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Canada’s airlines keep cutting back on the value basic fares offer. Can feds do anything to stop it?
Description
December 6, 2024
As Canadians book their air travel for the coming holiday season, more and more are finding themselves getting less while spending more as changes are made to basic fares. Global's Sean Previl reports on why airlines may be making changes to their cheapest fares, and whether the federal government can do anything to stop it.
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Canada’s airlines keep cutting back on the value basic fares offer. Can feds do anything to stop it?01:43 | December 6, 2024
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B7 Summit to focus on Trump’s trade disruptions02:11 | 11 hours ago
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Canada PM Mark Carney to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural Vatican mass01:52 | 11 hours ago
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Canada Post should stop daily delivery for individuals, commission finds00:50 | May 16, 2025
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Canada’s military recruitment tool faces rollout problems02:14 | May 16, 2025
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Rain brings relief, but Manitoba wildfires still rage01:50 | May 16, 2025
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World juniors sex assault trial to proceed with only judge02:12 | May 16, 2025
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Hudson’s Bay to sell its brands to Canadian Tire in $30M deal01:31 | May 15, 2025
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N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:57 | May 15, 2025
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Former world junior teammate testifies in Hockey Canada sex assault trial01:38 | May 15, 2025
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Alberta referendum amendments unlikely to stop separation vote01:55 | May 15, 2025
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Wildfires in Manitoba leave residents on high alert02:02 | May 15, 2025
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Uncovering hidden histories in Toronto’s Chinatown02:19 | May 15, 2025
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Poilievre calls on Carney to table budget, criticizes Liberals for delaying02:09 | May 15, 2025
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Business Matters: Canadian housing market on hold, CREA data shows02:00 | May 15, 2025
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How playoff hockey can affect your health01:44 | May 14, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires kill 2, force hundreds from homes01:31 | May 14, 2025
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Hockey Canada sex assault trial could retraumatize survivors, advocates warn02:03 | May 14, 2025
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World junior sex assault trial: Crown re-examines E.M.01:58 | May 14, 2025
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Some Albertans ‘optimistic’ about new federal cabinet02:00 | May 14, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires: 2 dead in Lac du Bonnet fire, police say03:55 | May 14, 2025
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Carney cabinet ‘united’ on pipelines, despite contradicting Guilbeault remark: Liberal MP01:47 | May 14, 2025
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Joly to speak with Honda after it postponed $15B EV investments in Ontario00:34 | May 14, 2025
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Finance minister suggests Liberals will not table 2025 annual budget02:11 | May 14, 2025
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Should home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing minister01:42 | May 14, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires: 6 states of emergency declared as fires rage on03:55 | May 14, 2025
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Business matters: Canada Post pauses talks with union ahead of possible strike02:05 | May 14, 2025
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Police say nearly 200 tips have come in for missing Nova Scotia children00:38 | May 14, 2025
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World junior sex assault trial: Defence claims complainant had ‘clear agenda’01:58 | May 13, 2025
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Honda stalls $15B EV investment in Ontario02:10 | May 13, 2025
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Canada’s airlines keep cutting back on the value basic fares offer. Can feds do anything to stop it?01:43 | December 6, 2024
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B7 Summit to focus on Trump’s trade disruptions02:11 | 11 hours ago
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Canada PM Mark Carney to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural Vatican mass01:52 | 11 hours ago
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Canada Post should stop daily delivery for individuals, commission finds00:50 | May 16, 2025
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Canada’s military recruitment tool faces rollout problems02:14 | May 16, 2025
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Rain brings relief, but Manitoba wildfires still rage01:50 | May 16, 2025
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World juniors sex assault trial to proceed with only judge02:12 | May 16, 2025
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Hudson’s Bay to sell its brands to Canadian Tire in $30M deal01:31 | May 15, 2025
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N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:57 | May 15, 2025
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Former world junior teammate testifies in Hockey Canada sex assault trial01:38 | May 15, 2025
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Bloc Québécois challenge Terrebonne election results over returned mail-in ballot02:01 | May 15, 2025
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Alberta referendum amendments unlikely to stop separation vote01:55 | May 15, 2025
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Wildfires in Manitoba leave residents on high alert02:02 | May 15, 2025
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Uncovering hidden histories in Toronto’s Chinatown02:19 | May 15, 2025
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Poilievre calls on Carney to table budget, criticizes Liberals for delaying02:09 | May 15, 2025
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Business Matters: Canadian housing market on hold, CREA data shows02:00 | May 15, 2025
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How playoff hockey can affect your health01:44 | May 14, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires kill 2, force hundreds from homes01:31 | May 14, 2025
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Hockey Canada sex assault trial could retraumatize survivors, advocates warn02:03 | May 14, 2025
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World junior sex assault trial: Crown re-examines E.M.01:58 | May 14, 2025
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Some Albertans ‘optimistic’ about new federal cabinet02:00 | May 14, 2025
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Carney holds first meeting with new cabinet02:09 | May 14, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires: 2 dead in Lac du Bonnet fire, police say03:55 | May 14, 2025
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Carney cabinet ‘united’ on pipelines, despite contradicting Guilbeault remark: Liberal MP01:47 | May 14, 2025
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Joly to speak with Honda after it postponed $15B EV investments in Ontario00:34 | May 14, 2025
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Finance minister suggests Liberals will not table 2025 annual budget02:11 | May 14, 2025
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Should home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing minister01:42 | May 14, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires: 6 states of emergency declared as fires rage on03:55 | May 14, 2025
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Business matters: Canada Post pauses talks with union ahead of possible strike02:05 | May 14, 2025
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Police say nearly 200 tips have come in for missing Nova Scotia children00:38 | May 14, 2025
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World junior sex assault trial: Defence claims complainant had ‘clear agenda’01:58 | May 13, 2025
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Honda stalls $15B EV investment in Ontario02:10 | May 13, 2025
Canada’s airlines keep cutting back on the value basic fares offer. Can feds do anything to stop it?
Description
December 6, 2024
As Canadians book their air travel for the coming holiday season, more and more are finding themselves getting less while spending more as changes are made to basic fares. Global's Sean Previl reports on why airlines may be making changes to their cheapest fares, and whether the federal government can do anything to stop it.
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