WestJet and Porter Airlines both added fuel surcharges to their ticket prices, because it turns out jet fuel is getting more expensive what with, you know, oil prices and all. So obviously this means that you should plan your expensive, environmentally wasteful trip sooner rather than later, when all the gas runs out and the only airline left is the Gyro Captain from The Road Warrior. The company head of Taser International told a......

As of Friday, it's no longer the Hummingbird Centre, but instead the Sony Centre. You know what? All performing arts venues should be renamed so that they sound like something you would find at your local mall. It gives the whole experience more delicious corporate flavour. Stephen Harper says there will be no vote on the mission in Afghanistan anytime soon unless it is to "finish the job." And if that sounded like, "Hey, I......

Study finds that Ontario children's group homes are like jails. Managers of group homes dismissed charges that their homes were Dickensian by pointing out that their children are not highly skilled pickpockets. Yet. Supreme Court to hear Windsor man's "fly phobia" case. Waddah Mustapha found a fly in his bottled water in 2001, and claims to have suffered immense mental damage and a phobia of flies as a result. He was awarded over $300,000 in......

Nine months into their existence, Porter Airlines chugs along, still under the radar of most. As the Toronto Star recently reported, the young airline is still struggling to find a steady stream of regular business customers. With traffic on the 401 at an all-time high, getting to Pearson during rush hours can potentially take as long as a flight to Montreal. On a weekend getaway, the give-or-take ten hours spent traveling to La Belle......

Reader Jonathan recently let us know about a trip he took to Ottawa and back via (cue dramatic music) Porter Airlines. That's right, the airline of the infamous island airport. It's no secret that we have been less than enthusiastic about airport expansion, of which Porter Air's operation has become the most prominent example. That being said, it's worth noting that Jonathan's review could not have been more glowing: Wow! Flying is amazing! I think......

Twenty machine workers win $22 million dollars. I include this bit of news just to remind you that you, yes you reading this, do not have $22 million dollars. (Probably.) SUCK ON THAT, TORONTO! RCMP commissioner admits to "a mistake" in his testimony regarding Maher Arar. But we shouldn't judge him because everybody makes mistakes now and then. For example, I ate an extra sandwich yesterday, and he lied in a commission to see......

Another day, another mayoral debate, and Torontoist was liveblogging it from University of Toronto's Hart House (See the Star's non-liveblogging take, as well). Kevin Clark crashed the debate, Pitfield wants to drop the voting age to 16, and all of the candidates debating agreed that landed immigrants should be allowed to vote in municipal elections. Porter Airlines had an uneventful first day of business. According to various reports, the flights had lots of room available,......

+ Don Valley Parkway closes for the weekend, starting at 11 PM tonight. We suggest taking mass transit. + Man killed in knife fight near Morningside Avenue in Scarborough. + Miller critical of Porter Airlines deal that offers airfare discount for federal employees. No kidding. + Segways allowed on streets and sidewalks in Ontario as part of a pilot project. Only "Canada Post delivery people, police officers and disabled people over the age of......

Watching the battle between the city and the Toronto Port Authority is like being stuck in a bad horror flick. Just when you think the stake has been driven into the necrotic heart of the Island Airport expansion plans, the undead issue rises from the grave to terrorize citizens yet again. The stranglehold that the TPA holds over the City is entirely unconscionable. A federally-controlled agency, the TPA isn't forced to be accountable to Toronto......

If it's an election year it must be time to discuss the future of Toronto City Centre Airport. But you can't do that unless someone wants to build a bridge or, say, start a new airline to fly out of there - enter Porter Airlines. If you didn't catch the extensive article in The Star on the weekend, here's the deal: The commuter airline, set to start flying between here and Ottawa when they......