The Canadian economy added 104,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. This marks the third decline in the unemployment rate in fourth months, edging it closer to the record-low of 4.9 per cent reached in June and July. In its latest labour force survey, the federal agency said […]
Dylan Guenther didn’t think he’d ever get his moment. The same goes for Shane Wright. Now they have a gold medal — and memories to last a lifetime. Guenther scored his second goal of the night at 6:22 of overtime as the tournament hosts survived a blown 2-0 lead in the third period to defeat […]
Sunwing has issued an apology to passengers left stranded after winter storms upended operations but says “most of our customers enjoyed their holidays with minimal disruption.” In a joint statement on Thursday, Sunwing Travel Group CEO Stephen Hunter and Sunwing Airlines president Len Corrado said they are “incredibly sorry for letting our customers down.” “We […]
It could be a great atmosphere at Brandt Centre tonight, as the REAL District is opening up the arena for fans to watch the gold medal game at the world junior hockey championship on the big screen. Tim Reid, president and CEO of REAL says they wanted to show Hockey Canada how much support there […]
Kelly Klassen was driving to central Alberta with her family to visit her brother for the holidays when the emails started filling her inbox. The travel agent from Rosthern, Sask., says she had dozens of bookings affected by Sunwing’s decision last week to cancel service to Regina and Saskatoon for a month. The airline announced […]
Sunwing is getting shade from some travelers in Saskatchewan who claim the airline is leaving them stranded at airports in other provinces.Sunwing has been scrambling to bring hundreds of passengers home from sunny destinations after winter storms disrupted its operations over the holiday. On Friday, Sunwing Vacations announced it was suspending its flights from the Saskatoon […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. She was 93. ABC broke into its broadcast to announce Walters‘ death on air Friday night. “She lived her life with no […]
As bad of a week as Sunwing Airlines is having, for most of its passengers its worse. A series of weather cancellations and delays has thrown the destination carrier’s schedule into chaos stranding thousands of tourists in places like Mexico and Cuba. In Varadero, Cuba there are some 24 people from Regina who were due […]
Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson, best known for the hit single “Four Strong Winds” as one half of Ian & Sylvia, has died at age 89. The Victoria native died Thursday at his ranch in southern Alberta following a series of ongoing health complications, according to his manager Paul Mascioli. Tyson began his music career in the late 1950s, first […]
Its usually a gateway to a hot holiday somewhere, but right now Sunwing Airlines is in deep trouble. It announced it was discontinuing service to Regina and Saskatoon until at least February. Anyone booked on flights in the coming weeks will be given an automatic refund. The airline says it could take up to 30 […]
