Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement This park’s reopening has set off a race to the desert among hundreds of hikers, climbers and adventure-starved families rushing to grab up the park’s 520 camping spots before the temperature climbs in coming days.Rangers say this influx, which began with Sunday’s low-profile reopening and picked up steam Tuesday and Wednesday, is manageable so far. But it may be the beginning of a hot, busy, complicated Memorial Day weekend. With a three-day weekend before them, Southern Californians will have to weigh the lure of desert vistas...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement This park’s reopening has set off a race to the desert among hundreds of hikers, climbers and adventure-starved families rushing to grab up the park’s 520 camping spots before the temperature climbs in coming days.Rangers say this influx, which began with Sunday’s low-profile reopening and picked up steam Tuesday and Wednesday, is manageable so far. But it may be the beginning of a hot, busy, complicated Memorial Day weekend. With a three-day weekend before them, Southern Californians will have to weigh the lure of desert vistas...WW…

AdvertisementMONTREAL --With losses topping $1 billion last quarter, Air Canada says it will be at least three years before flights and earnings return to 2019 levels as the "cataclysmic" effects wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to mount."We're now living through the darkest period ever in the history of commercial aviation, significantly worse than 9/11, SARS and the 2008 financial crisis," CEO Calin Rovinescu said on a conference call with analysts Monday."There is no doubt that we are not yet out of the trough."Since mid-March, the country's largest airline has slashed its...…AdvertisementMONTREAL --With losses topping $1 billion last quarter, Air Canada says it will be at least three years before flights and earnings return to 2019 levels as the "cataclysmic" effects wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to mount."We're now living through the darkest period ever in the history of commercial aviation, significantly worse than 9/11, SARS and the 2008 financial crisis," CEO Calin Rovinescu said on a conference call with analysts Monday."There is no doubt that we are not yet out of the trough."Since mid-March, the country's largest airline has slashed its...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement All of California’s 11 national parks and recreation areas are now at least partly open. The portions still closed, however, include such iconic spots as Alcatraz and Muir Woods in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging Californians to until the pandemic eases.The parks’ phased-in steps could change, depending on the spread of the coronavirus.. Open. This park never officially closed, but once concessionaire Island Packers stopped running daily boats, visitor traffic dried up. On June 1, resumed running...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement All of California’s 11 national parks and recreation areas are now at least partly open. The portions still closed, however, include such iconic spots as Alcatraz and Muir Woods in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging Californians to until the pandemic eases.The parks’ phased-in steps could change, depending on the spread of the coronavirus.. Open. This park never officially closed, but once concessionaire Island Packers stopped running daily boats, visitor traffic dried up. On June 1, resumed running...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California’s Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday gave emergency powers to Fish and Wildlife Department director Charlton Bonham, allowing him to suspend, delay or restrict recreational fishing in specific areas until May 31.The move almost certainly means delay of a California spring ritual, the opening of trout season at and other lakes and rivers of the Eastern Sierra. This year’s opener — “Fishmas” in the slang of anglers — had been scheduled for April 25. The were conducted remotely, with commissioners, staffers and public...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California’s Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday gave emergency powers to Fish and Wildlife Department director Charlton Bonham, allowing him to suspend, delay or restrict recreational fishing in specific areas until May 31.The move almost certainly means delay of a California spring ritual, the opening of trout season at and other lakes and rivers of the Eastern Sierra. This year’s opener — “Fishmas” in the slang of anglers — had been scheduled for April 25. The were conducted remotely, with commissioners, staffers and public...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: OTTAWA - An NDP lawmaker is tabling legislation to decriminalize drug use in Canada, seeking to treat it as a health issue amid a lethal opioid crisis.New Democrat health critic Don Daviesintroduced a private member’s bill Thursday that would scrap Criminal Code provisions on drug possession, expunge criminal records for the same offence and mandate low-barrier access...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: OTTAWA - An NDP lawmaker is tabling legislation to decriminalize drug use in Canada, seeking to treat it as a health issue amid a lethal opioid crisis.New Democrat health critic Don Daviesintroduced a private member’s bill Thursday that would scrap Criminal Code provisions on drug possession, expunge criminal records for the same offence and mandate low-barrier access...