Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Carney 'disappointed' by Air Canada impasse, urges both sides to reach a deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday he's disappointed Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants weren't able to reach a deal after eight months of negotiations. Carney sa...
Aug 18, 2025
Flight attendants union says it's in meetings with Air Canada on Monday night
TORONTO - The Air Canada component of CUPE said it resumed meetings with the airline on Monday night as the two sides look to resolve a strike by flight attendants that has grounded planes for days. "...
Aug 18, 2025
Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled
Passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as Air Canada cancelled more commutes amid an ongoing labour dispute with the union representing more than 10,000 employees. Ja...
Aug 17, 2025
Federal government makes a move to end Air Canada strike
by Sammy Hudes and Evan Duggan The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Satu...
Aug 16, 2025 Air Canada flight attendants on strike picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan)
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 Ai...
Aug 16, 2025
Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism
EDMONTON - Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta's plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing. On Monday, two months after the province announ...
Aug 16, 2025
Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to 'finish this deal'
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants to get back to the negotiating table, suggesting she's not ready to intervene in a dispute that...
Aug 15, 2025
Brampton mayor Patrick Brown says public servants must return to office full-time
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is following the province's lead by mandating that city employees return to in-office work full time next year. The provincial government announced Thursday that public se...
Aug 15, 2025
Canada Post and union meeting delayed until next week due to mediator availability
OTTAWA - A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says. The two sides, ...
Aug 15, 2025
Federal intervention in potential Air Canada strike would be 'troubling': labour prof
Labour experts say if Ottawa meets Air Canada's call for government intervention in a contract dispute with its flight attendants' union, it could further erode collective bargaining rights in future ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 13
8:30 - A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire is hanging by a thread as talks are set to begin, with President Trump warning stri...