‘A VERY LARGE PIE’: Porter unperturbed about expanding to U.S. during trade war
By MICHAEL BAGINSKI/ Porter Airlines continued its network expansion last week with news of the upcoming launch of four new routes from London, Ont., notably including two to Florida – Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. And while destinations aren’t new to Porter, they do represent more lift at a time when Canadians continue to have their feathers ruffled by the trade war and the antagonist attitude of the Trump regime south of the border.
INTREPID LAUNCHES EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR NEPAL
Intrepid Travel has launched an emergency appeal through its not-for-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, following catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal that has devasted communities along the Trishuli River corridor last week.
AIR CANADA BOOSTS TRAVEL FOR CUSTOMERS WITH MOBILITY AIDS
Air Canada has announced a new mobility aid travel policy designed to make travel simpler, more consistent and less stressful for customers who travel with mobility aids, including customers participating in adapted sports.
TRAVELBRANDS RAISES $10,000 FOR SICKKIDS: Aims to keep momentum going
Travelbrands raised $10,000 in support of SickKids Foundation through its annual SickKids Walk, bringing together over 55 participants in Toronto and Montreal for a shared cause. With all funds raised being matched, the initiative will deliver a total impact of $20,000 for SickKids.
PARTON FANS PUSH TO RENAME NASHVILLE AIRPORT
A push by fans to rename Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon’s death.
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CANADIANS MISSING: ‘Horrifying’ flash floods ravage Nepal-China border
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says 30 Canadians and permanent residents are missing following flash floods that swept through an area along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday.
U.S. FLIGHT CONTROLLERS ALLEGEDLY CLOCKED OUT EARLY BEFORE AC CRASH
The union representing American air traffic controllers has acknowledged allegations that two members left work early shortly before an Air Canada regional jet crashed at LaGuardia Airport in March, killing two pilots.
SENDING A MESSAGE: What’s behind U.S. crackdown on legal business and tourism visa holders
The Trump administration has trained much of its immigration crackdown on people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and elsewhere, but it is intensifying another battle, this time with people who come legally.
ATHENS LANDMARK GETS FRESH LOOK
It has welcomed marathon runners, rock stars and the first modern Olympic athletes. Now it’s time for a monumental scrub. Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium – made entirely of white marble – is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.
SPLIT DECISION: What are the Dalmatian Coast’s hottest spots?
By WALLACE IMMEN/ These massive walls have defended against centuries of conquests. Beautiful squares are filled with flowers, food and music. The medieval towns along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic have been the fantasy settings for the Game of Thrones. And over centuries of history, the games have been all too real.
LISTENING IN: Goodbye, Dolly – the most ‘beloved’ artist of all time
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim.