A British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma with her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance

The Statistics Canada data, released March 10, shows Canadians are still travelling, just less frequently to the United States.

Perhaps one of the best embodiments of Canadians' ability to embrace winter, rather than hide from it, pops up every December at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Flights to Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican remain popular this time of year, with many Saskatchewan residents booking their annual trip to beat the cold.

Canadian residents continued to take fewer trips to the United States in October, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.

Airports in Saskatchewan's two largest cities are reporting an uptick in passengers as the busiest travel period of the year is underway.

Canada Map Sales is set to close to the public at the end of March, because many maps are available online and modern technology is replacing printed material.

The proposed rule would add new disclosure requirements for visa-exempt travellers, but Canadian citizens using their passport would not be affected.

Canadians will not be able to legally enter the United Kingdom without an electronic travel authorization starting next February, or face being denied boarding.

Travellers will soon be required to have their photograph taken when entering or leaving the U.S. by air, sea or land — including Canadians and even American citizens.