Category Archives: Canada

'Unacceptable': Committee chair says Sunwing, Via Rail must answer for holiday mess
OTTAWA - The chair of the House of Commons transport committee is calling on Sunwing Airlines and Via Rail to publicly explain what caused the travel nightmare that plagued thousands of Canadians over...
Jan 03, 2023

Stranded passengers have all been returned from Mexico, Sunwing says
TORONTO - Sunwing says it has completed all of its scheduled recovery flights to bring home passengers stranded in Mexico after winter storms disrupted its operations during the holidays. The travel c...
Jan 03, 2023

China pushes back on air-travel test requirements, but Canadian firms not worried
OTTAWA - The Chinese government is unhappy that Canada and other countries are creating new COVID-19 restrictions for people flying from China, but business groups say the policy won't impact trade. C...
Jan 03, 2023

Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her and her son's death intends to go to trial
SASKATOON - An Indigenous woman accused of faking her death and that of her son before illegally crossing the border into the United States has indicted her intention to go to trial. Through counsel, ...
Jan 03, 2023

Ottawa man charged with threatening Parliament Hill, embassies: RCMP
OTTAWA - A 19-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested for allegedly posting threatening tweets targeted at Parliament Hill, the Department of National Defence and two embassies. In a media release the R...
Jan 03, 2023

In The News for Jan. 3: Just how much money did Canada's CEO make in 2021?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 ... What we are watching...
Jan 03, 2023

Ransomware group LockBit apologizes saying 'partner' was behind SickKids attack
TORONTO - A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rar...
Jan 02, 2023

Head of group fighting COVID restrictions charged with attempting to obstruct justice
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Police Service says the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is facing charges that include attempting to obstruct justice, following his admission in 20...
Jan 02, 2023

Some Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers make it home, others make their own way back
REGINA - Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty ...
Jan 02, 2023

Canada extends copyright protection another 20 years to meet new trade obligation
OTTAWA - There will be no new books or plays added to the public domain in Canada until 2043 after the government squeezed in a change to copyright laws just before the end of 2022. Until Dec. 30, cop...
Jan 02, 2023