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CP NewsAlert: CUPE says Air Canada strike to continue, defying order
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Canadian Union of Public Employees says a strike by 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada will continue, defying an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that it end by noon today. The board had declared the strike unlawful after the federal government on Saturday used Section 107 of the Labour Code ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Ford shift focus to what ‘we can control’ amid U.S. trade uncertainty
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday. Carney and Ford were meeting on Parliament Hill as trade talks with the United States show little signs of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Industrial Relations Board declares Air Canada strike unlawful
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
MONTREAL — Air Canada says the Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared the strike by the company’s 10,000 flight attendants unlawful and has ordered the union’s leadership to direct its members to return to work. In the directive issued Monday, CIRB vice-chairperson Jennifer Webster ordered the union and its officers to end the “unlawful strike.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotter than average temperatures to last through September
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Western provinces and the East Coast should remain on alert for the possibility of more wildfire activity throughout the rest of summer, based on the latest federal government update. Wide swaths of B.C. and the prairie provinces are expected to be drier and hotter than normal. Federal government forecasters also see above-average seasonal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passengers continue to face travel woes amid Air Canada flight attendants’ strike
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
Thousands of passengers are facing another day of travel disruptions as Air Canada flight attendants continue to strike despite a federal return-to-work order. Lisa Smith and Nicole Power, two sisters from Newfoundland, say they were visiting San Francisco and were initially told two days ago that their Air Canada return flight wouldn’t be impacted. Smith ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Air Canada flight attendants remain on strike despite back-to-work orders by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Over the weekend, the federal government asked the board to send the two sides to binding arbitration and order an end to the job action. But the union is challenging the order in Federal Court, and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney ‘disappointed’ by Air Canada impasse, urges both sides to reach a deal
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s disappointed Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants weren’t able to reach a deal after eight months of negotiations. He is urging both sides to quickly resolve the situation that is causing major travel chaos for Canadian and international travellers. Flight attendants went on strike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Industrial Relations Board declares Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
MONTREAL — Air Canada says the Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared the strike by the company’s 10,000 flight attendants illegal and has ordered the union’s leadership to direct its members to return to work. The decision comes after a hearing on Sunday. Air Canada says the board has ordered the union leadership, which authorized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. trade and tariffs on the agenda as Prime Minister Carney, Premier Ford meet
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are sitting down together in Ottawa this morning, where trade with the U.S. is high on the agenda. Carney says the pair plan to talk about the steel and auto sectors, which have been hit hard by U.S. tariffs, as well as housing and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Labour Board declares Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
MONTREAL — Air Canada says the Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared the strike by the company’s 10,000 flight attendants illegal and has ordered the union’s leadership to direct its members to return to work. More coming. Companies in this story: (TSX:AC) The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
TORONTO — Katie Hulan’s family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try, but they didn’t work. “I was just getting to the point where I couldn’t speak at work,” said the 37-year-old ... Read More »
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