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OMCA
Registration opens Tuesday, January 15th for the 2019 Ontario Transportation Expo. Register early to get your booth or vehicle display locked in. Special rates for apply for OMCA members. Visit www.ote.ca for more information or email info@ote.com.
OMCA
For those wanting a copy of Doug Switzer’s Crisis Management presentation from the 2018 OMCA Marketplace, click here to download.
CNN
The National Park Service said Sunday that it would use reserved money from visitor fees to keep up operations at parks around the country affected by the ongoing government shutdown.
"We are taking this extraordinary step to ensure that parks are protected, and that visitors can continue to access parks with limited basic services," read the statement from the agency's deputy director, P. Daniel Smith.
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Deck Tours
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Captain's Reception
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Tickets go on sale December 3, 2019
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Discover Manitoulin Island - Preserved Aboriginal traditions as well as the beauty of its wilderness.
Chi-Cheemaun’s Annual Spring Cruise Tobermory to Owen Sound May 2, 2019 – Call 1-800-265-3163
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Global News
The semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has entered a guilty plea to 29 counts of dangerous driving.
“I plead guilty, your honour,” Jaskirat Singh Sidhu told a judge in a Melfort, SK, courtroom Tuesday morning.
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Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton's school boards continue to face a bus driver shortage as students head back to class this week.
The new year is not expected to bring a change in route delays caused by the shortage that has plagued the boards for more than two years.
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The Star Phoenix
A deadly bus crash that united a hockey-mad country in grief and spurred people to leave sticks on porches from coast to coast has been selected as Canada’s News Story of the Year.
The Canadian Press annual survey of newsrooms across the country saw 53 out of 129 editors cast their votes for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in rural Saskatchewan as the most compelling story of 2018.
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Forbes
Travellers in 2019 see a series of exciting trends — thanks to changing consumer behaviour and an emphasis on wellness. For those wondering what will be in store for next year, here are some of the top predictions shared by industry experts.
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Washington Post
Greyhound Lines is expanding alerts to passengers about their rights should immigration agents board buses to demand identification and proof of citizenship.
The information includes details on how to file civil rights complaints and ways to support a change to federal law about the warrantless stops.
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CTV News
The new year will usher in a host of new laws and rules that Canadians should be aware of, including changes to parental leave benefits and the sale of edible cannabis products.
On the provincial level, 2019 will see new rules regarding distracted driving penalties, rent increases, and workplace sexual harassment.
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Simcoe.com via Barrie Advance
With the new year comes a fresh look at protecting children on school buses.
Federal Transportation Minister Marc Garneau is in the process of examining the addition of seatbelts on school buses.
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Forbes
There were dozens of landmark hotel openings across the United States this past year, and 2019 looks to be even more active, with unique properties launching throughout the country. Both New York and Los Angeles will both be home to over a dozen new hotels each in the next year. But here are 11 hotels and resorts opening in cities around the rest of the U.S. that travellers can look forward to checking out in 2019.
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iPolitics
A pair of German “influencers” and their camera crew were the biggest beneficiaries of sports tickets paid for by the Canadian government last year.
Destination Canada paid a total of $1,264.62 for six tickets ($210.77 each) for YouTube stars Felix von der Laden and Kati Kammler — plus two camera operators, a sound recordist, and a photographer/translator — to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 15.
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