non-essential travel

• Calgary woman demanding refund for cancelled room in B.C. because of travel restrictions

  A Calgary woman is disappointed with being told she won't be getting a refund on the short term rental she had booked in BC but cancelled because of travel restrictions.

  Canada

  Apr 30
• COVID-19: Questions grow over enforcement of British Columbia’s new travel restrictions

  On Monday, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced that the province is bringing in a new order that will prohibit people from crossing health authority boundaries.

  News

  Apr 20
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• COVID-19: What you can and can’t do for March break in Alberta

  March break typically means vacations or family trips, but during a pandemic, what can Albertans do safely and what are the travel restrictions?

  Canada

  Mar 18
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• COVID-19: Travel industry struggles with new federal ban but optimistic for future

  COVID-19 safety restrictions have continued to wreak havoc on the travel industry over the past 11 months.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 8
• From insurance to hotel quarantine, new travel rules leave snowbirds in a conundrum

  Amid uncertainty about latest COVID-19 measures, Canadian seniors are delaying their return from sunny U.S. locations, while others are rushing back from Mexico.

  Health

  Feb 6
• ‘This is very good news’: Quebec welcomes Ottawa’s stricter COVID-19 travel requirements

  As of Monday, Quebec police officers will also be allowed to issue tickets to travellers returning from abroad who fail to follow quarantine measures.

  Health

  Jan 29
• Strathroy-Caradoc police fine Watford woman for violating COVID-19 stay-at-home order

  Police said they were contacted on Thursday to investigate an 'unplated suspicious vehicle' that was believed to be in contravention of the COVID-19 public safety order.

  Jan 22
• Coronavirus: Big White Ski Resort pegs financial losses in millions due to pandemic measures

  The trickle-down effect is also affecting small businesses at the resort. A cafe owner says the drop in numbers have left her struggling to keep seats filled and staff employed.

  Canada

  Jan 22
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• UBC public health faculty members pen letter slamming director’s Hawaiian vacation

  "A public health leader should know better," states the letter signed by 19 professors in UBC's School of Population and Public Health.

  Health

  Jan 9
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• B.C. mayor resigns, cites ‘bullying, hypocrisy’ after visiting family cabin 2 hours away

  The distance between Castlegar and Mount Baldy is around 200 kilometres, with Bruno Tassone telling one media outlet that his family has owned a cabin there for 25 years.

  Politics

  Jan 8