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
A popular beach destination in southwestern Ontario is far from immune to Canada’s labour shortage, but one restaurant is taking a unique approach to try to fill positions. GT’s On The Beach in Port Stanley, Ont. — about a 40-minute drive south of London — recently posted online that it is looking to hire mature
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A New Brunswick woman had to call in “rich” on her final day of work last week. Jamie Sullivan of Saint John, N.B., won a million dollars after scratching a $10 Scratch’N Win ticket on May 4, just one week after she decided to leave one of
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians will receive the one-time grocery rebate as early as July 5, the federal government said Thursday. In a statement, the government said the grocery rebate will be delivered to eligible Canadians on that date, by direct deposit or cheque through the Canada Revenue Agency.The rebate will
The man accused of fatally shooting an Ontario Provincial Police officer and injuring two others early Thursday morning in eastern Ontario has been charged with murder, the force says. Just after 2 a.m. on Thursday, officers from the Russell County OPP detachment were called to a home on Laval Street in Bourget, Ont., about 50
Wildfire season has devastated Alberta early and dramatically. Wednesday, May 10 marked the second week of a volatile wildfire situation, with 85 wildfires burning across the province, 23 of which were listed as out of control.An estimated 405,908 hectares has burned or is burning so far this season.“For context, that’s about double the entire area