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Canada Industrial Relations Board declares Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal
Air Canada says the Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared the strike by the company's 10,000 flight attendants illegal and has ordered the union's leadership to direct its members to return t...
Aug 18, 2025

Fire near Vernon, B.C., is being held, with tactical evacuation order lifted
VERNON - A wildfire that forced a brief tactical evacuation in the Okanagan region of British Columbia is now being held, and evacuees have been told they're safe to return home. The BC Wildfire Servi...
Aug 18, 2025

Here's the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants
OTTAWA - Air Canada flight attendants remain on strike despite back-to-work orders by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Over the weekend, the federal government asked the board to send the two si...
Aug 18, 2025

Texas Democrats say they're ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts to satisfy President Donald Trump's demands for a greater ...
Aug 18, 2025

Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestinian Health Ministry
CAIRO (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month war in Gaza. At least 60 people were killed in the past 24 hours, bringi...
Aug 18, 2025

2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say
TREMONTON, Utah (AP) - Two police officers were shot and killed in a northern Utah city and a man was taken into custody, authorities said Monday. The officers were responding to a domestic disturbanc...
Aug 18, 2025

Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer
TORONTO - Katie Hulan's family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try,...
Aug 18, 2025

In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Flight attendant strike set to continue It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute con...
Aug 18, 2025

PM Carney, Premier Ford meeting in Ottawa today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are meeting in Ottawa today. A federal government official says there likely won't be an announcement coming out of the meeting betwee...
Aug 18, 2025

With the Ottawa Treaty under threat, an expert warns landmines won't keep Europe safe
OTTAWA - An expert who has disposed of bombs in some of the world's most dangerous places says European governments pinning their security hopes on landmines are turning to an ineffective tool that wi...
Aug 18, 2025