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Economists expect tariffs lifted food prices, core inflation in July

Economists expect tariffs lifted food prices, core inflation in July

OTTAWA — Tariff impacts are expected to keep underlying inflation elevated in July, a Desjardins economist says, even if the headline figure retreats. Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for July on Tuesday.
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Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants on strik
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Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants

Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a labour dispute at Canada's largest airline amid criticism from unions and opposition parties that the move sides with big business.
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Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work

Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work

The federal government ordered Air Canada and its flight attendants into binding arbitration on Saturday, putting an abrupt end to a strike and lockout that began less than 12 hours earlier with grounded planes and thousands of Canadians struggling t
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Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete

Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete

VERCHÈRES — The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River this week has been successful.
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Marooned by Air Canada flight attendant strike? Here are your options

Marooned by Air Canada flight attendant strike? Here are your options

You were planning to catch a flight and the dreaded text pops up on your phone: your flight has been cancelled. Now what? More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants are off the job after a strike deadline passed Saturday without a deal.
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Were you planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about the strike

Were you planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about the strike

Air Canada flights are cancelled after thousands of flight attendants began a strike early Saturday morning. The company says the work stoppage means all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights would be cancelled amid the work stoppage.
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Ohioans came out strong for Trump — now they're bracing for his tariffs

Ohioans came out strong for Trump — now they're bracing for his tariffs

COLUMBUS — In 1837, two brothers-in-law living in Ohio — one a candle maker, the other a soap maker — merged their businesses to form what later became the multinational juggernaut Procter & Gamble.
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Skipping the U.S. and taking a vacation to East Coast this year? It will cost you.

Skipping the U.S. and taking a vacation to East Coast this year? It will cost you.

FREDERICTON — In September 2024, Natasha Beitman Brener and her husband decided to take a three-week vacation to Canada's East Coast. Beitman Brener, a lawyer in Kingston, Ont.
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Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to 'finish this deal'

Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to 'finish this deal'

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants to get back to the negotiating table, suggesting she's not ready to intervene in a dispute that has upended hundreds of flights.
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