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Flight attendants union says it’s in meetings with Air Canada on Monday night
TORONTO — The Air Canada component of CUPE said it resumed meetings with the airline…
Here’s the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants
OTTAWA — Air Canada flight attendants remain on strike despite back-to-work orders by the Canada…
City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling
PRINCE GEORGE — The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing…
Low on clothes, insulin and options, travellers’ woes continue amid Air Canada strike
John and Lois Alderman said they felt like “prisoners,” stranded in Toronto as they waited…
FTC sues ticket reseller, saying it illegally exceeded purchase limits for Taylor Swift, other shows
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against a ticket broker, alleging the…
Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants
MONTREAL — The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear that workers in the province…
Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens dies at 85 after seven decades of community service
MONTREAL — Sid Stevens, the co-founder of Montreal-based community organization Sun Youth, has died at…
Canada leading the way when it comes to applications to volunteer at 2026 World Cup
Canada is leading the way when it comes to volunteering to work at the 2026…
Carney, Ford shift focus to what ‘we can control’ amid U.S. trade uncertainty
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on…
Forestry audit scheduled for B.C. licence for land covering spotted owl habitat
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s independent forestry watchdog says it will conduct an audit of a…
Cable’s MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC
Changing its mind about keeping its name, the MSNBC news network said Monday it will…
Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application
RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at…
Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward
OTTAWA — Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans…
Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer
TORONTO — Katie Hulan’s family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had…
Air Canada cancels plan to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order
Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight…
Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled
Passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as Air Canada cancelled…
British horseracing to go on strike in protest against rise in betting taxes
LONDON (AP) — British horseracing will stage an unprecedented one-day strike on Sept. 10 to…
Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a…
Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife
Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as…
Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work
The federal government ordered Air Canada and its flight attendants into binding arbitration on Saturday,…
Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
VERCHÈRES — The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran…
Marooned by Air Canada flight attendant strike? Here are your options
You were planning to catch a flight and the dreaded text pops up on your…
Ohioans came out strong for Trump — now they’re bracing for his tariffs
COLUMBUS — In 1837, two brothers-in-law living in Ohio — one a candle maker, the…
Democrats release plan to boost party’s California US House seats in fight for Congress
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a display of cutthroat yet calculated politics, Democrats unveiled a…