Much of the country is facing hazardous or severe cold weather warnings going into the weekend, as a “destructive” winter storm from the United States is expected to hit Canada. “Passengers whose flights may be impacted should stay home and check their emails for communications about rebooking and refund options. (For those going through Pearson, it applies to passengers who booked flights for travel between Jan. 23 and Jan. 26. For those going through Trudeau, it applies to passengers who booked flights for travel between Jan. 24 and Jan. 25). On Friday, 12 per cent of all Air Canada flights were cancelled and there were nearly 150 flight cancellations at Pearson, according to U.K.-based air passenger rights firm SkyRefund .

Source: National Post January 24, 2026 05:05 UTC