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A team of scientists out of the University of British Columbia has outfitted a mobile lab that can detect air pollutants on the go. The scientists say because the van can collect data as often as every second it’s on the move, it will show a more detailed picture of …

Canadians whose travel plans have been derailed by flight delays or cancellations say they’re losing patience with the agency responsible for enforcing compensation rules. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) — a quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator tasked with settling disputes between airlines and customers — has been dealing with a backlog …

In September 2021, Jessica Kalynn arrived in Dubai for a six-day trip. Her baggage, however, didn’t make it there until two days later.  Air Canada offered Kalynn $500 in compensation, but she filed a claim with B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal, demanding more money to cover her expenses. Last week, the tribunal ruled …

For Scott Aalgaard, it doesn’t add up. On the morning of July 5, Air Canada informed Aalgaard by email his flight that day from Toronto to Hartford, Conn., had been delayed due to “an unforeseen maintenance issue.” That afternoon, the reason had changed to either “staffing constraints” or “health and …

Many passengers are facing delays, lost baggage and missed connections through the Canada Day long weekend. Staff shortages, in the air and on the ground, have been blamed for the chaos. News Source link

Air Canada will cut dozens of daily flights this summer as the airline grapples with a series of challenges amid soaring demand for travel. The changes would see Air Canada reduce its schedule by 77 round trips — or 154 flights — on average, each day during the months of July and August. …

Dozens of residents of a Parkdale apartment building are suddenly facing eviction for using air conditioning, fearing their landlord’s crackdown is an attempt to rid the building of those with lower rents and bring in higher paying tenants. Bhutila Karpoche, MPP for Parkdale-High Park, told CBC News she is aware …

The ongoing war in Ukraine moved from being a distant, abstract conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled country’s president. Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders that despite their efforts to arm his country and to isolate the regime of Russian President Vladimir …

Families and others who lost loved ones in a massive terrorist attack 37 years ago attended a memorial service to mark the grim anniversary in Vancouver’s Stanley Park on Thursday evening. Dozens of people recounted their memories and losses, with many renewing their decades-long calls for justice. On June 23, …

The long-running Air Miles rewards system could be facing turbulence after the withdrawal of one of its only remaining national grocery chains from the program, say experts in the Canadian loyalty points industry. In early June, Canadian grocer Empire Company Ltd. announced it would be switching loyalty programs to Scene+, …