Travel by Canadians is on the rise, with one major exception: the United States.

Amid an ongoing trade war and talk of annexation by U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadians are making fewer flights across the border, according to information from Statistics Canada.

The latest report on screened passenger traffic at Canadian airports reveals that 5 million passengers were recorded passing through pre-board security screening at Canada’s eight largest airports in October.

That represents a 4.5 per cent increase over the previous October 2024, and a 9.9 per cent jump over pre-pandemic levels in October 2019.

Volumes were higher at each of the eight airports. Halifax saw the biggest increase with an 8.6 per cent gain over last year. In addition, every airport except Ottawa surpassed the p

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