Donald Trump’s town hall sparked a battle within NBC
Donald Trump. According to Variety, MSNBC star Rachel Maddow criticized her parent network for airing the president's event simultaneously with Joe Biden's town hall. Maddow also made…
WestJet’s retreat from Atlantic Canada pushes the federal government into a corner
Two hours after WestJet announced on Wednesday that it was curtailing its flights to and from Atlantic Canada, an email went out to all MPs and senators…
WestJet shuts down most of its operations in Atlantic Canada
WestJet will soon no longer fly to Moncton, Fredericton, Sydney, Charlottetown and Quebec City and drastically cut back its service to St. John's and Halifax.The Calgary-based airline…
Vehicle torched, lobster pounds storing Mi’kmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in N.S.
The ongoing tensions surrounding the First Nations lobster harvest in southwest Nova Scotia erupted Tuesday night when several hundred commercial fishermen and their supporters raided two facilities…
WestJet slashes service to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City
WestJet will soon no longer fly to Moncton, Fredericton, Sydney, Charlottetown and Quebec City and drastically cut back its service to St. John's and Halifax. The Calgary-based…
Caps on international flights leave hundreds of Australians stranded in Canada
After multiple cancelled flights, Georgia and Greg King's dogs will be flying from Canada to their home in Australia before them. That's because strict pandemic-era rules on…
As parts of Canada tighten COVID restrictions, experts say rapid testing offers a way forward
With some regions now in the grips of a second pandemic shutdown, some scientists are saying the deployment of rapid tests is the best way to support…
Liberals’ 2021 single-use plastic ban includes grocery bags, takeout containers
The end is coming for plastic grocery bags, straws and cutlery after the federal government announced today which single-use plastics will be covered by a national ban…
Families hold protests in multiple cities to demand justice for Flight PS752
Families who lost loved ones in the destruction of Flight PS752 held protests today in cities across Canada, the U.S., Germany and the United Kingdom to demand…
Canada suspends exports of military drone technology to Turkey
The federal government is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates claims that it is being used by the Azerbaijani military…
For many workers, reduced hours or pay cuts beat pandemic layoffs. Just ask a WestJet pilot
After the airline industry was grounded in the spring when governments around the world introduced COVID-19 lockdown measures, WestJet pilots were facing significant and immediate job losses.In…