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Passengers continue to face travel woes amid Air Canada flight attendants' strike
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...
Aug 18, 2025
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 Industrial Relations Board. Over the weekend, the federal government asked the board to send the two si...
Aug 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre seeks return to House as voters head to the polls in Alberta byelection
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 sh...
Aug 18, 2025
Canada Industrial Relations Board declares Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal
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 t...
Aug 18, 2025
Texas Democrats say they're ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts to satisfy President Donald Trump's demands for a greater ...
Aug 18, 2025
Carney 'disappointed' by Air Canada impasse, urges both sides to reach a deal
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 bot...
Aug 18, 2025
Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestinian Health Ministry
CAIRO (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month war in Gaza. At least 60 people were killed in the past 24 hours, bringi...
Aug 18, 2025
2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say
TREMONTON, Utah (AP) - Two police officers were shot and killed in a northern Utah city and a man was taken into custody, authorities said Monday. The officers were responding to a domestic disturbanc...
Aug 18, 2025
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 started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try,...
Aug 18, 2025
In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue
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 con...
Aug 18, 2025
