Articles by Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press

May 25 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — LAVAL, Que. — Two front-runners in the federal Conservative contest kicked off the race's only French-language debate Wednesday night with differing visions of Canada, with Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre stressing freedom and former Quebec premier Jean Charest pitching unity. "My legacy will be the freest country in the world where people will be able to […]

May 11 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canada's airport security agency is increasing its staffing, but that a lack of workers is not the main culprit for the unacceptable delays passengers are facing this spring. Multiple airports are reporting extremely long lines at airport security and border screening checkpoints while passengers say they are being […]

Apr 23 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — A former detainee of Guantanamo Bay is taking legal action against the Canadian government over its alleged role in his 14 years behind bars marked by torture and intimidation. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian who lived in Montreal for under two months, filed a $35-million lawsuit Friday alleging that faulty intelligence provided by Canadian authorities […]

Apr 19 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Canadian manufacturers are once again facing the risk of being hit by U.S. protectionism and the need to fight for crucial exemptions.  The challenge comes after the Biden administration announced new procurement guidanceMonday that requires the construction material purchased for federally-funded infrastructure projects to be produced in the U.S. Dennis Darby, head of Canadian Manufacturers […]

Apr 14 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Ottawa plans to spend more than a half-billion dollars to fix supply chain issues, but experts say it falls far short of the kind of comprehensive strategy needed to address long-standing problems. Last week's federal budget commits $603 million over five years to support transportation network upgrades such as port or rail expansions on top […]

Apr 8 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — After two years of on-and-off lockdowns, Rachel Reinders felt a renewed sense of hope last month as pandemic restrictions eased and spring dawned on the cusp of a new patio season. But soon Reinders, who heads administration at the Lieutenant's Pump pub in Ottawa, had to scale back operations yet again, shutting down its lunchtime […]

Mar 8 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Passengers are paying a pricey penalty for partying aboard a Sunwing flight last year that devolved into a raucous mile-high soirée. The federal Transport Department said Tuesday it issued unspecified fines against a half-dozen passengers who were not vaccinated when they boarded the day before New Year's Eve. Videos of the charter voyage […]

Feb 14 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Travel agencies are seeing a surge in bookings abroadas the spring break approaches, but a real spike will likely hinge on how far the federal government rolls back COVID-19 testing rules. Bookings to sun destinations via Tripcentral.ca now top 50 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, with an uptick over the weekend as word […]

Feb 9 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Amid delivery backlogs and bottlenecked ports, trucker blockades at U.S. border crossing points have added more pressure to an already overloaded supply chain, with the food and automotive sectors particularly vulnerable. Since Monday, protesters have cut off Canada-bound traffic on the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. — the busiest crossing in North America […]

Feb 4 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Riddled by Omicron's rapid spread, the Canadian economy lost 200,100 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the COVID-19 variant, but most signs point to a quick recovery. The decrease marked the largest drop in a year — the economy shed 207,800 jobs in January 2021 — and the […]

Jan 25 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — GoFundMe has frozen the nearly$4.5 million in funds raised by the trucker convoy now wending its way across the country toward Ottawa in a protest against vaccine mandates. "We require that fundraisers be transparent about the flow of funds and have a clear plan for how those funds will be spent. In this case, we […]

Jan 21 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The trucking industry's hardline stance against the vaccine mandate for drivers marks a wrong turn, experts say, arguing the sector should have been better prepared for the January deadline. The Liberal government announced in November that all Canadian truckers looking to cross the border from the United States would need to be vaccinated […]

Jan 14 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Botched messaging from the federal government is wreaking havoc among the transport community, and could choke already strained supply chains, says the head of a Canadian trucking organization. The Canada Border Services Agency said Wednesday that a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into Canada from the United States would not come into effect […]

Jan 8 2022 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Canada must boost its efforts to hold Iran to account after the regime's forces shot down a passenger jet two years ago, family members of the victims said Saturday. At a memorial for those who died on board the Ukrainian International Airlines flight on Jan. 8, 2020, a group representing their loved ones expressed anger […]

Dec 11 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Confusion is now the defining state for many Canadians considering travel this month amid shifting advice, COVID-19 variants and layers of testing and quarantine rules. The prospect of flying abroad is "incredibly confusing" as passengers remain uncertain about whether they will be tested at airports upon return or forced to quarantine — on […]