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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 »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Flight attendant strike set to continue It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute continues between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants. Flight attendants with the Montreal-based airline represented by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour groups pushing back as Air Canada flight attendants’ strike poised to continue
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute continues between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants. Flight attendants with the Montreal-based airline represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees are expected to remain on the picket lines today as a battle against a federal return-to-work order continues. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voters head to the polls in Battle River—Crowfoot as Poilievre seeks return to House
By Canadian Press on August 18th, 2025
CAMROSE — Voters head to the polls today in a rural Alberta byelection that’s getting an unusual level of national attention. Battle River—Crowfoot was left vacant when Conservative Damien Kurek stepped down shortly after the spring election to make way for his party’s leader, Pierre Poilievre, to run for a seat. Poilievre lost in the ... Read More »
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