VANCOUVER — Airspace restrictions have been placed over both Toronto and Vancouver around FIFA World Cup match times, as Norad conducts what it calls “air defence operations.”
Capt. Rebecca Garad, a spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defence Command with the Canadian Armed Forces, said Nav Canada was implementing restrictions on low‑level visual flight traffic, both for the Vancouver Harbour and the Toronto Billy Bishop control zones that are near each city’s downtown core.
They encompass both BC Place Stadium and Toronto Stadium, better known as BMO Field.
Garad said Monday the temporary airspace restriction would be active for three hours before and after each game.
She said that
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