News of major changes to federal COVID-19 subsidies is being met with wariness in the B.C. business community. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced new measures Thursday that will replace the  Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS), which expire on Saturday. In their place will …

CALGARY — As Canada’s largest airlines struggle to pick up the pieces in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Edmonton-based discount carrier with ambitious expansion plans has been looking for opportunities amidst the wreckage. Flair Airlines — which bills itself as an ultra-low-cost carrier offering unbundled, bare-bones fares to …

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle. The 3,600-year-old “Nebra Sky Disc,” first discovered in Germany in 1999, is one of the oldest surviving representations of the …

The mayor of one small city in the state of Washington says she’ll be warmly welcoming Canadian visitors when the U.S. land border reopens next month. In an interview with Global News, Omak mayor Cindy Gagne said she was happy to hear the news earlier this week, when American officials …

According to the Tourism Industry Association of B.C., 2021 is proving to be a very tough year for tourism across the province. The slow season follows what was already a tough 2020 when the pandemic curtailed tourism in a major way. “We have not yet seen the numbers, but, by …

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park at the Legoland Florida Resort is set to open Feb. 24, park officials announced Tuesday. Officials also announced ticket prices. A one-day ticket for the central Florida park will be $34.99 at the gate and $30.99 online. An annual …

Saskatoon’s economic recovery has risen to nearly 80 per cent, with Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) economic recovery tracker numbers looking promising in all sectors. The increase has shot up this quarter compared to last, when it was sitting at just 67 per cent. Nine out of 15 economic …

Deep under the streets of Paris, I was all alone…surrounded by literally millions of bones — tibiae, fibulae, pelvises, and skulls, all stacked along miles of tunnels. I was in the Paris Catacombs. I jumped at the opportunity to pick up what, once upon a time, was a human head. …

It’s become a source of income for many in the Limestone City: listing rooms, or entire properties on short-term rental sites like Airbnb. Since June of this year, all short-term rental operators have been required by the city to become licensed. So far, only 44 have done so. “We’re now …

Leaning back in my lounge chair, I enjoy the heat of the sun on my skin. A vibrant sea spreads out before me, but it’s a sea of wildflowers. I’m not at the beach — I’m on a farm, looking out on Europe’s largest high alpine meadow, manicured by munching …