Canada Day Long Weekend

• More WestJet flight cancellations as strike hits tens of thousands of travellers

  The Calgary-based airline has already cancelled more than 800 flights over the weekend in an effort to "maintain stability" amid a sudden strike by a mechanics union.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2024
  
• Flight cancellations grow as WestJet mechanics hit picket lines

  WestJet has cancelled more than 200 flights after the union representing its aircraft maintenance engineers announced Friday that members had hit the picket lines.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2024
  
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• Fireworks can be dangerous in hot and dry weather, fire chiefs warn

  Chief of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Ken McMullen says people should remember that fireworks are still explosives and are dangerous when the conditions are hot and dry.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2024
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• Almost half of all Air Canada flights disrupted on the long weekend

  Air Canada delayed or cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the Canada Day long weekend in what one expert said could be a taste of more troubles ahead for passengers.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
• 2 injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry on St. Lawrence River

  Authorities say two people in their 50s were injured, one seriously, after four people in a small boat fell into the river after colliding with a ferry.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2023
• What’s open and what’s closed on Canada Day weekend in Winnipeg?

  July 1 falls on a Saturday this year, but Winnipeggers should be aware that many local services and businesses will be closed or run under holiday hours over the long weekend.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• What’s open, closed in Barrie and Simcoe County on Canada Day 2023

  With Canada Day 2024 falling on the weekend, stores, government offices and services, institutions and attractions are approaching the holiday with a mix of hours and closures.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• What’s open and closed on Canada Day weekend in Guelph

  The Canada Day long weekend in Guelph, Ont., brings the usual closures, but with the actual holiday falling on a Saturday this year, some closures will happen on Monday instead.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023
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• BC Ferries loses ship to repairs, long weekend sailings will be impacted

  BC Ferries is warning the removal of the Coastal Celebration will decrease passenger and vehicle capacity between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay for the coming Canada Day long weekend.

  Traffic

  Jun 28, 2023
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• Travelling for Canada Day weekend? Don’t cross the border with cannabis: CBSA

  Bringing cannabis across the border in any form without a permit or exemption authorized by Health Canada is a 'serious criminal offence,' Canada's Border Services Agency warns.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2023