34 h. ago Porter Airlines Lands in Lush Costa Rica With Start of New Service

TORONTO — Porter Airlines is taking off to Costa Rica with the start of roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR). This marks the airline’s first route to Central America. The Toronto-Liberia route operates up to six times weekly. It is the fourth in a series of new southern […]

Economics

56 h. ago Calgary police charge two people after intercepting nearly $1 million in drugs at Calgary Airport

Two individuals have been charged after more than $900,000 worth of drugs, a loaded 9mm handgun, and drug paraphernalia were intercepted by authorities at the Calgary International Airport last week. On Nov. 20, RCMP, Calgary Police Service and Canada Border Services Agency received an Alert from German Border Authorities about a shipment of drugs arriving […]

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4 d. ago AHS alerts public to recent measles exposure at Calgary International Airport, Claresholm hospital

Alberta has had 1,975 reported cases of the highly contagious disease since March

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8 d. ago Calgary International Airport reopens west runway, following completion of two

'What this runway represents is just additional resiliency, capacity, and it's an investment in 40 years of growth,' said Calgary International Airport COO Chris Miles

Society

9 d. ago Porter Airlines Makes Getting to the Bahamas Better With First Toronto

TORONTO — Porter Airlines is launching roundtrip service today between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Nassau, The Bahamas (NAS). This route is among a series of inaugural flights to southern vacation markets, including Mexico, Costa Rica and Cayman Islands. Seasonal service to Nassau increases to daily flights beginning Dec. 12. Nonstop service from Ottawa […]

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1 week ago BP finds leak in major Pacific Northwest pipeline, resumes delivering fuel to Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — Oil company BP has found the source of a leak in a major Pacific Northwest pipeline system, allowing it to restart the flow of jet fuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday and help avoid any major disruptions to Thanksgiving travel. Separately, Washington state regulators announced they were fining the company $3.8 […]

Politics

1 week ago Media Advisory: As Syphilis and Measles Spread, Public Health Workers Hold Urgent Briefing on State of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Water Safety, and Community Health

TORONTO — Unionized public health workers from across Ontario will hold an urgent media briefing at Queen’s Park and virtually over Zoom to sound the alarm on the deteriorating state of the province’s public health system. Frontline workers will discuss the re-emergence and rapid spread of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, escalating risks of E. coli […]

Society

1 week ago Flight delays and cancellations at Calgary airport leave travellers scrambling

CALGARY — Dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled at Alberta’s largest airport due to snowy weather, leaving travellers scrambling to adjust their plans. Calgary International Airport says flights were paused so crews could clear snow from runways to keep operations safe. The airport says flight operations resumed at 9 a.m. local time, but delays […]

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2 w. ago Toronto is getting a bunch of new nonstop flights to international destinations

Sub-zero temperatures and last week's abrupt snowstorm in Toronto might have you already planning out your summer escape for 2026, and the good news is, travellers out of Pearson Airport will have a few new options for flight routes to international cities next year. On Tuesday, Calgary-headquartered airline WestJet announced the first portion of its summer 2026 network schedule and revealed four new seasonal international destinations from Toronto. WestJet will launch non-stop routes to Medellín, Colombia; Cardiff, U.K.; and the Azores archipelago (Ponta Delgada, Portugal) next year, and also reinstate its service to Glasgow, Scotland, which the airline last served in 2022. The airline will also introduce a new Toronto-Cardiff flight service. The capital of Wales was last served by Zoom Airlines in 2008, a now-defunct low-fare airline previously headquartered in Ottawa. All of the aforementioned flight routes will run four times a week. Flig...

Society

2 w. ago Abu Dhabi Airports Selects BETA Technologies’ Charge Infrastructure for Emirates Advanced Air Mobility Network

BETA has installed certified ground support infrastructure at Al Bateen Executive Airport, with an installation at Zayed International Airport to follow SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Abu Dhabi Airports has contracted U.S. aerospace company, BETA Technologies (“BETA”) (NYSE: BETA) to deploy its certified Charge Cube and Battery Thermal Management System as it rolls out an advanced […]

Economics

2 w. ago Canada’s 2025 budget lays the track for Calgary–Banff Rail and downtown renewal

The 2025 federal budget, branded as the Canada Strong Budget, renews Canada’s commitment to infrastructure that boosts productivity, strengthens regional economies and reduces emissions. Few projects align more closely with these priorities than the proposed Calgary Airport–Banff Rail, a transformative public-private partnership linking Calgary International Airport, downtown and Banff National Park through low-emission passenger rail. […]

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3 w. ago Porter Airlines lands in Puerto Vallarta for the first time with inaugural Toronto flight

TORONTO — Porter Airlines begins roundtrip service today between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Puerto Vallarta (PVR), Mexico, marking the latest expansion of its sun network. This new route brings Mexico’s vibrant Pacific beaches closer to Canadian travellers. Seasonal service to Puerto Vallarta starts with three weekly roundtrip flights, increasing to five weekly beginning […]

Culture

3 w. ago Quebec's low measles status must not make us complacent, public health director warns

The loss of Canada's measles elimination status is "a wake-up call," said Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh. "It means that there's been a system failure."

Science

3 w. ago 'Public health failure': Canada officially loses its measles elimination designation

Alberta currently has the second highest reported number of measles cases at 1,954 with two cases active

Science

4 w. ago Entire Toronto transit line will shut down for the whole weekend

In case air travel wasn't already enough of a challenge right now, travellers relying on the UP Express will be forced to get to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport this weekend via buses.Metrolinx has announced a full-line outage for the UP Express throughout the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, due to ongoing construction.Trains will not serve any of the four stations along the UP Express during the outage, and Metrolinx's plan to implement replacement buses may require commuters to tack on extra travel time when planning their trips.Travel times could be as much as double between Union Station in downtown Toronto and Pearson International Airport straddling the Toronto-Mississauga boundary, with trips on the express rail line to be replaced by GO buses forced to weave through city traffic.While the UP Express moves passengers between downtown and the airport in as little as 25 minutes, Metrolinx warns that replacement GO buses will cover th...

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