By Christopher Reynolds On a calm, cloudy day in Calgary last November, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech stepped onto a plane bound for …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Air Transat pilots vote to strike if new contract with the airline can’t be reached
Air Transat pilots have voted to strike if their union is unable to reach a new contract with the airline. The Air …
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By Christopher Reynolds Some Canadian travellers bound for America will see cancelled flights and delayed itineraries as the U.S. government shutdown puts pressure …
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Is the end looming for Canada’s border pre-clearance program with the United States?
By Emily Gilbert, University of Toronto At a testy meeting in Banff recently, the American ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, mused about …
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Attention business travellers: Federal Court ruling involving WestJet provides clarity around compensation for cancelled flights
Travellers whose flights are cancelled due to crew shortages may be entitled to compensation of up to $1,000 under federal passenger protection …
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Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife
By Natasha Baldin and Miriam Lafontaine Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Air Canada to begin cancelling flights ahead of possible work stoppage on Saturday
Air Canada says it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown as it faces a potential work …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about a potential strike looming
By Sammy Hudes A potential strike looms as contract talks carry on between Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 of its flight …
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By Brian Lockhart | New Tecumseth Times Now that the number of Canadians crossing the border for travel has declined, many people are …
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By Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University Recent reports of European and Canadian tourists being detained …


