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After several turbulent years for travel during the pandemic, the Halifax airport continues its work in growing. The airport authority says with an expanding flight schedule, they’re close to returning to pre-pandemic numbers. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

The federal Liberal party has announced it will be launching a new pandemic preparedness agency in order to help beef up Canada’s ability to deal with rapidly spreading infectious diseases. Health Emergency Readiness Canada will boost the country’s life science’s sector, ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies, and diagnostics. Katherine Ward has...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland as an “incompetent finance minister” and repeated demands for a “carbon tax election” in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Freeland responded by defending the performance of the Liberal Party, saying that inflation has reached pre-pandemic levels and that wages have outpaced inflation for 19...

Discover Halifax is working on updating its tourism master plan, the airport authority says they’re close to returning to pre-pandemic passenger numbers, and a look at efforts to get more young people voting.

Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy on Monday, saying it will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused dip in travel and a failed attempt at a merger with JetBlue Airways. Spirit, America’s biggest budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments...

Moncton’s largest food bank is struggling to keep up with skyrocketing demand. They’ve reinstated “means testing,” where they ask clients about their income and expenses to make sure they qualify for help, after pausing those measures during the pandemic. Suzanne Lapointe has more.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us turned to new hobbies, habits and ways to cope. A common thread for many of us was food. Dr. Gail Low from MacEwan University knows that well. To cope during the pandemic she turned to the two things that came naturally to her: cooking and research. She joined...

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan’s health-care scene has gone through a very difficult time. Could private health care be a solution.

The Bank of Canada delivered an oversized interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, focusing now on boosting the Canadian economy amid signs inflation is well under control. The central bank’s policy rate now stands at 3.75 per cent. Wednesday’s decision is the fourth consecutive drop in interest rates since June and...

The pandemic is an afterthought for many people — but for some — COVID forever altered their lives. And in the province of Saskatchewan there has been very limited resources available to these people. Destiny Meilleur looks at the lack of supports — and how long COVID is affecting them today.

Sean O’Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaking at a rally at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) headquarters in Calgary, Alta., on Friday, said corporate greed is a “worldwide pandemic.” O’Brien said that the union has an obligation to fight for its members, adding that the company only cares about its...

College and university students have begun voting on campuses, which is an option that wasn’t available in the 2020 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And with student voter turnout typically low, many say easy access is critical. Anna Mandin reports.

The Canada Revenue Agency provided a final update in its investigation into how many employees inappropriately applied for and received payments of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Sean Previl explains, those fired amount to more than half of those investigated in an internal review into how many accessed CERB...

A Cowichan Valley winery says it’s close to closing up shop after struggling to survive while paying back their CEBA loans given out during the pandemic. Kylie Stanton has more on why the almost 20-year-old family business can no longer hang on

New documents show the Manitoba government posted a deficit in the last fiscal year of just under $2 billion — the largest non-pandemic deficit in the province’s history — in the fiscal year that ended in March.

Some Saskatoon businesses have continued to struggle since coming out of the pandemic, and now one could be closing its doors entirely. Josh Gwozdz has more on the push to save the Albert community centre.

After scaling back the tournament in recent years due to the pandemic, the Edge International Invitational basketball tournament returns to its intended format, drawing attention from top university scouts and putting a spotlight on local athletes. Moses Woldu has more.

BC Conservative leader John Rustad is once again saying he regrets getting the COVID-19 vaccine, as he believes it led to other health problems. As Travis Prasad reports, his opponents have seized on those comments, calling them “disrespectful” to the province’s healthcare workers who worked through the pandemic.

The first ever Nova Scotia stampede began Sunday in Truro. Event organizers say they are excited to welcome spectators back to the Truro Raceway following the pandemic. With more than 19,000 people expected to attend the rodeos later this week, Sunday’s harness races offered a sneak peek of what attendees can expect. Ella Macdonald reports.

The first ever Nova Scotia stampede began Sunday in Truro. Event organizers say they are excited to welcome spectators back to the Truro Raceway following the pandemic. With more than 19,000 people expected to attend the rodeos later this week, Sunday’s harness races offered a sneak peek of what attendees can expect. Ella Macdonald reports.