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With Christmas just two days away, many people are hopping into planes, cars and ferries to visit family over the holidays. Multiple sailing cancellations at BC Ferries on Monday threw a wrench into the travel plans of thousands of passengers, but the situation on Tuesday was much smoother. Jordan Armstrong reports.

A freedom of information request has revealed a B.C. government bureaucrat spent nearly $20,000 to travel to Dubai for a 2023 climate change conference, staying in a $1000 a night hotel room. Catherine Urquhart reports.

Holiday travel nightmare: why a family says they were denied boarding by Flair Airlines. How fire has disrupted Christmas celebrations for a small B.C. First Nation. Plus, jackpot! The B.C. community where a lotto ticket worth 46 million dollars was sold.

An Alberta family is hoping others will buy travel insurance, even when staying in Canada, after a quad crash nearly left a Calgary man paralyzed earlier this month in British Columbia.

A B.C. woman is sharing her travel nightmare after her bags went missing. Ty Perreault says her problems began when Air Canada canceled her flight and rescheduled her on a WestJet flight. She says neither airline were taking responsbility. Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa investigates.

It’s a last-minute Christmas gift for some travelers this holiday season. Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton reopened to traffic just before midnight on Christmas Eve, reconnecting a vital route into B.C.’s interior that was cut off following multiple atmospheric rivers. Taya Fast reports.

B.C. Ferries cancelled numerous sailings between Vancouver Island the mainland on Monday, blaming high wind and waves in the Straight of Georgia. Those cancellations threw off holiday plans for thousands of travellers. Aaron McArthur reports.

It’s peak holiday travel season, and a B.C. couple is frustrated with discount airline Flair. They had to scramble to book on another carrier, after Flair sold them the tickets, and then denied their entire family from boarding. Angela Jung has the airline’s explanation and the reaction from a passenger rights advocate.

A team of nine dairy milk testers in B.C. is responsible for finding the most productive cows to find out which ones produce the best quality milk. That team has now walked off the job, citing frustrations over travel compensation. Kylie Stanton reports.

This week on Huddle Up with the BC Lions, Jason Pires talks with fullback Riley Pickett on travelling to Saskatchewan to face the first place Riders.

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey is under fire after the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released documents detailing the costs for her trip to attend a 2023 biotechnology conference in Boston. Catherine Urquhart reports.

B.C. passengers who want to take their airline complaints to the B.C. Civil Resolution may be directed to the Canadian Transportation Agency, where there is a current backlog of 86,000 complaints. This comes after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that  APPR compensation claims for things like flight cancellations and delays must be heard by...

How the Conservatives are losing another MP in less than a week. How the U.S. government shutdown is about to interfere with air travel. The outrage over the Supreme Court rejecting an appeal to save hundreds of B.C. ostriches. Plus, how Alberta is trying to manage its grizzly bear population.

Starting Oct. 15 BC Ferries passengers travelling out of Horseshoe Bay will need advance booking for all vehicles as renovations wil shrink the available space at the terminal. Paul Johnson reports.

A B.C. woman, who was on vacation in Florida, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer during her trip. She thought she was covered by her health insurance but as Anne Drewa reports, it turns out she didn’t read the fine print.

A mechanical issue caused lengthy delays for ferry passengers travelling to and from the Sunshine Coast Thursday. As Troy Charles reports, there are calls for BC Ferries to find a permanent solution to improve service on the popular route.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced funding for two major projects in B.C., generating jobs and clean energy. The Township of Langley has given notice it intends to terminate its contract with a local animal shelter and Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa speaks to a woman who was left with a hefty bill following a medical...

Canadians are still keen to travel despite the economic uncertainty brought on by tariffs and the trade war with the U.S. We speak with Tourism Industry Association of BC CEO, Walt Judas about how B.C. has become a tourist hot spot for domestic travellers.

YVR says this weekend has already beaten last year in terms of number of travellers passing through. Taya Fast looks at B.C. airports, ferry terminals and highways as travellers try and beat the congestion.

Albertans looking for a free COVID-19 shot could travel to British Columbia to get it. But the B.C. government notes it won’t be straightforward. Morgan Black has more.