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Canada’s updated travel rules

Canada’s updated travel rules

🕔13:38, 8.Apr 2022

As of Friday, April 1, fully vaccinated travellers are no longer required to show a negative pre-entry test to enter Canada. Proof of vaccination will still be needed to board federally regulated air, rail and marine transportation, with the government

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Now Boarding, Windsor to Detroit

Now Boarding, Windsor to Detroit

🕔13:46, 15.Oct 2021

As borders from Windsor to Detroit remain closed for non-essential travel, some people are finding other methods of traveling to Detroit.   The Canada-U.S Border has been closed to land crossings (except essential workers) since March of 2020. The only method of travel from Detroit

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Camping season extending into winter

Camping season extending into winter

🕔13:59, 1.Oct 2021

 As the fall season approaches some campers are upset most commercial campgrounds close throughout the winter. However, some people agree with the seasonal closing.  Jerry Palenkas has had a campsite at Willowood, near Amherstburg, for two years now. He said his trailer would be fine throughout the winter.

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The Road to Riyadh

The Road to Riyadh

🕔14:16, 27.Nov 2020

This past October has taken Saamer Mansoor to new places, even if he never left his house.   Mansoor was selected out of thousands of applicants to become a delegate for Canada at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit, a global meeting of young entrepreneurs from all G20 members. But what went into him getting there?  To start, he was born in

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Program investing in local tourism

Program investing in local tourism

🕔13:33, 27.Nov 2020

Managers of a tourism program are encouraging businesses and entrepreneurs to create new travel ideas.  The Spark Mentorship and Grants Program, started in 2018, awards three applicants who pitch the best tourism ideas in a designated region each year. Winnings include a $3,000 grant, three-month mentorships and ongoing access to support networks.  

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COVID-19 outbreak impacts summer vacation plans

COVID-19 outbreak impacts summer vacation plans

🕔00:10, 11.May 2020

People with travel plans during the 2020 summer break worry that they may need to postpone due to COVID-19. Summer is around the corner, and some people have worked hard during the year while  planning to spend their vacation in

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The dark side of elephant sanctuaries

🕔15:43, 3.Mar 2020

When Sarah Filipowitz, 25, started planning her backpacking trip to Southeast Asia, one of the first activities that turned up in her research pointed her elephant sanctuary. She had heard about the dark side of wildlife tourism in the past

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Travel on March Break

Travel on March Break

🕔15:21, 26.Feb 2019

By Emma Butler Carlson Wagonlit Travel is one of many travel agencies in Windsor that have people booking tickets for March Break vacations. Normally people start looking for spring vacation places during the fall months like September and October. Anytime

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Journey to Canada

Journey to Canada

🕔11:49, 1.Feb 2019

A local man has been living in Canada for more than 30 years after fleeing his birthplace in the Middle East. Mohammad Memariani, 70, is originally from Iran but moved to Canada in 1987. According to Memariani there were many

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Taxation and Travel over the border for work.

Taxation and Travel over the border for work.

🕔12:55, 30.Nov 2018

By Ryan Percy Canadians are bringing home more money from working abroad with the exchange rate sitting in the United State’s favour but many are unsure how their taxes are affected. Individuals who work in the United States and live

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Flying high with a drone

Flying high with a drone

🕔12:12, 30.Nov 2018

By Miranda Monahan Have you ever thought about travelling with a drone? You are not alone. Drones have risen in popularity and are easy to buy at electronics stores, such as Best Buy. Drones are aerial vehicles without a pilot

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Welcome to Hell

Welcome to Hell

🕔11:44, 23.Feb 2018

By David Lafreniere Hell has already frozen over several times this winter and it’s businesses have had guests from all over the country come to see what chance a snowball has there. Windsor-Essex travelers looking for a day trip can

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Out with the old and in with the new

Out with the old and in with the new

🕔11:28, 29.Sep 2017

By Ryan Jones Travelers in the city of Windsor have a new place to rest their heads. After two years-in-the-making, management has opened the doors to the Holiday Inn Express. Since the 1990s, the hotel at 33 Riverside Dr. has

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Take the bridge

Take the bridge

🕔13:31, 22.Sep 2017

By Angelica Haggert. It provides passage for up to 2,000 vehicles every hour and it is about to be closed for 10 days. That is 12,000 vehicles every day that now have to find a different route to travel, as

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