121 results for Air Canada

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Blue-sky thinking

17 October 2009

Viking Air, a small parts manufacturer from British Columbia, had never even thought about building aeroplanes, but when the firm acquired the licences for de Havilland’s discontinued but adored sea and bush planes, the…

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National flavours

20 October 2016

This issue we check out a Haitian hostelry in Montréal and sample Argentinian food in Toronto that’s been perfected over generations. We also visit a surfing community that’s become a culinary hotspot and taste a whole…

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Easy to bear

8 January 2010

In the first of a new series looking at some of the world’s more niche (read quirky) airlines we take a trip with the plucky Bearskin Airlines.

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Clean break

17 November 2011

A new robust approach to diplomatic relations marks a break with tradition for Canada. And many believe it has damaged the nation’s soft-power credentials.

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Inventory N°98

20 October 2016

We look to the Great White North for finely made products, from fire-tending tools to a dram of whiskey.

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Hitting heights

20 October 2016

Home to aircraft manufacturers, suppliers and associations, Montréal is a leading centre of aviation. At the forefront is Bombardier, whose new C Series planes will benefit the whole of Québec province – not to mention…

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 105: Why Canada doesn’t have budget air travel

8 March 2018

In most of the world’s major economies, hopping on a budget flight is as common as getting on a train or a bus. But in Canada ultra-low-cost air travel is a sector that largely doesn’t exist. Is this about to change? Our…

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Pipe dreams

17 October 2008

In the far north of Canada the frontier lifestyle is still alive and kicking – and nowhere more so than in Yellowknife. First they struck gold, then diamonds, and now there’s gas. But today those frontier folk are just as…

Monocle Minute

Up in the air

8 September 2015

North America is yet to have a truly global transit hub to match Heathrow or Schiphol. That’s according to Air Canada’s Ben Smith, president of passenger airlines. But as more travellers connect through Toronto, Smith…

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Flying in style

17 October 2013

Gander International Airport in Canada was once the largest and most stylish airport in the world, where locals mingled with celebrities. Today it faces a battle to hold on to its glamorous reputation – and its passenger…

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Winning team

15 March 2012

A former sporting arena has been reborn in the centre of Toronto as the flagship store of Canadian supermarket Loblaws. The city’s traditional home of ice hockey now houses fresh produce. Monocle went to see if the crowds…

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 123: Rowley, Canada

10 September 2018

After being a ghost town for decades, Rowley in central Alberta has been reinvented. With old Western-style buildings still intact, it has become a quirky spot in the middle of the Canadian prairies and an open-air museum…

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Air of superiority

17 February 2007

We review two new airlines for high fliers - and reveal how they fare.

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Observation

17 October 2013

As the Monocle team takes to the road again, thoughts are turning to new projects for the year ahead, writes Tyler Brûlé.

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Come fly with me

18 January 2016

The friendly faced White Hat Volunteers at Canada’s Calgary International Airport help holiday makers, businessfolk and refugees alike travel from A to B.

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Lost and found

18 February 2010

Thanks to a strong leader, oil discoveries, new direct flights to Europe and a prime-time drama set in St John’s, it’s boom time for this Canadian province, leading everyone from Norwegian engineers to New York art direc…

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