WestJet Cancels Over 460 Flights Due to Extreme Cold
WestJet flights across Canada this week, since Thursday, Jan. 11, and it’s expected to cause continued travel disruptions in the Prairie region into early next week.
“We sincerely apologize to guests who have been impacted by cancellations and delays, resulting from ongoing extreme cold temperatures affecting Canada’s prairie region,” WestJet said in a statement issued on Jan. 14.
“With Calgary, AB as WestJet’s main hub and the majority of our operations based in Western Canada, the effects of four consecutive days of frigid temperatures are having a compounding impact on our operations, our crew and partners who are battling these conditions to maintain our network.”
Throughout the week, WestJet has experienced a surge in flight cancellations, with 87 on Jan. 11, 104 on Jan. 12, 153 on Jan. 13, and an additional 120 on Jan. 14, totalling 464. Overnight on Friday, Jan. 12, a winter storm system affected WestJet operations in Ontario, leading to nine flight diversions to and from Toronto, according to WestJet.
The disruption is expected to last until early next week. The company has introduced flexible change/cancel guidelines for guests travelling to or from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba between Jan. 11 and Jan. 15, 2024...
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/westjet-cancels-over-460-flights-due-to-extreme-cold-5565256
From Richmond to Ottawa: Indigenous Land Claims Threaten Private Property Rights Across Canada
The Continuing Perversity of Civil Asset Forfeiture
A Richmond, B.C. man who’s owned his home since 1975 claims he has just been told his mortgage will not be renewed — because the B.C. Supreme Court granted title of his land to the Cowichan Tribe. After nearly 50 years of paying taxes, maintaining his home, and contributing to the community, his lender has informed him that his property no longer qualifies as secure collateral. The reason? His land title is now contested under an Indigenous land claim.
“I’ve owned my land for decades,” he said. “I’m not giving it up without a fight.” The homeowner received the news by letter and said his mortgage company refused renewal due to the uncertainty surrounding ownership. “I paid taxes, I paid for my place. Now, lo and behold, I don’t own it. Not fair.”
The court ruling in B.C. marks a historic precedent — and now it’s ...
Started on FB and everyone is losing their minds over the back to work order for teachers. Even Notley posted. I have been following this before they went out on strike and listened to Shilling blabber and change the story on talk shows. I may offend some but such is life but I don't care what has to happen to get kids back in the school of THEIR choice and stop this insanity. If you work for the taxpayer you should have no right to strike or threaten to in solidarity. I don't know the answer but what has happened for more years than not is not working. Abolish Unions and school boards also as they implement basically what the union wants - not Alberta Ed. Also put the special needs coded kids in their own classrooms all together and not with the ones there to learn. Sorry but if severe they will never learn like the others.
