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23.05.2023 / 16:31

Sick of removing laptops, liquids at airports? Some travellers can soon skip

air travellers in Canada will no longer need to take their personal belongings out of their carry-on luggage during airport security screening.Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement Tuesday for a new Verified Traveller Program being launched by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) that will take off in June.The new lines will allow eligible travellers to keep laptops, large electronics, and compliant liquids and gels in their carry-on at security screening checkpoints, according to a press release from Transport Canada. They also won’t need to take their shoes, belts and jackets off during the screening process.Members of NEXUS and Global Entry, airport staff, aircrews, RCMP and police officers with IDs as well as active members of the Canadian and U.S.

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COVID-19: Canada will no longer require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate

COVID-19.Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off Oct. 1"We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated," Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said.Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the negative attitudes of some passengers have made it hard for airlines and crews to enforce the mask mandate in recent months, and cited that as a factor in the decision.Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.

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Aircraft carrying Russian foreign nationals held in Yellowknife

Transport Canada says.The department didn’t say why or for how long the aircraft — that was grounded on Tuesday — would be restricted to the airport but told Global News in an email Thursday that Transport Canada is working with Canada’s Border Services Agency to “assess the matter.” Cryptocurrency a ‘double-edged sword’ in Ukraine-Russia war, experts say They said they are trying to find out if there has been any violation of the recently announced Notice to Airman (NOTAM) that prohibits Russian aircraft from operating in Canadian airspace.Ottawa officially closed up the nation’s airspace on Feb. 24 while announcing a set of sanctions against Russia as the war against Ukraine rages on.

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Tesla Model 3 no longer eligible for electric car rebate in Canada

The Tesla Model 3 will no longer top the list of Canada’s most rebated electric car.

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Canada to resume flights from India next week with additional COVID-19 measures

India early next week while requiring additional COVID-19 measures for those travellers, the federal government said Tuesday.Transport Canada said the ban on all private and commercial passenger flights from the country, which was set to expire Tuesday, will be extended until 11:59 p.m. ET on Sept.

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Travellers fined after allegedly presenting altered COVID-19 tests before flights back to Toronto

COVID-19 test results before boarding flights to Toronto.Transport Canada says one passenger was fined $2,500 for allegedly presenting an altered test before flying from the Dominican Republic on Feb. 8.

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2 travelers fined over $7,000 for ‘false’ COVID-19 tests, Transport Canada says

COVID-19 tests, which are required to be negative, to fly into the country.In a statement Thursday, the transport agency said that in both cases, the two had knowingly boarded a flight to Canada from Mexico on Jan. 23 after having tested positive for the novel coronavirus a few days before their flight.

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Pickering, Ont., residents angry after community skating pond shut down by Transport Canada

City of Kingston asks skaters to obey COVID-19 rules while on outdoor rinks The rink has reportedly become a staple to people in the area, with someone even building a change hut for kids to change into their skates. But residents say that was also taken away.“That was all dismantled and destroyed,” says Macaluso.

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Canada blocks cruise ships until 2022, affecting Alaska tourism, too

The Ruby Princess cruise ship with a Coast Guard escort near Juneau, Alaska, April 30, 2018. (U.S.

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Canada OKs troubled Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets to resume service this week

737 MAX 8 jets can resume flying in Canadian airspace this week.Transport Canada deemed the grounded jets airworthy and said it will lift the ban on flying the jets on Wednesday, which will allow Canadian airlines to begin operating them once more.

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Halifax woman calls out airline for not enforcing COVID-19 health protocols during flight

COVID-19 public health protocols being followed.Jennifer Solomon recently flew from Toronto to Halifax on a flight operated by Swoop, a low-cost carrier owned by WestJet.She says prior to takeoff, flight attendants informed the passengers that masks must be worn at all times.

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Tens of thousands of passengers connect from international to domestic flights before quarantine

plane during the pandemic: she needs to fly from Thunder Bay, Ont., to Toronto for cancer treatment.Gillis said she felt safe during the flight, speaking briefly to Global News after disembarking at Pearson Airport.As of Friday, her northern Ontario community of Thunder Bay only had one active COVID-19 case.

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Court denies request to dismiss case involving flight refunds, Canadian Transportation Agency

Airline unions ask Ottawa for $7B in loans to boost industry In its application, Air Passenger Rights also asked the court to prohibit members of the regulator from dealing with passenger complaints about refunds, arguing that a reasonable apprehension of bias exists based on the agency’s statements.Justice Wyman Webb said in a ruling Friday that the advocacy group “should not be deprived of its argument… related to the reasonable apprehension of bias” and dismissed the regulator’s request to toss the case.Consumer advocates and passengers have argued that agency precedent and contract law grant customers the right to reimbursement for hundreds of thousands of flights that were paid for but never took off.“We are very pleased with the

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2 people who refused to wear masks on flights face $1,000 fines from Transport Canada

WestJet, Vancouver airport to test passengers for coronavirus in new pilot project The first incident occurred June 14 on a WestJet flight from Calgary to Waterloo, Ont., while the second took place July 7 on a WestJet flight from Vancouver to Calgary.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Transport Canada says the passengers were each directed repeatedly by the air crews to wear their face coverings during the flights and in both cases the individuals refused.

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These 4 Canadian airports now have temperature screenings amid COVID-19

COVID-19.The federal government says temperature screening stations are set up at airports in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.Transport Canada says temperature screening will be expanded to another 11 airports by September.The agency says employees who enter restricted areas of the airport will also be screened.

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U.S. billionaire’s superyacht arrives in B.C. for ‘necessary repairs’ amid COVID-19

coronavirus pandemic.The 100-metre Attessa IV belongs to Montana industrialist Dennis Washington and has been valued by Forbes at about a quarter-billion U.S. dollars.The vessel arrived on the North Shore on Tuesday from Port Angeles, Wash., as the U.S.

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Dozens of dead dogs arrive at Toronto Pearson International Airport from Ukraine, CFIA says

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s investigating after 38 puppies arrived dead at Toronto Pearson Airport on Saturday.The flight, which arrived from Ukraine, was carrying about 500 puppies, many of which were sick on arrival, according to the CFIA, a federal agency that is responsible for regulating the importation of animals into Canada.

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Commercial vessels, ferries to reduce passenger numbers to avoid coronavirus spread

The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries.

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Okanagan growers relieved seasonal workers exempt from COVID-19 travel ban

The B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association is welcoming news that temporary foreign workers, including seasonal agricultural workers, will be exempt from federal air travel restrictions meant to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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