BREAKING Toddler dies after being struck by recycling truck in Barrie, Ont. neighbourhood
A toddler has died after being struck by a recycling truck in a Barrie, Ont. neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.
Canadians are feeling the squeeze as airfare prices skyrocket, at a time when the airline industry is in Ottawa’s hot seat.
According to the CAA, increased airfare prices are linked to heightened competition and rising food and fuel.
Recently, one airline quietly added a new fee for travellers who booked its lowest fares – seat selection – but walked it back following criticism from customers.
While that fee was dropped, and some fares are actually down, additional costs such as those for baggage and better seats, mean that even if the flight itself costs less, Canadians are often paying more.
For some travellers, costs are so high that they're relying on last-minute deals, and missing out if they can't find anything.
A Halifax couple recounted to CTV National News Paul Hollingsworth that they had all but given up travelling because of the costs when they stumbled upon a “smoking good deal.”
Travellers are also grappling with frustrations around lengthy delays, with one traveller saying two to three hours can be "crushing."
Data published last week showed air travel complaints in Canada hit a record high, with the Canadian Transportation Agency facing a backlog of more than 71,000, with approximately 43,550 complaints filed last year alone.
In addition to criticism from travellers, airline executives find themselves under the scrutiny of a House of Commons committee.
Airlines like Lynx Air, which filed for protection from its creditors, and Air Canada, which reported an $81-million loss in its first quarter, are among the Canadian companies struggling to balance economic viability with the need to address the issues faced by travellers.
Mechanisms like Air Passenger Bill of Rights are meant to address the growing call for accountability, CAA’s Julia Kent said.
"(It’s) what we want to see executed," she said, adding there are hopes for changes to the bill.
Despite the challenges, there are signs of recovery in the tourism industry as pandemic travel restrictions ease, with 2023 seeing a return to about 85 per cent of pre-pandemic activity, a spokesperson for Halifax Stanfield International Airport said.
More activity is expected in coming months with several airlines and flights slated to return, they added.
A toddler has died after being struck by a recycling truck in a Barrie, Ont. neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life's work, famously eating only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
Border workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate which could lead to 'significant disruptions' to the flow of goods, services and people through Canadian ports of entry, their union said Friday morning.
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Then the head of the ministry’s personnel directorate was hauled into court. This week, two more senior military officials were detained. All face charges of corruption, which they have denied.
As avian flu spreads south of the border, Canadian officials are now testing samples of milk sold in grocery stores across the country.
Kabosu, the dog that launched a thousand 'doge' memes, has died, her owner announced Friday.
Alcohol sales in Ontario will be enhanced in grocery stores and expanded to convenience stores this summer, a year-and-a-half sooner than expected, following a deal that will see the Ontario government provide The Beer Store up to $225 million for the early rollout.
Ontario patients are now visiting emergency departments out of fear of being de-rostered from their doctor’s office – a loophole that results in hospitals dealing with non-urgent cases, and disrupts continuity of care paramount to family medicine, according to health-care experts.
The proprietors of Regina's sole discount theatre are aware they're carrying on a significant legacy.
When Jujhar Mann said he wanted to be a pastry chef on a grade school career project, he didn't imagine that pursuing his dream would land him on a popular Netflix baking competition.
A city known for its history, ties to outer space and southern barbecue, is also home to a Winnipeg chef dishing out dozens of perogies.
A Montreal photographer captured the moment a Canada goose defended itself from a fox at the Botanical Garden.
Public libraries in Atlantic Canada are now lending a broader range of items.
Flashes of purple darting across the sky mixed with the serenading sound of songs will be noticed more with spring in full force in Manitoba.
Catching 'em all with impressive speed, a 7-year-old boy from Windsor, Ont. who only started his competitive Pokémon journey seven months ago has already levelled up to compete at a world championship level.
A sanctuary dedicated to animals with disabilities is celebrating the third birthday of one of its most popular residents.
2b Theatre recently moved into the old Video Difference building, seeking to transform it into an artistic hub, meeting space, and temporary housing unit for visiting performers in Halifax.