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Global News
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- Global News
Montreal's Trudeau airport to undergo $10-billion transformation over next decade
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook The Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and surrounding area is set to undergo a $10-billion transformation over the next decade. The airport authority for the greater Montreal area says it has negotiated a $1-billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to support its plan for the city's main air hub. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Aéroports de Montréal says renovations will increase capacity to handle the expected rise in passenger volume to 28 million by 2028 and up to 35 million by 2035. Work includes a complete reconfiguration of the road network leading to the airport to reduce traffic, and the demolition of the multi-level parking garage for a new, larger parking facility. The airport authority also plans to build a new building that will connect the terminal to the future light rail station, expected to be operational by 2027. Aéroports de Montréal says other upgrades include more gates and a new satellite air bridge to connect to the terminal.
National Post
24 minutes ago
- National Post
Michael A. Sachs: Why I'm moving my family to the United States
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Motorists line-up to enter the United States from Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash., on July 2. Photo by Jason Payne/PNG After 30 years as a proud Canadian citizen, a die-hard Canucks fan and someone who has deeply loved this country, I've made the hardest decision of my life: I have moved my family of four to the United States. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events. Unlimited online access to National Post. National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ARTICLES Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events. Unlimited online access to National Post. National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors I want to be clear that this decision wasn't made lightly and I never imagined leaving our community, our family and our friends. And yet, here we are. The decision comes after years of watching the country I love erode into something unrecognizable. It's now painfully clear to my family and to many of my fellow Canadians, especially Jewish-Canadians, that the Canada we once believed in no longer exists. British Columbia, my former home, has become unaffordable for young, working families. This newsletter tackles hot topics with boldness, verve and wit. (Subscriber-exclusive edition on Fridays) By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again Groceries, gas, housing and taxes are all sources of mounting stress for families and are proving to be an impediment for those looking to move here. Home-ownership is now a distant dream for many young British Columbians, as rent consumes nearly half of many household incomes. What have we received in return? A crumbling health-care system that can't offer timely, basic care, or even a family doctor. Emergency rooms that, if not closed entirely, are overwhelmed, leading to long wait times. And wait lists for surgeries that span tens of months. People are dying while waiting for treatment in a system that was once the pride of our nation. And now, in B.C., a 10-year-old with a rare disease has heartlessly been denied her much-needed treatment. The Canadian promise of quality health care for all is now becoming a calculation where bureaucrats make cold life-or-death decisions based on dollars and cents. Meanwhile, our cities are in crisis. People are literally burning the Canadian flag while calling for the death of Canada, hate rallies openly threaten and intimidate Jewish communities, gangsters shoot each other in the streets and the drug crisis continues to get worse. We are having to step over people on the streets who are passed out from overdoses, shielding our children from open-air drug use, violent outbursts and the chaos that has been normalized by our government. The fentanyl epidemic continues to destroy lives and paralyze our communities. Our justice system has followed suit, captured by ideology while law-abiding citizens pay the price. Terrorist leaders walk free while repeat offenders are released again and again. Police work hard to build cases, only to be undermined by Crown prosecutors. Violent acts go unpunished, victims are forgotten and public safety has been reduced to a slogan. We're told to be 'understanding' and 'compassionate' toward those committing harm, a message that's not only tone-deaf, but dangerous. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But for me, there is an additional calculation — that of a Jewish father. Nothing has been more devastating to watch than our federal and provincial governments' response, or lack thereof, to the wave of antisemitism since October 7. Canada's Jewish community expected solidarity and instead got silence and gaslighting. Synagogues have been vandalized, Jewish schools shot at, Jewish teachers intimidated, Jewish employees abused in their workplaces and union members treated like second-class citizens. Rallies glorifying terrorism have been allowed to take place in our neighbourhoods and at our places of worship while Jewish students have had to fight for their basic rights in public schools, including my own children. I have received multiple death threats over the last few years for advocating for my community. For my family, the luxury of patience has run out and our confidence in Canada's political leadership is gone. I thus finally made the decision to accept a career opportunity in the U.S. I had always dreamed of raising my children in Canada, giving them the same safe, enriching childhood I was lucky to have. I haven't stood on the sidelines — I've contributed, engaged and fought for our shared Canadian values. I can no longer ask my children to stay in a place where their safety is uncertain, their dignity is disposable and their future is compromised. I know the U.S. is not perfect, but we need to prioritize our own safety, and Canada has failed us. 'None is too many' was Canada's infamous Second World War policy toward the Jewish people. And now, it's four more. Michael A. Sachs is an influential Jewish community leader, strategist, writer and advocate for Jewish life and combating antisemitism.
CBC
25 minutes ago
- CBC
Plans for Nordic spa in Edmonton's river valley now official, developers say
Edmonton has been selected as the location of a new spa that promises to make a secluded corner of the city's southwest a destination for cold plunges, steam heat and silent relaxation. The city's first Nordic spa is slated for construction in Brander Gardens, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. Canadian wellness brand Scandinave Group Inc. has been floating plans to construct the facility on property owned by the University of Alberta Properties Trust known as the Soaring lands. In a joint news release Wednesday, officials with Scandinave Group, along with the provincial government and Travel Alberta, announced that those plans are now official. Steve Arsenault, the company's president and CEO, said the project is moving forward after garnering support from Alberta's Investment and Growth Fund. The spa is now expected to open in the summer of 2028. "Bringing Scandinave Spa to Edmonton is a natural fit with our vision to create unforgettable wellness experiences in iconic destinations," Arsenault said in a statement. "We're proud to be part of Alberta's tourism future and to offer Edmontonians a unique way to unwind, year-round." Nordic spas, known as a Scandinavian spas or thermal spas, are centred around the concept of hydrotherapy where clients gently heat their bodies in saunas or hot tubs before cooling off with a cold bath and repeating the cycle. Scandinave Group Inc. — which has built similar spas in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia — said the spa will include saunas, steam baths, cold plunges and outdoor relaxation areas. Following a pitch to the City of Edmonton and a series of public consultations, councillors voted unanimously to pass a rezoning application for the project in February, clearing the way for construction. Arsenault said the project is expected to generate approximately $121 million in total economic impact over its first decade of operation while making Edmonton a destination for the growing wellness tourism industry. It's expected to result in 330 temporary jobs during construction and 52 permanent full-time jobs after the spa opens, company officials said. The announcement was lauded by Andrew Boitchenko, Alberta's tourism minister, who said the provincial government is proud to support the new venture. "This landmark project sets the stage for future tourism development, fuelling the growth of our visitor economy by enhancing Edmonton's iconic river valley and promoting Alberta as a premier wellness destination."
