88 m. ago LILLEY: Feds refusing to recognize Mulroney is beyond ridiculous

A federal body charged with recognizing people and places of national significance came up with a new rule to stop recognizing Brian Mulroney as a historic figure in Canada.

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3 h. ago The United Steelworkers union condemns federal government interference in flight attendants’ bargaining rights

TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director, Marty Warren, issued the following statement on the federal government’s decision to intervene in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants: “By stepping in to shut down these negotiations and force workers back to work, the federal government is […]

Politics

3 h. ago Carney salue «le leadership du président Trump» concernant la guerre en Ukraine

La rencontre entre Trump et Poutine vendredi s’est terminée sans accord de cessez-le-feu.

Politics

3 h. ago Prime Minister Carney praises Trump as ministers jet to Sweden to talk defence deals

In a brief statement Saturday, Carney said: 'The leadership of President Trump and the United States is creating the opportunity to end Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.'

Transport

3 h. ago 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 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 […]

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3 h. ago Weary travellers at YYC despite fed intervention in Air Canada labour fight

Patty Hajdu, the federal jobs minister, directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday morning to order flight attendants back to work, impose final and binding arbitration and extend the terms of the parties' existing contract until a new one one is determined.

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5 h. ago GOLDBERG: Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ tariff hype is just that 

On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush announced, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.” He was standing below a giant banner that read, “Mission Accomplished.” At the risk of understating the matter, subsequent events didn’t cooperate. However, it took some time for this to be widely accepted. We’re in a similar place when it […]

Society

5 h. ago 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 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 […]

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5 h. ago HUNTER: Dear Judges, ‘cruel and unusual’ is a young boy killed by stray bullet

Canadian judges love to toss out the old “cruel and unusual” chestnut when it suits their ideological whims. The violent illegal immigrant whose deportation is iced because it might be “cruel and unusual.” Mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes? “Cruel and unusual.” A killer who ONLY murdered one person has to do the full 25? […]

Events

6 h. ago Trump soutient un plan territorial de Poutine pour l’Ukraine

Le président américain Donald Trump soutient une proposition de la Russie.

Politics

6 h. ago GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s targets for cutting greenhouse gases fit the definition of insanity

After almost four decades of Canadian governments setting and failing to hit eight consecutive targets for reducing Canada’s industrial greenhouse gas emissions, surely it’s time to admit the targets are meaningless. Far from being “aspirational” as supporters claim, they in fact deceive Canadians about the effectiveness of federal spending of more than $200 billion of […]

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6 h. ago Fringe Review: SNAFU’S Sexy Puppet Show (Epidermis Circus 2)

This show rules, relentlessly clever in its technical execution and expressive oddball puppetry by an improviser with warp-speed wit

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7 h. ago Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work

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 […]

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7 h. ago Une chaîne humaine de Mères au front à la frontière, contre les politiques de Trump

Pique-niques et activités culturelles et militantes étaient organisés des deux côtés de la frontière, samedi.

Politics

8 h. ago Air Canada passengers should avoid YVR unless they've booked another airline because of strike

The federal government is ordering both parties to resume operations and resolve the dispute through binding arbitration.

Other

8 h. ago Hajdu orders binding arbitration to resolve Air Canada labour dispute

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 […]

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8 h. ago Trump greets Putin with a red carpet, Ukrainians feel betrayed

Ukrainians reacted with shock and grief as Donald Trump welcomed Vladimir Putin on U.S. soil, viewing the red carpet treatment as a betrayal amid ongoing war and loss.

Politics

10 h. ago Federal government orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work, imposes binding arbitration

Airline had locked out about 10,000 flight attendants after they walked off the job early Saturday

Politics

11 h. ago Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after summit secured no halt to fighting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement — and not a ceasefire — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war. Trump’s abrupt reversal, aligning himself with a position held by Russian President […]

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11 h. ago Health of US Consumer Is the Focus as Retailers Prepare Earnings

Wall Street will get a close look at how American consumers are faring in the early days of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime when the biggest US retailers like Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. report earnings next week.

Science