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Caltrans is estimating it can reopen Highway 1 — and reconnect Southern California with Big Sur and points beyond — by early summer.The highway after a 150-foot section at Rat Creek was washed out by heavy rains that caused debris flow at the creek in Monterey County. In a release Thursday, Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin said, “We’re focused on restoring travel on this section by early summer.” The repair cost is estimated at $11.5 million, involving “the manipulation of tens of thousands of cubic yards of material.” Get The Wild...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Caltrans is estimating it can reopen Highway 1 — and reconnect Southern California with Big Sur and points beyond — by early summer.The highway after a 150-foot section at Rat Creek was washed out by heavy rains that caused debris flow at the creek in Monterey County. In a release Thursday, Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin said, “We’re focused on restoring travel on this section by early summer.” The repair cost is estimated at $11.5 million, involving “the manipulation of tens of thousands of cubic yards of material.” Get The Wild...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement Caltrans officials say landslide repairs will keep south of Big Sur closed for months, rewriting travel plans for anyone who had been hoping to make a coastal road trip from Southern California in early spring.Beyond that, “It is too early to establish a timeline,” Caltrans spokesman Kevin Drabinski said. Though Monterey County officials partially lifted a storm-related evacuation order in the area Monday afternoon, the debris flow in some places “is still active. … And we have rain coming as soon as tonight.”The...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement Caltrans officials say landslide repairs will keep south of Big Sur closed for months, rewriting travel plans for anyone who had been hoping to make a coastal road trip from Southern California in early spring.Beyond that, “It is too early to establish a timeline,” Caltrans spokesman Kevin Drabinski said. Though Monterey County officials partially lifted a storm-related evacuation order in the area Monday afternoon, the debris flow in some places “is still active. … And we have rain coming as soon as tonight.”The...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement Mammoth and Lake Tahoe area ski resorts and mountain towns are reopening hotels and lodges to leisure visitors after California’s governor on Monday lifted statewide regional orders that had closed lodging to most travelers. The rollback coincides with fresh snow and good skiing and boarding conditions at Sierra resorts. and the Tahoe area had closed accommodations in early December after Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed regional stay-at-home orders that limited guests to essential travelers. Now that has changed as COVID-19...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement Mammoth and Lake Tahoe area ski resorts and mountain towns are reopening hotels and lodges to leisure visitors after California’s governor on Monday lifted statewide regional orders that had closed lodging to most travelers. The rollback coincides with fresh snow and good skiing and boarding conditions at Sierra resorts. and the Tahoe area had closed accommodations in early December after Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed regional stay-at-home orders that limited guests to essential travelers. Now that has changed as COVID-19...WW…

OttawaNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups.The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online content from the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, with experts saying the number of hate groups in Canada has tripled to 300 since 2015.Fatal attacks, including at a Toronto mosque in September and the Quebec City mosque shooting in 2017, make demands for a federal response all the more urgent, Singh said.“Radicalized white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the alt-right have resulted in the...…OttawaNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups.The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online content from the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, with experts saying the number of hate groups in Canada has tripled to 300 since 2015.Fatal attacks, including at a Toronto mosque in September and the Quebec City mosque shooting in 2017, make demands for a federal response all the more urgent, Singh said.“Radicalized white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the alt-right have resulted in the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Mammoth Mountain will open on Friday — a day earlier than it had planned — on the strength of 12 inches of fresh snowfall that will allow five lifts to open earlier than usual.The season’s first big snowfall, last weekend, dusted California winter resorts with up to 18 inches of powder, with many slopes due to open in coming days and weeks.Mammoth spokesman Tim LeRoy said in a Tuesday release that the resort would open chairlifts 1, 2, 3, 6 and 11. He noted that individual lift tickets for the coming weekend are already sold out, but...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Mammoth Mountain will open on Friday — a day earlier than it had planned — on the strength of 12 inches of fresh snowfall that will allow five lifts to open earlier than usual.The season’s first big snowfall, last weekend, dusted California winter resorts with up to 18 inches of powder, with many slopes due to open in coming days and weeks.Mammoth spokesman Tim LeRoy said in a Tuesday release that the resort would open chairlifts 1, 2, 3, 6 and 11. He noted that individual lift tickets for the coming weekend are already sold out, but...WW…