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Air Canada workers denounce government strikebreaking from the picket line: “There is no right to strike in Canada”
World Socialist Web Site
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August 20, 2025
Striking Air Canada flight attendants and their supporters picketing at Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Monday—the second day of their defiance of a Liberal government back-to-work order. Over 10,000 Air Canada flight...
Canadian company pauses shipments to Israeli defence firm after sending GPS antennas last weekend
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 19, 2025
Ottawa-based Calian GNSS is pausing shipments of GPS antennas destined for Elbit, an Israeli defence firm, after shipping some last weekend, the company told CBC News in a statement. "Given recent announcements by our Government and others...
Canadian Running’s fall shoe review: tried & true
Canadian Running Magazine
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August 19, 2025
“Tried and true” refers to running shoe models that have proven their worth over many iterations and are in their third or higher update. Note: this review appears in the September & October 2025 print issue of Canadian Running, on newsstands now....
Air Canada to resume service as flight attendants end strike
Gulf Daily News Online
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Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants reached an agreement with the country’s largest carrier yesterday, ending the first strike by its cabin crew in 40 years that had upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers. The strike...
Air Canada and flight attendants union reach deal to end strike
Morning Star
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THE union for Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants said early today that it has reached a tentative agreement to end a strike. Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Cupe) resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the...
Chinese Refiner Rongsheng Establishes Canadian Operations, Secures Suncor Supply Deal
Canadian Process Equipment & Control News
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August 19, 2025
Rongsheng Petrochemical, one of China’s leading independent refiners, has established a Canadian office and completed its inaugural crude oil purchase from Canadian energy producer Suncor Energy, according to industry sources. The move represents...
Canada Post, union to restart labour talks after Air Canada strike ends
Global News
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August 19, 2025
Canada Post and the postal workers’ union say negotiations on a new contract will resume Wednesday, after a delay brought on by the Air Canada flight attendants strike. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on Tuesday said the tentative...
Cancún Airport Loses 22 Flights Due to Air Canada Strike
The Yucatan Times
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August 19, 2025
34 Between August 15 and 18, cancellations of arrivals and departures were reported at Cancún Airport to and from Canada. Although the suspension of the Air Canada strike had been announced, a wing of the union decided to maintain the work...
2 Top Canadian Stocks to Buy Right Now With $2,000
The Motley Fool Canada
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August 20, 2025
The process of investing in the equity markets may seem overwhelming for most Canadians, as you need to successfully identify companies that are positioned to beat inflation consistently over time. In this article, I have shortlisted two such...
Roshel and Swebor to manufacture ballistic-grade steel in Canada
Canadian Manufacturing
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August 19, 2025
Roshel says that the facility will be constructed as a ballistic steel production plant, capable of manufacturing a wide variety of steel grades with different thicknesses, hardness levels, and ballistic resistance properties. Roshel Production...
Forum Energy Metals Announces Shareholder Approval For Acquisition By Baselode Energy
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2025) - Forum Energy Metals Corp. (TSXV: FMC) (OTCQB: FDCFF) (" Forum " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that, at the special meeting (the " Meeting ") of...
Disappointed Air Canada Consumers Could be the Cause for a Rise in Chargebacks Says Chargebacks911
The Fintech Times
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August 19, 2025
Following the Air Canada strikes that started last week, Chargebacks911 the global transaction dispute prevention and remediation company has said that consumers are unlikely to rebook flights through the airline and are instead going to look to...
Rare earth CFO’s financing strategy hinges on auto contracts
CFO Dive
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August 19, 2025
Aclara Resources CFO Francois Motte is pushing to ink deals with automakers and other companies eager for rare earth minerals — key components of such industrial goods as electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics and cell phones. The finance...
“It’s a war”: Wayne Gretzky’s legacy came under fire amid Donald Trump’s controversial trade war with Canada
The Times of India
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Wayne Gretzky (Getty Images) Brantford, Ontario, long celebrated as the hometown of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, is now facing unexpected economic turbulence as U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods take effect. Local businesses, residents, and even...
Air Canada deal may reshape pay for N. American airline crews
Dawn
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August 20, 2025
MONTREAL: A crippling strike by Air Canada flight attendants that grounded thousands of flights over wages and unpaid labor is the latest blow to the airline industry’s compensation system that does not fully pay cabin crews for their hours at...
Alberta Beef Producers’ Notice of Withdrawal from Canadian Cattle Association
Oyen Echo
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“Membership in national organizations like the CCA must deliver clear value to Alberta’s cattle producers,” said Doug Roxburgh, Chair of ABP. “ABP holds high standards for fiscal transparency, governance, and communications, and we expect the same...
Carney silent as China blasts Canada’s canola industry
Brooks Bulletin
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August 19, 2025
It’s an industry bigger than the biggest in Ontario and yet the Carney Liberals are silent as China attacks our producers. BRIAN LILLEY TORONTO SUN Canola, the yellow flowering plant that gives so much colour to prairie fields as you drive across...
Air Canada union ends strike: Know when affected flights will resume
Hindustan Times
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August 19, 2025
Air Canada has announced that it has reached a deal with the union on Tuesday, brining an end to the strike by fight attendants and other workers. Striking Air Canada flight attendants hold placards as they defy a back to work order at Vancouver...
Kelowna MP part of defence, industrial mission to Sweden (Kelowna)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 19, 2025
Photo: steve_fuhr / Instagram Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr (centre right) and Minister of Industry Melanie Joly (centre left) visiting the headquarters of the Saab Group in Sweden. Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr is in Europe to help grow industrial and...
Air Canada reaches deal with flight attendant union to end strike; to resume ops soon
Hindustan Times
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August 19, 2025
Air Canada said it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement early on Tuesday with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike that disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of travelers. The Canada...