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17
sentences that state something as happening or true
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24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Air Canada is phasing out more flights to American destinations, including cancelling all direct flights to South Carolina.
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Canada → phase → Carolina
Canadians made a total of 1.9 million return trips from the U.S. in September, a year-over-year increase of 6.8 per cent, according to data from Statistics Canada.
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Canadians → make → Canada
Air travel trips rose 11.6 per cent compared to the same month last year, but remained 18.7 per cent below 2024 levels.
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trips → rise → levels
Canadian travel to the U.S. has plunged compared to 2024 levels after repeated threats of annexation by U.S. President Donald Trump as well as multiple rounds of tariffs imposed amid his trade war.
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travel → plunge → war
In response to weaker demand, Air Canada announced it would be cancelling service on five routes beginning in 2027.
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it → announce → 2027
Those cancellations include service between Montreal and Seattle, Vancouver and Nashville, Vancouver and Raleigh-Durham, Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport and Boston, and Toronto Pearson and Charleston.
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cancellations → include → Montreal
Service between Toronto Pearson and Charleston is the only direct flight Air Canada offers between Canada and South Carolina.
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Canada → offer → Canada
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South Carolina is a popular destination for Canadian snowbirds but has been hit particularly hard by changing attitudes surrounding U.S. travel.
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Carolina → get → travel
According to a report from the University of Toronto’s School of Cities, trips by Canadians to Myrtle Beach, S.C., decreased by more than 65 per cent between 2024/25 and 2025/26, the steepest decline of any U.S. city.
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trips → accord → city
In May, Air Canada announced it would be suspending some of its seasonal flights earlier than normal due to the soaring price of jet fuel.
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it → announce → fuel
One of those flights was service between Toronto and Charleston which typically runs between May and September.
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which → run → May
Air Canada announced this week that service would be cancelled indefinitely.
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service → announce → ?
Despite the cancellations, Air Canada said it would be offering new service between Toronto and Louisville, Montreal and Indianapolis, and Edmonton and Newark in summer 2027.
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it → say → summer
In July, the airline also announced it would be cancelling winter service between Montreal and Detroit, Montreal and Minneapolis, and Toronto and Indianapolis.
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it → announce → Montreal
At the time, an Air Canada spokesperson said the changes were made to “ensure capacity is aligned with customer demand and seasonal travel patterns.”
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capacity → say → demand
In the spring, WestJet announced it was cancelling 10 summer routes to the U.S., citing a notable decline in demand.
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it → announce → demand
Air Transat also announced in April it would cut flights from its schedules, citing higher fuel prices as a result of the Iran war.
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it → announce → war