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Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a labour dispute at Canada’s largest airline amid criticism from unions and opposition parties that the move sides with big business. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Saturday that she directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order Air Canada and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing in the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsford police say in a social media post that its emergency crews were on scene to deal with a bull loose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants on strike. In Ontario, passengers who had received notice that their flights were cancelled still showed up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Trump ‘creating the opportunity’ to end war in Ukraine
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says U. S. President Donald Trump is “creating the opportunity to end Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.” Carney is praising the U.S. government’s efforts to end the war in a statement today, after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
VERCHÈRES — The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River this week has been successful. The agency says the Federal Yamaska was successfully refloated on Saturday morning, one day after 3,200 tonnes of sugar was unloaded from the stuck vessel. The coast guard says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
PORT ALBERNI — Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a “significant” amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says that crews are seeing improvement on the Mount Underwood wildfire after the area has received more than 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
Less than 12 hours after it began, the federal government ordered Air Canada and its flight attendants into binding arbitration on Saturday, putting an abrupt end to the strike and lockout situation that left airplanes grounded and thousands of Canadians struggling to find alternate ways home. The union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hajdu orders binding arbitration, resumption of operations to end Air Canada strike
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she has directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order both parties to resume operations and resolve the dispute through binding arbitration. Passengers around the world are feeling the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Hajdu orders binding arbitration to resolve Air Canada labour dispute
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute with Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she has ordered binding arbitration and for operations to resume. Passengers around the world are feeling the effects after the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to provide update on Air Canada labour dispute
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is holding a news conference on Parliament Hill today to provide Canadians with an update on the Air Canada strike. Passengers around the world are feeling the effects after the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air Canada announced its members were walking off the job after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passengers left in the lurch as Air Canada fleet grounded over labour strife
By Canadian Press on August 16th, 2025
TORONTO — Passengers across the country scrambled to deal with the fallout as labour strife between Air Canada and the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants left planes grounded. Major Canadian airports warned travellers not come to the airport unless they had a flight with another carrier after Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge suspended ... Read More »
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