'Strategic myopia' and market dominance could explain why airlines refuse to refund your money, says Rumina Dhalla of the Univesity of Guelph.

FlightHub is entering creditor protection after a Quebec Superior Court judge granted its application, filed as the travel industry reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The B.C. man said when he tried to claim the $1,000 in compensation under the new regulations Air Canada shut him down.

A spokesperson for the short-haul airline said in a statement that delays and cancellations are expected, though some flights are still operating.

Montrealers are starting to dig out in aftermath of the winter storm that hit the province.

Motorists are being warned to avoid unnecessary travel as a winter storm is making for difficult driving conditions.

The storm was expected to dump up to two feet (60 cm) of snow on the Northeast starting on Saturday evening, with snowfall likely to last until Monday in upstate New York and Maine.

Governors and local officials in several states declared emergencies ahead of the storm crossing several southern states, which is hitting portions of North Carolina and Virginia particularly hard.

A total of six flights bound for the British Columbia Interior from Calgary were listed as cancelled on the Calgary airport website, including three to Kamloops and one each to Penticton and Kelowna on Saturday.

Several flights at Penticton Regional Airport and Kelowna International Airport have been cancelled.