Category Archives: Canada
What travellers should know about navigating WestJet strike disruptions
HALIFAX - Thousands of passengers are trying to navigate the cancellation process as WestJet halts hundreds of flights due to a strike by its 4,400 flight attendants. The airline operates more than 60...
Aug 02, 2026
A quick look at recent airline labour disputes
WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants went on strike early Sunday morning, with the airline's flights halted on a busy summer travel weekend after the carrier and union failed to reach a new contract. Ove...
Aug 02, 2026
Saskatchewan senator, farmer Todd Lewis dies at age 65
OTTAWA - Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at the age of 65. Raymonde Gagn, the speaker of the Senate, announced Lewis's death Saturday afternoon and...
Aug 02, 2026
The latest: WestJet flight attendants go on strike
After failing to reach a deal on a new contract, WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants are now on strike. Both CUPE Ontario, the union representing the flight attendants, and airline announced the move af...
Aug 02, 2026
Lakeside homes destroyed, evacuations expanded as B.C. wildfires surge
VERNON - A wildfire fanned by 115-kilometre-per-hour winds razed homes along the west side of British Columbia's Okanagan Lake, forcing many residents to escape to safety. Video and photos posted onli...
Aug 02, 2026
Ottawa should list Iran-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah as terrorist group: Poilievre
OTTAWA - Canada's Conservative leader is calling on Ottawa to designate an Iran-backed militant group as a terrorist entity after one of its members was accused of contributing to an attack on a Canad...
Aug 02, 2026
Elizabeth May says Greens can win byelection by campaigning on PM's climate record
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she thinks the Greens can pull off an upset in one of the upcoming byelection races by campaigning on Liberal rollbacks of climate policy. The Greens are...
Aug 02, 2026
WestJet flight attendants on strike as union, airline fail to come to terms
CALGARY - WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants went on strike early Sunday morning, and the airline halted all flights on a busy summer travel weekend after the carrier and union failed to reach a new co...
Aug 02, 2026
Canadian activist among those detained on anti-whaling ship in Iceland
MONTREAL - An animal-rights activist from Saskatchewan is among those detained off the coast of Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, on a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson...
Aug 01, 2026
WestJet cancels flights as Sunday strike deadline looms
TORONTO - Some travellers headed into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet began its first round of cancellations ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants. The airline announced early Saturday ...
Aug 01, 2026