3 d. ago Anand says Canada ’evaluating’ relationship with Israel after Qatar strike

OTTAWA — Canada is “evaluating the relationship with Israel”, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country’s strike on Qatar “an unprovoked attack.” Israel says it targeted senior Hamas leaders in the capital Doha on Tuesday, while the militant group says its main ceasefire negotiator survived the attack. […]

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4 d. ago John Ivison: The NDP’s rapidly declining sanity affects us all

New Democrats are at a crossroads. On current evidence, one path leads to further marginalization; the other, to electoral oblivion

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5 d. ago Carney condemns ’intolerable’ Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Israel’s military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country’s sovereignty and risks escalating conflicts in the region. Israel said it targeted in the capital Doha senior Hamas leaders it holds responsible for the group’s October 2023 attack, while the militant group says its main negotiator survived the […]

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5 d. ago Butt dial leads to arrest of woman who allegedly helped accused killer

A woman has been accused of tampering with evidence after the presumed death of an American Airlines flight attendant who mysteriously vanished earlier this year — all because of a butt-dial. Joni Thomas, 62, has been charged with tampering with evidence in the suspected murder of 47-year-old Rana Nofal Soluri — an Envoy Air flight […]

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5 d. ago Thousands sign petitions to support Air Canada flight attendants in wage fight

The workers overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal

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5 d. ago John Ivison: Carney gets caught between China and the U.S. over cars and canola

Trump could see the importation of cheap Chinese EVs into Canada as a backdoor into the U.S. market and impose his own tariff on canola

Transport

6 d. ago WestJet Flight Attendants Ensure Passenger Safety During Suspected Landing Gear Failure in St. Maarten

Calgary, AB — CUPE 8125, representing WestJet flight attendants, is commending the professionalism and swift action of crew members following a suspected landing gear failure on WestJet flight 2276 at Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) yesterday. At 17:29 UTC, the aircraft experienced what is being described as a landing gear failure and emergency protocols were […]

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8 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants vote to reject airline’s wage offer

Air Canada flight attendants, who went on strike earlier this summer, have overwhelmingly rejected Air Canada's wage offer, according to an announcement from CUPE on Saturday.

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8 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer, union says

99.1 per cent of flight attendants have rejected the airline’s wage offer

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8 d. ago Air Canada Cabin Crew Union Resoundingly Rejects Pay Package

Almost all of Air Canada’s more than 10,000 flight attendants voted to reject the company’s contract offer, extending a labor dispute that led to a brief shutdown last month.

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8 d. ago CUPE: Air Canada flight attendants reject Air Canada’s wage offer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have voted 99.1% against ratifying the company’s wage offer. Voter turnout was 99.4%. Even with the proposed increase, Air Canada flight attendants would still earn less than federal minimum wage, which is $17.75 per hour or $2,840 per month on a 40-hour […]

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8 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants to wrap up vote on new contract Saturday

Unionized Air Canada flight attendants will finish voting on a tentative new contract with the airline on Saturday, following a three-day strike earlier this summer.

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8 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants to wrap up vote on new contract today

Flight attendants at Air Canada will wrap up voting on a new contract today at 3 p.m. ET. The tentative deal, which ended a strike at the airline last month, raises wages for workers and establishes a pay structure for time worked when aircraft are on the ground. Voting opened Aug. 27 for the 10,000-plus […]

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9 d. ago John Ivison: Poilievre takes a risk on scrapping temporary foreign workers

From a political perspective, it’s not an obvious win for Poilievre, even if the public is sympathetic to the intent

Society

1 week ago Playboy model says she was forced to cover up ‘big boobs’ before boarding plane

A former Playboy Playmate and OnlyFans star claims an American Airlines crew member forced her to button up her shirt that exposed her “big boobs.” Sarah Blake Cheek took to X to detail her experience on Sunday night prior to a flight out of Atlanta. “The flight attendant on @AmericanAir told me I needed to […]

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1 week ago John Ivison: The Liberals’ EV mandate will see Canada’s carmakers paying billions to Elon Musk

Carmakers that don’t hit Ottawa's arbitrary target — which will be all of them except Tesla — will have to buy credits from Tesla to comply

Transport

1 week ago John Ivison: Carney’s reputation is holding up better outside of Canada than in

His political authority rests on the perception of competence and, if the economy slows further, people will start doubting he has it

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1 week ago Air Canada evacuation in Denver highlights flight attendants’ most critical safety work remains unpaid

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The union representing 20,000 flight attendants across Canada says Sunday’s emergency evacuation of an Air Canada flight in Denver is just the latest example of how flight attendants are not compensated for their most important safety duties. The flight was evacuated by the dedicated crew after an electrical burning smell was […]

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2 w. ago After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy, experts say

More than 10,000 flight attendants went on strike on Aug. 16, with the airline locking them out soon after, bringing all Air Canada flights to a halt

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2 w. ago After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

Flight attendants’ defiance in the face of federal intervention meant to halt a recent strike at Air Canada could set a new precedent for work stoppages, some labour movement-watchers say. The workers’ move disrupted a growing pattern that has been eroding the right to strike in Canada, said Barry Eidlin, an associate professor of sociology […]

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