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Article content The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on “incoherent” policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada. The Calgary-based airline announced Friday about 1,000 employees will be furloughed, temporarily laid off, put on unpaid leave or have their hours cut, and it will chop about 30 per cent of its capacity for February and March and pull 160 domestic departures from its schedule. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ...

Brandon Sun By: Dan Healing and Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 3:07 PM CST Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 Advertisement A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan CALGARY - The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirem...

The Daily Chase: Canada loses jobs for first time since April; TSX in unchartered territory The S&P/TSX Composite Index enters today’s session in unchartered territory after climbing more than one per cent yesterday to close at an all-time high of 18,027.57 yesterday, and has now soared more than 60 per cent since bottoming out on March 23. Amazingly, only one index member (sorry, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals) is posting a negative return since then, while Lightspeed POS tops the leaders board with its 553.5 per cent surge. We’ll dive into the outlook for Canadian stocks at 8:20 a.m. ET...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images A dozen foreign airlines, including three Chinese state-owned carriers, have taken advantage of Canada’s wage subsidy program, even though many have received generous bailout packages from their own governments. In a review of a Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) database, The Globe and Mail ...

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Jan. 8 Vaccine appointments will be offered to health-care workers in medical, surgical and COVID-19 units. Students are set to return to in-person classes on Monday, and Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday that Alberta's current health measures will remain in effect for at least another two weeks. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2021 8:40 AM MT | Last Updated: January 9 Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday that COVID-19 restrictions will remain in effect for at least another 2 weeks.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadi...