Your World Tonight Cuba fuel shortage affects Canadian travellers, police oversight, child allergies, and more
Feb 9, 2026
Jennifer LaGrassa, CBC health reporter on childhood food allergy research. Jamie Strashan, CBC provincial affairs reporter on Ontario’s sweeping police review after corruption charges. Nisha Patel, CBC international reporter on Cuba’s aviation fuel crisis and its disruption to Canadian travellers. They discuss aviation cancellations, police oversight and investigations, and new findings on what drives childhood allergies.
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Resort Closures Leave Workers Distraught
- Vicky Volovic was moved between resorts after her hotel in Cayo Coco shut due to fuel shortages in Cuba.
- Many Cuban hotel workers cried, worried they had lost their livelihoods and couldn't support their families.
Take Airline Offers And Heed Travel Warnings
- Air Canada cancelled all flights and is repatriating about 3,000 customers from Cuba; airlines offer flexible booking or refunds.
- Travelers should accept rebooking or refunds and follow federal travel warnings to avoid being stranded.
Fuel Cut Deepens Cuba's Economic Crisis
- U.S. sanctions and halted Venezuelan fuel shipments have triggered a jet-fuel shortage affecting Cuba's tourism and economy.
- The UN warns Cuba faces a humanitarian emergency if oil needs aren't met and the crisis could escalate to martial law.