BAHAMAS — The mystery of the death of the swimming pigs has finally been solved. A recent autopsy conducted on some of the pigs that died in Big Major Cay, the uninhabited Bahamas island made famous for its swimming pigs, has found that the beloved animals did not die from …

TORONTO — The leader in print for the Canadian travel trade, Travelweek is now the leader in social media as well. This month the number of Travelweek’s Facebook followers topped 3,500 – the first Canadian travel trade media to hit that mark. Not only is Travelweek the leader on Facebook, …

EDMONTON — Health officials in Alberta say people who were on a flight from Vancouver to Edmonton last month may be at risk for measles. Alberta Health Services says a person with measles flew on WestJet flight 186 that departed Vancouver on the evening of Feb. 24. Officials say people …

Culture and heritage will play a key role in helping Aboriginal youth find work under a provincial program. The province is providing the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) with $1.97 million to help Aboriginal youth with barriers to employment find work through an experience focused on culture and heritage. The BRIDGES program, in …

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is excited by new Statistics Canada numbers showing that Canada welcomed almost 20 million inbound visitors in 2016, a 14 year high. In 2015, TIAC set a five (5) year industry goal to bring in 20 million visitors by 2020. Seeing this much …

LONDON — If you’re a home-based agent who’s in dire need of some extra work space, you’re in luck! The latest trend in shared accommodations has people renting out their home offices and even seats at their kitchen table to those in search of a bit more elbow room. The …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA’s Apollo heyday close to half a century ago. Tech billionaire Elon Musk – the company’s founder and chief executive officer – announced the surprising news barely a …

The new minimum wage is a 50 cent increase and reflects the province’s overall economic growth. There will also be an identical increase of 50 cents per hour to the liquor server minimum wage, going from $9.60 to $10.10. Daily rates for live-in home support workers and live-in camp leaders, …

On Monday, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and Minister of International Trade, François-Philippe Champagne that the Government of Canada will invest up to $7 million to develop advanced electric-vehicle charging stations across Canada. The ministers made the announcement at the Shawinigan plant of AddEnergie, the Quebec-based electric-vehicle …

TORONTO — Air Transat has named Karissa Boyd as Sales Representative, Air Transat for Ontario and Western Canada. Boyd comes to Transat from a Californian startup, Journey, where she was in charge of business development. Previously she was a Customer Service Agent at WestJet for seven years. She reports to …