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Air Canada passengers still scrambling to rebook as labour dispute grounds flights
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
Air passengers are still scrambling to rebook their flights home as a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Virani came to Toronto from Calgary for what they thought would be a fun weekend. But now they’re having to miss work and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike, union says
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
Air Canada flight attendants intend to remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order, the union said Sunday only hours after the airline had announced a plan to resume flights. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it will challenge an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to return to work by 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union representing Air Canada flight attendants says strike will continue
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says its workers remain on strike despite a back-to-work order. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says it will challenge an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to return to work by 2 p.m. ET. The federal government said Saturday that it was ordering the airline and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NewsAlert: Union representing Air Canada flight attendants says strike to continue
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it will challenge an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to return to work by 2 p.m. ET. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the workers remain on strike. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
EDMONTON — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. Two political science professors say Poilievre is expected to handily win the byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, a sprawling eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of law enforcement in the mostly Democratic city. Tourists walking by the uniformed troops in Washington’s blistering weekend heat were confused about their presence, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer ‘very confident’ a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that dismisses the theory. Eight years after foreign service officials and their dependants began reporting such symptoms as headaches, memory loss, mood changes, vision ... Read More »
1 responseAir Canada to restart flights Sunday after Ottawa intervenes in strike
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
Air Canada says it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the federal government stepped in and ordered binding arbitration to end a flight attendants’ strike the day before. The Montreal-based airline says the first flights will resume this evening, but that it will take several days before its operations return to normal. Air Canada ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Air Canada restarting flights Sunday
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
Air Canada says it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the federal government stepped in and ordered binding arbitration to end a flight attendants’ strike the day before. The airline says the first flights will resume this evening, but that it will take several days before its operations return to normal More coming. The ... Read More »
1 responseCarney says Trump is ‘creating the opportunity’ to end war in Ukraine
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump is “creating the opportunity to end Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.” In a statement released Saturday, the day after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Carney praised the U.S. administration’s efforts to end the war. “Robust and credible ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
RICHMOND — Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago. Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Vancouver International Airport, which has doubled the ... Read More »
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