it was too late to depart, since Victoria’s runway closes at 12:30 a.m.

Passengers were upset and unprepared to find a place to sleep, and the first person to give them information or advice was a baggage handler

I've been dumped in a random city I didn't agree to go to after midnight, and the airline staff told me to find someone at the counter to talk to about accommodations, knowing full well the counter was closed. Fuck Air Canada