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  • 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.

  • A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Air Canada lands, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Federal Aviation Administration plans to revamp oversight of airplane development after the two deadly crashes of 737 Max 8 airplanes, according to testimony prepared for a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

    Air Canada 737 MAX 8 forced to land in Arizona due to engine issue

    An Air Canada Boeing Co 737-8 Max en route between Arizona and Montreal with three crew members on board suffered an engine issue that forced the crew to divert the aircraft to Tucson, Arizona, the Canadian airline company said in an emailed statement on Friday.



Local News

  • Five year-old Nancy Murphy wears a full mask and face shield as she waits in line for her kindergarten class to enter the school at Portage Trail Community School which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    In-person learning to remain suspended at schools in Durham and Halton for the time being

  • SIU clears Peel police officer who shot and killed Jamal Francique in Mississauga last year
  • 121 Canada Post employees at Mississauga facility test positive for COVID-19

World News

  • President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

    World hopes for renewed co-operation under new U.S. president

  • Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as U.S. VP
  • Delay in Pfizer vaccine shipments frustrate Europe, Canada

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

  • Houston Astros center fielder George Springer stands in a beam of sunlight in the sixth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Houston. (Kevin M. Cox/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

    Jays make free-agent splash by landing star outfielder Springer with lucrative deal

  • Blue Jays sign All-Star outfielder George Springer
  • Toronto Raptors waive centre Alex Len after just seven appearances

Entertainment News

  • FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Britain's Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex leaves after attending the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London. A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper said Wednesday Jan. 20, 2021, that the Duchess of Sussex had no reasonable expectation of privacy for a letter she sent her estranged father. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

    Lawyer says ex-royal staff will shed light on Meghan letter

  • Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.'
  • With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem

Lifestyle News

  • 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

  • Toronto woman says winning numbers for $60M Lotto Max jackpot came to husband in a dream
  • New video marks Canada's contributions to first Gulf War on 30th anniversary






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