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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (AP) — The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists.
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Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador

Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons.
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Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns

Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns

OTTAWA — Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal project.
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‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001.
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'Junk fees' or flexible flying? Passenger charges fuel profits — and travellers' ire

'Junk fees' or flexible flying? Passenger charges fuel profits — and travellers' ire

MONTREAL — Jay Sorensen flies both business class and economy.
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500 Newfoundlanders wound up on the same cruise. They had a time.

500 Newfoundlanders wound up on the same cruise. They had a time.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Celebrity Apex cruise to the Caribbean this month turned into a rocking Newfoundland kitchen party when hundreds of people from Canada's easternmost province happened to be booked on the same ship.
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Celestial event: What you need to know about today's total solar eclipse

Celestial event: What you need to know about today's total solar eclipse

Here are the answers to some key questions about the total solar eclipse that will make its way across much of eastern and central Canada today.
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Chasing clear weather, eclipse watchers to converge on Quebec's Eastern Townships

Chasing clear weather, eclipse watchers to converge on Quebec's Eastern Townships

MONTREAL — Evan Zucker has been on a cross-continent journey from San Diego, chasing clear skies ahead of Monday's total solar eclipse.
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Canadian flights to be unaffected by total solar eclipse, airlines say

Canadian flights to be unaffected by total solar eclipse, airlines say

TORONTO — Canadian airlines say travellers won't see their flight times affected by Monday's total solar eclipse, though passengers should protect their eyes during the astronomical event.
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Border authorities looking to hike Nexus application fee to US$120 from US$50

Border authorities looking to hike Nexus application fee to US$120 from US$50

OTTAWA — Travellers looking to fast-track it across the border by signing up for Nexus could pay more than twice the current price to apply after September. Starting Oct.
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