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MPs will hear testimony from Sunwing and other airline executives on Thursday in a highly anticipated committee meeting probing recent holiday travel delays. Members of the House of Commons Transport, Infrastructure and Communities committee will meet on Jan. 12 to hear from not only the airline executives, but airport authorities, …

Flights are mostly back on schedule at the Vancouver International Airport, but the facility is still recovering from the chaos brought on by last month’s holiday snowstorm. Amid the hundreds of cancellations the week before Christmas, thousands of travellers found themselves delayed or rebooked — and many were separated from …

A winter weather travel advisory remains in place for the City of Toronto, as a strong winter storm hits the city. Environment Canada issued the advisory early Saturday morning, saying strong wind gusts between 70 and 80 km/h are possible. The agency also warned that there could be a sudden …

Wintering conditions and snow are impacting roads in Toronto and across central, southern Ontario. On Sunday morning, Environment Canada issued a series of weather advisories around the province warning of difficult winter travel conditions. A weather advisory issued for the Peel and Halton area said between five and 10 centimetres …

In the loose dirt, it’s easy to spot the footprints — deer, coyote and the occasional moose — all marking the same path along the meandering Elbow river, between the Tsuut’ina Reserve and Weaselhead Flats. Researchers at the Miistakis Institute consider this one of Calgary’s crucial wildlife corridors and one …

Fatima Sherefa, 17, had a rough night at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Aug. 6.  Her flight from Toronto home to Winnipeg had been delayed several times and then, just after midnight, it was cancelled.  Sherefa says Air Canada staff didn’t offer hotel accommodation for the night, and instead passed out yoga …

With tensions between cyclists and police in High Park boiling over in recent weeks, critics say the key to long-term safety solutions in the park lies in changing how it’s used, not increasing police presence and ticketing. Alison Stewart, senior advocacy manager for non-profit Cycle Toronto, says high tensions in the park have …

After spending nearly half a year trying to secure it, Vancouver-based Chinese scholar Guldana Salimjan has received the Canadian travel document that will allow her to pursue her research in the United States and reunite with her husband. It comes two weeks after CBC reported delays in the processing of her application …

For many Canadians travelling by air this summer, navigating chaotic airports, airline cancellations and delays is daunting, but for flight attendants, it’s their everyday working reality. Part of their job these days is hearing all about those issues from passengers. “They’re on the plane with the passengers, so it’s a captive …

The federal government is expected to soon announce funding for residential school survivors who want to attend the papal visit in-person or by holding their own community events, according to a senior government source. The Vatican confirmed on Thursday that Pope Francis will still travel to Canada from July 24 …