56 h. ago Canada Trade Balance Flips to Deficit as Tariff Threats Grow

Canada’s exports to its biggest customer, the US, as well as other countries plunged in February, as threats and implementation of the Trump administration’s tariffs started to redraw global trading flows.

Economics

4 d. ago Could Air Canada flight attendants go on strike as negotiations start after 10

Here's what 10,000 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants are asking for

Culture

4 d. ago Canadian airlines are cutting thousands of seats on flights to U.S.

Airlines in Canada are responding to a significant dip in travel to the U.S. by slashing seats on flights to what once were popular vacation destinations for Canadians.The trade war has diminished Canadians' enthusiasm to travel down south. A recent report found that summer trips to the U.S. have dropped by over 70 per cent.Visual Approach Analytics looked at scheduled seats on flights from Canada to the U.S. in April and found where carriers are making cuts.The weekly data analysis of the commercial aviation market found that leisure destinations are seeing the biggest drop in capacity from Canadian airlines.Florida is being hit the hardest with a 20 per cent reduction in seats going to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and 12 per cent cuts in seats flying to Orlando International Airport."Fort Myers and Palm Beach are down 30 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively, compared to April schedules as they existed on Jan. 1, 2025," wrote Visual Approach founder Courtney Mi...

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5 d. ago Air Canada Says US Bookings Are Down 10% as Trade War Rages On

Air Canada says demand for flights between Canadian and US cities is weak for the spring and summer months, as Canadians respond to the trade war by avoiding trips south.

Economics

5 d. ago Air Canada says U.S. bookings are down 10% as trade war escalates

Air Canada flies to more U.S. destinations than any other Canadian airline

Economics

8 d. ago Airline flight bookings between Canada and U.S. down 70%, report says

For April 2025, only 295,982 bookings have been recorded, a 75.7% decline

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9 d. ago Unions rally against 3,300 job cuts, 7,000 salary reductions at IRCC

Workers at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are in fight-or-flight mode, one local president said.

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9 d. ago Unions rally against 3,300 job cuts, 2,000 salary reductions at IRCC

Workers at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are in fight-or-flight mode, one local president said.

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1 week ago Why is flying within Canada so expensive and how does that affect Edmonton?

In many cases, flying within Canada is more expensive than traveling to the U.S. or Mexico, making it harder for cities like Edmonton to attract domestic tourists

Transport

1 week ago CUPE: Canada’s Flight Attendants Push Parties to Pledge End of Unpaid Work If Elected

OTTAWA, Ontario — CUPE’s Airline Division, representing 18,500 flight attendants across Canada, is making its federal election pitch, calling on parties to pledge now that they will introduce legislation to ban unpaid work in the airline sector if elected. Party leaders have been invited to sign the union’s pledge to end unpaid work for flight […]

Culture

2 w. ago This Doesn’t Look Like London, Say Flyers Stuck in Goose Bay

Sanjay and Cloe Sethi were dozing in their seats aboard an Air Canada flight to London early Friday when they were woken up by an unusual announcement over the loudspeaker.

Transport

2 w. ago Several Canadian flights cancelled after London fire caused power outage at Heathrow

TORONTO — Several arriving and departing flights between cities across Canada and London’s Heathrow Airport were cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close Friday, with further flight disruptions expected to last for days. As of early Friday, Toronto’s Pearson airport listed at least five scheduled arriving […]

Events

2 w. ago Air Canada cancels flights after Heathrow fire shuts down London airport

Air Canada had to turn six flights around in the air, while a seventh was cancelled while still on the ground

Events

2 w. ago Several Canadian flights cancelled after London fire causes power outage at Heathrow

TORONTO — Several arriving and departing flights between cities across Canada and London’s Heathrow Airport have been cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close for the day. As of early Friday, Toronto’s Pearson airport listed at least five scheduled arriving flights from Heathrow as cancelled, as […]

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2 w. ago Here's how the end of carbon tax in Canada will affect your everyday expenses

With the carbon tax set to be scrapped next month, Canadians may be wondering exactly how much this will affect gas and food prices in Canada.According to an analysis from Desjardins Economics released on Tuesday, Canadians can expect a drop in prices at the pump immediately, but it may take a while for their grocery bills to go down.The report comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government would be axing the consumer carbon tax in Canada as of April 1. The final Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) will still be issued that month, but you'll need to get your affairs in order to cash in.Desjardins predicts that inflation will be about 0.7 per cent lower in April 2025 than it would have been if the carbon tax stayed.More specifically, the report suggests that removing the price of pollution will drop gas prices by about $0.18 per litre on April 1 in provinces where the fuel charge is applied.In comparison, the carbon tax in Canada was...

Economics

3 w. ago Liberal Airport Privatization Scheme Should Be Grounded: Canada’s Flight Attendants

OTTAWA, Ontario — CUPE’s Airline Division, which represents 18,500 flight attendants across Canada, is pushing back against the Liberal government’s proposal for increased privatization of Canadian airports. “Privatizing airports will put good union jobs at risk and increase costs for travellers at the very moment our jobs and services are being threatened by President Trump’s […]

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3 w. ago ’Get ready for wild ride’: Weather Network issues Canada’s spring forecast

Canada’s recent flirtation with balmy temperatures will give way to spring’s characteristically volatile weather, the Weather Network’s chief meteorologist said, with a new seasonal forecast suggesting winter may still deliver some parting punches. Spring may be slightly chillier in Western Canada but otherwise close to normal in the rest of the country, the forecast suggests. […]

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4 w. ago Canadian travel to U.S. takes unprecedented nosedive amid trade war

As trade tensions bring uncertainty between Canada and the U.S., one travel agency says it's seen a steep drop in the number of Canadians booking American trips.Amra Durakovic, head of communications for Flight Centre Travel Group Canada, said that although the U.S. is a popular destination for Canadian travellers, more are choosing to cancel or forgo their trips south of the border.Durakovic said Flight Centre has noticed a 20 per cent increase in cancellations of trips from Canada to the U.S. Many Canadians are even willing to pay high cancellation fees.People from Ontario cancelling U.S. travel plans over political tensions https://t.co/F51fp34TmU— blogTO (@blogTO) February 16, 2025"We looked more granular into our data for Flight Centre, and we noticed that for the month of February, when we compare 2025 to 2024, there's actually a 40 per cent decrease in bookings from Canada to the U.S.," she said. "And this really aligns more broadly with industry tre...

Economics