Descrease article font size Increase article font size Google is celebrating one of Canada’s favourite comfort foods on Friday. The search engine gave a nod to poutine with a Google Doodle ahead of the long weekend in the country.A colourful image shows a takeout box full of French fries topped with brown gravy and white cheese
WestJet started cancelling flights Thursday in anticipation of a pilots’ strike despite ongoing talks between the union and the airline. With a work stoppage set for Friday, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said in a May 18 statement that the company wanted to avoid “abandoning aircraft in remote locations without support.” 1:35 WestJet begins cancelling
WestJet’s CEO on Wednesday called the salary demands of the pilots’ union unreasonable and said a “substantial” gap remains between the two sides, as the airline prepares for a looming strike with no signs of a deal. Speaking to Motorcycle accident toronto today from a hotel north of Toronto where bargaining is taking place, Alexis von Hoensbroech
WestJet is telling its pilots it was offering “significant” wage increases that would make them among the highest paid workers in Canada before the pilots’ union issued notice for a strike that could begin this week, Motorcycle accident toronto today has learned. But the union says the “cherry-picked” six-figure salaries included in internal communications do not represent
WestJet says it is offering “additional flexibility” to air travellers ahead of the potential strike action by the airline’s pilots to provide “peace of mind.” But a consumer advocate is cautioning passengers about accepting the offer.The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents approximately 1,600 flight crew at WestJet and its subsidiary Swoop, issued a
WestJet pilots on Monday issued a 72-hour strike notice to the airline’s management and the federal government, starting a final countdown for walkouts as contract talks drag on. The notice amplifies questions about what a strike could mean for Canadians with flights booked through the airline.The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents some 1,600
The annual rate of inflation rose slightly in April as Canadians paid more at the gas pumps, bucking a streak that had seen price pressures easing year over year since the summer in Canada. The inflation rate was 4.4 per cent last month, up from 4.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.April marked
The Edmonton Oilers’ season ended Sunday night at Rogers Place with a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas wins the best-of-seven 4-2. They’ll play either Dallas or Seattle in the Western Conference Final.“There were two teams that were taking swings at each other in every game,” Oilers Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said.“It feels
It’s been two weeks since out-of-control wildfires began forcing evacuation orders in parts of Alberta and the situation remains critical. “The wildfire situation is extremely volatile,” said Colin Blair with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency on Sunday afternoon.“Our crews have had the opportunity to build fire guards and… for the vast majority, those are holding,”
The $14-billion deal that will see Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker, set up a manufacturing presence in Canada for the first time in history, took a year of negotiations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. But the talks that led Volkswagen to choose southwestern Ontario for the location of its first battery plant outside