The internet has come a long way since the days when dial-up was the norm — but for many rural communities in Alberta, it doesn’t feel that way. Rock Solid Nitrogen is located in Vermilion in eastern Alberta. The company relies on internet for almost everything, including keeping track of trucks, updating equipment, training staff
Sleeping on airport benches and the floor while feeling abandoned by airlines at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is not how Caroljoy Green expected to spend Christmas Day. She and her husband Scott managed to make it from Ontario to Vancouver on their way home to Prince George, but say Air Canada left them with lumps
Nearly half of Canadians want there to be a federal election in 2023, according to a new poll from Ipsos. While the deadline for the federal election is 2025, the NDP has agreed to keep the Liberal minority government in power until then as long as it abides by the terms of the governance deal
As indications grow that Canada could be headed for a recession, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a warning for Canadians: next year will be “tough.” In an International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment released earlier this month, the global financial agency warned Canada is at risk of tipping into a “mild recession,” despite outperforming its G7
A Nova Scotia woman says she never believed she’d become a millionaire and win the largest 50-50 draw in the province’s history. On Thursday evening, Kayla Eldridge was announced as the winner of the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50-50 online raffle, which was described as the largest draw of its kind in the history of the
A severe winter storm has left much of Canada battered on Christmas weekend with weather warnings in place across the country. Flights have been cancelled at major airports in Ontario, Quebec and B.C., and sections of provincial highways have been closed off due to hazardous driving conditions, impacting holiday travel plans for many Canadians.Environment Canada
By Amy Smart The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2022 10:50 pm Updated December 23, 2022 12:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size WestJet says it’s proactively cancelling flights at airports in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec as storm systems bear down on the regions. The airline says the cancellations apply to
Canada is facing a massive cross-country winter storm that has caused plunging temperatures and destructive winds and has left hundreds of thousands without power from coast to coast. The storm blew into Canada on Thursday night and is expected to wreak havoc on the country into the holiday weekend.About 320,000 people across the country are
A Newfoundland man was barrelling home Wednesday in a rented Toyota Corolla after his WestJet flight from Toronto to St. John’s was cancelled three days ago. David Bradbury hasn’t seen his wife since September, and he said all he could think about as he drove across Eastern Canada was throwing his arms around her as
For the fourth day in a row, delays and cancellations were wreaking havoc at several Canadian airports. Airlines and airports alike pointed to frigid temperatures in Alberta and snow in B.C. as the main culprit, as conditions created challenges for ground crews, delayed operations and suspended flights. Read more: Chaos continues at Western Canadian airports.