More than three weeks after Air Canada launched a new booking system, customers continue to encounter headaches on the cusp of holiday travel season. The airline introduced the reservation system on Nov. 18, triggering a barrage of social media complaints…
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WestJet would remain Canadian after Onex deal: transportation regulator
The proposed $3.5-billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines by an affiliate of Onex Corp. moved a step closer to completion after Canada’s transportation regulator determined the airline will continue to meet Canadian ownership and control requirements. The Canadian Transportation Agency said…
CBE reverses layoffs but is increasing school bus fees
December 10 2019 8:21pm The Calgary Board of Education met on Tuesday to discuss its budget. As Gil Tucker reports, 317 temporary positions were saved until the end of the school year but the cost of student transportation will be…
Indigenous activists protest proposal of massive oilsands mine at COP25 in Madrid
A pair of protests were held this week at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid that saw Indigenous activists speak out in opposition to a massive oilsands mine proposed for northern Alberta. One of the protests was held…
Enbridge declines to estimate Line 3 pipeline startup despite positive state ruling
The CEO of Enbridge Inc. says an updated environmental review released by a Minnesota state agency on Monday is a “good outcome” but declined to speculate on when its oft-delayed Line 3 pipeline replacement project will be completed. The state…
Edmonton Public School Board raising school bus fees Feb. 1 in wake of provincial budget
Some parents with kids in the Edmonton Public School District will be paying higher school bus fees starting Feb. 1. The changes include a new yellow bus fee of $260 annually for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, and of…
Political panel discusses what Albertans are saying about equalization
Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon sits down with 630 CHED’s Ryan Jespersen and Global News Radio 770 CHQR’s Danielle Smith to talk more about equalization and how it plays a role in western alienation. Jespersen and Smith talk about what…
No significant impacts on Lake Superior found from Line 3 pipeline: review
An updated environmental review released by a state agency in the U.S. on Monday found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge’s aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota. State…
Cost of a fair deal: experts break down Alberta government panel’s mandate
This story is part of a special on western alienation. Click here for more coverage. Alberta’s proposals that are currently being explored by a government-appointed panel may result in higher costs for Albertans, according to some experts. The Fair Deal…
Food prices expected to rise in 2020, but by how much?
December 4 2019 8:22pm An annual report on food prices is forecasting an increase in 2020. Blake Lough takes a look at how much more Canadians are expected to pay. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if(…