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Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline said it will gradually begin operations Tuesday. T...
Aug 19, 2025 Striking Air Canada flight attendants rally at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Union representing Air Canada flight attendants says strike will continue
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 Uni...
Aug 17, 2025 An empty Air Canada bag drop area is shown as Air Canada flight attendants strike at Montreal–Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada's Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada - which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian. The Online New...
Aug 14, 2025 President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Some Air Canada flights to be cancelled today as clock ticks toward work stoppage
Some Air Canada flights that were scheduled to take off today will be cancelled as the airline braces for a work stoppage this weekend. The union that represents around 10,000 Air Canada flight attend...
Aug 14, 2025 People walk near the Air Canada check-in area inside Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport, in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, August 13 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Canada lost 41,000 jobs in July but unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%
The Canadian economy shed some 41,000 jobs in July as young workers and the private sector bore the brunt of the losses, Statistics Canada said Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.9 per cen...
Aug 08, 2025 A man walks though a downtown Toronto office building with other buildings reflected in a window in this June 11, 2019 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
After unionized Canada Post workers reject 'final offers,' what happens next?
Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps...
Aug 05, 2025 A Canada Post employee prepares to check a street letter box while delivering mail, in White Rock, B.C., on Monday, July 28, 2025. Unionized workers at Canada Post rejected the Crown corporation's latest offers in a forced ratification vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Wildfire update: McLeod asks for help from Feds
REGINA - According to the latest Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency wildfire update, a request for assistance has been made to the Feds. Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Tim McLeod has ...
Jul 24, 2025 Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Tim McLeod speaks to reporters on the June 16 wildfire daily update. (File photo)Microsoft Teams screenshot courtesy SPSA
Saskatchewan getting military personnel, helicopters to help fight wildfires
Saskatchewan is set to get help from Ottawa as dozens of wildfires burn in the province. Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says she has approved a request for federal assistance ...
Jul 24, 2025 Volunteer firefighters from Davidson, Sask., load up their truck at the Provincial Wildfire Center in Prince Albert, Sask., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Saskatchewan NDP seeking government support for cattle producers
The Saskatchewan New Democrats are calling on the Saskatchewan Party government and Ottawa to provide support with livestock producers dealing with severe drought conditions. NDP Deputy Shadow Ministe...
Jun 17, 2025
Canada's jobs market 'treading water' as unemployment rate rises to 7% in May
Job growth has been virtually non-existent in the country since the start of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday. Canada's jobless rate rose a tenth of a point to seven per cent in May amid a gain...
Jun 06, 2025 Construction workers on a new condo site in Saint John, New Brunswick on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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