simcoe-Muskoka

  • Ontario reports 2,417 new COVID-19 cases and 50 more deaths
  • Sunnybrook doctor reflects on receiving Canada's first COVID-19 patient

World News

  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 peeks through the clouds after it lifts off on Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. The rocket is carrying dozens of small payloads into space on the Transporter-1 ridesharing mission. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

    SpaceX rocket carring 143 small satellites blasts off from Florida

  • Reputed Canadian drug kingpin, 57, arrested in Holland on Interpol warrant
  • Nearly 6 million get first shot of coronavirus vaccine in UK as deaths approach 100,000

Real Estate News

  • Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont. on Saturday, Dec.1, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan)

    Toronto Real Estate Board says home prices hit record in 2020 as sales climbed

  • Home sales surge 32.1% in November, cottage country leads in price gains
  • HSBC offers mortgage rate below one per cent

Sports News

  • Toronto Maple Leafs alumni George Armstrong, right, and son of Maple Leafs alumni Syl Apps, Syl Apps Jr., shake hands during a pre-game ceremony before the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets NHL game in Toronto on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Armstrong and Apps will be added to the team's Legends Row. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

    Four-time Stanley Cup-winning Toronto Maple Leaf captain George Armstrong dies

  • COVID-19 scare prompts cancellation of Canada-U. S. soccer scrimmage in Florida
  • Winnipeg Jets acquire forward Pierre-Luc Dubois in deal with Columbus Blue Jackets

Entertainment News

  • FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Larry King arrives at Trump Tower in New York. King, who interviewed presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes during a half-century in broadcasting, has died at age 87. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    Celebrities and newsmakers are paying tribute to broadcasting legend Larry King

  • Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
  • Dan Levy to make 'Saturday Night Live' hosting debut on Feb. 6

Lifestyle News

  • Bernie Sanders turned his inauguration meme into a sweatshirt for charity. (Friends of Bernie Sanders via CNN)

    Bernie Sanders turns inauguration meme into sweatshirt for charity

  • Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's previously recalled rapid COVID-19 test
  • Suspension of licence renewal requirements for drivers 80 and older raises concerns






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