It is news that the Regina Airport does not need to hear, but it is news that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Air Canada is announcing they are indefinitely suspending service on 30 domestic regional routes including three that involve the Regina airport. They are connections between Regina and Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg and Regina […]
Effective immediately, SGI is resuming road tests to the general public with all drivers who need to take a road test for any class of driver’s licence or motorcycle now able to book an appointment. Tests had been stopped in March due to COVID-19 with some being taken on a limited basis last month with […]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company plans to consolidate call centre activity in Alberta, restructure its office and management staff and contract out operations at all but four of the 38 Canadian […]
Riding the bus will soon no longer be free. Regina Transit will once again be charging fares as of June 29. Collection had been suspended in mid-March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit shutting down most services. Plastic shields will also be placed on all buses to protect drivers. Meanwhile, payments at downtown parking meters will […]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. has quietly changed its refund policy to allow some customers whose flights were cancelled due to the pandemic to recoup their cash. The move appears to make WestJet the first major Canadian carrier to offer refunds rather than credit to passengers whose trips were called off due to the COVID-19 crisis. The […]
It is very quiet at the Regina Airport these days. Regina Airport Authority President and CEO James Bogusz knew his facility would be hit hard when travel restrictions were announced by the federal government in mid-March, but the effects of that decision are now starting to show. “It’s very quiet in here right now.” Bogusz […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to let Donald Trump down gently Thursday, warning that Canada is still a long way from being ready to agree to relax mutual travel restrictions along its border with the United States. Trudeau said he discussed the issue with the U.S. president during a videoconference with fellow G7 leaders, and […]
Service hours at some low-traffic ports of entry along the Canada-US border are being reduced. The Canadian Border Services Agency says the move is being made because of COVID19 and that they will be working to ensure that access to goods and services are not interrupted. Starting Wednesday at 10 PM, the border crossings at […]
The Saskatchewan government is releasing a list of 14 flights that had a confirmed case of COVID-19 on board. These flights flew into oR out of either the Regina or Saskatoon airports and include the row numbers where there is some concern. The flights are as follows: Egypt Air flight MS 0995, from Cairo, Egypt, […]
The FSIN is calling for the provincial border to close in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants Premier Scott Moe to immediately close the province borders to protect Saskatchewan residents and decrease the spread of COVID 19. Chief Bobby Cameron says some First Nations have already exercised their […]
