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Ontario ‘taking over’ Toronto’s island airport, will compensate cityThe future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has been a subject of much debate since Ford began referencing polling his government had done about expanding its runway.CanadaMar 10
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Pre-border clearance for U.S. flights coming to Toronto Island AirportA pre-clearance facility will open at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to allow people heading to the U.S. to complete their customs process before they take off.CanadaMar 9
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Premier wants to see ‘gold mine’ airport in downtown Toronto expanded for jetsDoug Ford said he'd seen polling to support expanding the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to include a bigger runway for larger jet engines.PoliticsFeb 27
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Billy Bishop Airport expropriation legislation includes large portions of Toronto IslandsOn Thursday, the province tabled legislation to take over the City of Toronto's portion of the tripartite agreement governing Billy Bishop Airport.CanadaApr 24
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‘Pearson is a disaster’: Poilievre backs Toronto island airport expansionThe Ford government has tabled legislation which would give the province the power to take control of land in and around Billy Bishop Airport.CanadaMay 3
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Toronto getting east-west shuttle boats as part of summer pilotToronto will begin testing a water shuttle along its waterfront this summer, ferrying passengers from the island airport in the west to newly developed areas in the Port Lands.CanadaApr 7
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Environmental groups launch constitutional challenge over Ontario’s special economic zonesSeveral environmental groups have launched a constitutional challenge seeking to kill an Ontario law that allows cabinet to suspend other laws.PoliticsApr 9
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NDP MPPs warn of health, safety concerns tied to province’s Billy Bishop expansionSome MPPs have raised concerns about air and noise pollution, and whether it's safe to increase air traffic around high rises.CanadaApr 28
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Ford government moves ahead with plan to take over Billy Bishop AirportToronto Mayor Olivia Chow said the move was unacceptable, alleging the province plans to pave over a downtown park and 'uproot' a community.CanadaApr 23
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Air Canada suspends 4 seasonal flight routes, citing jet fuel costsAir Canada says four seasonal flight routes will end earlier than previously planned this year due to the soaring price of jet fuel.CanadaMay 7
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WestJet raises baggage fees as Iran war pushes jet fuel prices higherJet fuel prices have skyrocketed across the world since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, kicking off a broader Middle East conflict.ConsumerApr 23
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WestJet cuts flight capacity due to jet fuel costs, following Air Canada’s leadWestJet has consolidated some flights and shortened seasonal services, and hasn’t eliminated any routes so far but is 'evaluating its summer schedule' with an eye to possible cuts.ConsumerApr 20
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A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foulPickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could transform the municipality's landscape east of Toronto over the next quarter-century.CanadaApr 27
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Ontario to take Billy Bishop airport from Toronto, designate it special economic zoneOntario's premier intends to use sweeping powers to designate Toronto's Billy Bishop airport a special economic zone, where provincial and municipal laws can be bypassed.PoliticsMar 23
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Air Canada to suspend some flights to New York’s JFK over jet fuel costsAir Canada said Friday it will suspend its flights from Toronto and Montreal to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport later this year.CanadaApr 17
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Air Transat slashes 6% of flights as Iran war pummels jet fuel pricesThe situation is 'beyond our control,' the CEO of Air Transat said as the airline announced it is cancelling six per cent of its flights from May to October.ConsumerApr 22
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Flying or driving? Fuel shock means summer travel will happen ‘differently’As many Canadians look to book their summer getaways, it seems it will not be a similar process to years pas as jet fuel and gas prices continue to surge across the country.CanadaMay 4
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Tale of flight stuck on ‘freezing Canadian island’ gets warm laughs in NewfoundlandNewfoundlanders are chuckling over an international media report saying passengers on a British Airways flight diverted to St. John's were stranded on a "freezing Canadian island."CanadaApr 6
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Vancouver closing out first no-snow winter in 43 years. There may be more on the wayVancouver is poised to close out its first official snow-free winter in 43 years, in what environmental researchers say may become a new norm for southwestern British Columbia.CanadaMar 19
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Dozens of flights cancelled, delayed amid storms in Eastern Canada, U.SHundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed Tuesday, one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and upended air travel in multiple cities.WeatherMar 17