Airline WestJet and its pilots have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend, according to the union. A news release from the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) late Thursday night said members voted to approve an agreement-in-principle with WestJet management, following more than nine months of negotiations on
WestJet is scrambling to restart more than 200 cancelled flights Friday after avoiding a pilots’ strike that threatened to upend Canadians’ Victoria Day long weekend travel plans. The Calgary-based airline and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) announced a tentative agreement to avoid the job action early Friday. Some 1,800 pilots at WestJet and Swoop had been
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
The Ukrainian military and Russia’s Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned counteroffensive. Ukrainian troops near the front line said Russia was bombarding access roads to slow the Ukrainian assault, which has
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
A series of carjackings that forced police to shoot their weapons came to an end early Wednesday in southeast Edmonton, but not before the suspect allegedly used one of the stolen vehicles to ram another driver dozens of times during the morning rush hour on the south leg of Anthony Henday Drive. Shortly after 8
New images of the world’s most famous shipwreck are showing the Titanic like it’s never been seen before. Remarkable 3D visualization, achieved by deep-sea mapping technology, shows what the RMS Titanic would look like resting on the ocean floor if the water around it were removed.The hope with these images, according to researchers, is that
