Canada Travel News

“This consolidation will allow GFI Canada to grow beyond 400 workers and to target 60-million euros (about $94-million) in three years”

The Canadian subsidiary of French information technology company GFI Informatique Group has acquired Groupe Accovia, a Montreal company that provides travel technology services and employs about 130 people. via The Globe and Mail

“I thought I'd feel old coming here but it's been great. Seeing these things brings back memories I thought I forgot”

Ted Willcock, dressed as a Star Wars storm trooper, pretends to mull over a record selection as he poses for a photo during the Pop Culture Fair at the Edmonton Aviation Heritage Centre, 11410 Kingsway, ... via Canoe

“In terms of the travel industry that probably means higher fuel costs, higher air fares”

The business travel industry in Canada is bound to feel the effects of the economic slowdown in the United States, a senior economist from Scotiabank warned more than 225 travel managers and suppliers yesterday ... via Travel Industry Wire

“At least when your pet is on the same plane, you know you're arriving with your pet”

Air Canada has been ordered to clear pets for takeoff on its domestic passenger flights after a ruling by the Canadian Transportation Agency. via Winnipeg Sun

“Tre, Jean-Marc, Blake, Luther, and Rex - the calibre of the Canadians on So You Think You Can Dance Canada judging panel is indicative of the diverse magnitude of dance talent in this country”

CTV Announced 'So You Think You Can Dance' Host and Judges CTV announced today the list of permanent, alternating and special guest judges for So you Think you Can Dance. via Channel Canada

“It was a notable event in terms of snowfall”

High winds, rain and snow struck southern and central areas of Manitoba over the weekend, knocking down power lines and leaving more than 2,500 people in the dark at various times. via Canoe

“They're exhausting, they're gruelling, you're sick of your suitcase”

- MPs and Senators from all parties have spent more than $3.7 million of taxpayers' money travelling the world since January 2006, parliamentary records show.

Despite their bitter partisan front since the election of the minority Conservative government, the politicians amiably shared airline executive class and luxury hotels as they journeyed to locations in all corners of the globe.

Delegations of MPs and senators led by Commons Speaker Peter Milliken and Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella had racked up $1,014,503 in travel costs to last January, with the expenses of two subsequent delegations to Peru and the Middle East still to be reported to Parliament. Read more

STUDENTS from Tiverton's East Devon College have returned from an action-packed trip to Toronto in Canada. via This is The West Country

“What I think this will give people is a spirit of participation in something that is not just themselves, it's global”

Tens of thousands of Canadians are expected to flip the main breakers in their homes and businesses tonight, turning out the lights and eliminating their energy use for one hour in recognition of Earth Hour. via CTV.ca

“It's all moving along very well”

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared to dampen expectations Friday that all of Canada's demands on Afghanistan will be met during next week's NATO leaders summit in Romania. via The Toronto Star

“I'm an optimist about climate change. The human race eventually abolished slavery and gave women the vote. We eventually work it out.”

Light, both natural and artificial, has traditionally been associated with The Good. via National Post

“If you can afford to get into the housing market, it's a good time.”

Young Canadians pondering a plunge into the housing market have mortgage rates on their side these days but brokers say buyers still need to be prudent and cautious while searching for a first home. via Slam Sports

“Like all Canadians we at VIA are proud of the Canadian Forces and pleased when we can help to remind our fellow citizens of their contribution”

VIA Rail Canada is proud to honour Canada's current and former Canadian Forces personnel, National Defence employees, and their families, with a special appreciation fare during the month of July. via WebWire

Canadians continue to flock to Cuba, with seemingly little worry of any political fallout after longtime president Fidel Castro's handover of power to his brother Raul. via Hotels

“There are things in the TransCanada application that we're looking at hard”

Critics of TransCanada Corp.'s natural gas pipeline proposal are lodging two big complaints against the company. via Clarion Dispatch

Fashionably dressed locals stroll Mink Row, along Bloor Street, Toronto's upscale shopping district that's akin to New York 's Madison Avenue or Chicago's Miracle Mile. via AMNY

“I said 'I've finally won some major money' and she said 'holy blank, blank, blank.”

For lottery winner Murray Erickson, the sky's the limit -- literally. The forestry-oilpatch heavy- equipment operator said winning the $2.5-million Super 7 windfall a week ago could clear the way for a dream in ... via Calgary Sun

“It's pretty neat some of the things they've tried.”

It used to be that Christmas marked the time when employees might look to their boss for a bonus, but a growing labour shortage in Western Canada has prompted some businesses to offer extra goodies no matter ... via Calgary Sun

Residents of Quebec are the most insular Canadians, with much less tolerance of things considered foreign, a poll published Tuesday said. via Daily India

“We're going to have long-term, critical labor shortages in Alberta. And something has to be done about it”

The employment-strapped Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta, is shopping for 200 bus drivers in Britain, a report said Friday. via Daily India