Air Canada walks back new seat selection policy change after backlash
Air Canada has paused a new seat selection fee for travellers booked on the lowest fares just days after implementing it.
Canada has now fully vaccinated 23.36 per cent of the country's eligible population. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.
1. Military watchdog: The Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman says the duties of his office are often impeded by operational interference from top military and defence department officials.
2. Travel restrictions: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians can soon expect more updates about the easing of travel restrictions should vaccinations continue to increase and COVID-19 case counts remain low.
3. Bernardo parole hearing: Read the impassioned victim impact statements the parents of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy presented Tuesday before convicted killer Paul Bernardo was denied parole for a second time.
4. Encampment eviction: Several people were arrested after residents were forcibly removed from a longstanding encampment in Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park on Tuesday.
5. Vaccination status: As pandemic restrictions continue to loosen amid increased vaccination rates across Canada, some people may be hesitant to return to shops and services where they don’t know the employees' COVID-19 vaccination status.
One more thing…
Lions and tigers and bears: Zoos across the country are preparing for the return of visitors and are hard at work making sure the animals are well prepared too.
Foggy the hippo is seen in this undated handout photo. (Calgary Zoo / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Air Canada has paused a new seat selection fee for travellers booked on the lowest fares just days after implementing it.
An ongoing municipal strike, court battles and revolt by half of council has prompted the province to oust the mayor and council in Black River-Matheson.
Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.
A Calgary elementary school principal has been charged with possession of child pornography, authorities announced Monday.
The Vancouver Island Health Authority is downplaying what staff describe as a cockroach infestation in a medical unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital.
Toronto police say 12 people are facing a combined 102 charges in connection with an investigation into a major credit fraud scheme.
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Police in Oak Bay, B.C., had to close a stretch of road Sunday to help an elephant seal named Emerson get safely back into the water.
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The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort.
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The giant stone statues guarding the Lions Gate Bridge have been dressed in custom Vancouver Canucks jerseys as the NHL playoffs get underway.