Air Canada flight attendants to stay on the picket lines after strike deemed illegal
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Windsor travellers caught in Air Canada strike uncertainty
The ongoing Air Canada strike is creating stress and uncertainty for Windsor-area travellers as flight cancellations ripple through international connections. Windsor resident Moe Zogheib said his family is struggling to bring his mother home from Lebanon after her flight was cancelled last weekend. 'Our budget is tight and we don't know what to do,' he said. 'She's currently in Lebanon, and she's coming back to Montreal. Okay. But last Saturday, they canceled the flight. She was at the airport, and they sent her back home in Lebanon. So, we're trying to figure it out. We're calling the call center. Nobody answers us,' Zogheib said. 'We keep calling from Saturday, today's Monday, we don't have any answer,' he said, adding the family doesn't know when she might be able to travel. 'How long we going to wait? We can wait like ten days, five days, but I don't know when she will come back,' he said. Others are stranded in Windsor waiting for flights out. Windsor International Airport Windsor International Airport in Windsor, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Chris Campbell/CTV Windsor) Emily Napier, visiting from England with her four-year-old son, said their return to London was abruptly pushed back. 'We were supposed to leave yesterday and land today this morning. But we're now not scheduled to go to Friday and landing on Saturday,' Napier said. 'It's fortunate in a way, because we can spend more time with family here. I think we're just lucky that we weren't on an all-inclusive or booking a hotel, because it would be very difficult. And I think we'd be stressing a lot more than we are now,' she added. At Windsor International Airport, Jazz Aviation flights operated under the Air Canada Express banner are still flying, but president and CEO Mark Galvin said the situation is changing quickly. 'It's a pretty fluid situation and dynamic. So check your connections. Check where you're going, check the flight you're on, check all of your flight numbers to make sure that you know what's happening. And of course, obviously, if you're getting emails from the airline itself, letting you know that that's also important,' Galvin said. 'The situation is pretty fluid. So, I would continue to give the same advice to check those flights. Right now, they're operating as normal. You know, don't foresee any impact, but the situation can change day by day,' he said. Travel agent Al Valente, president of Valente Travel, said the strike has created a flood of calls from anxious clients. 'Our phone's been ringing off the hook. I mean, we've been dealing all over the weekend trying to figure out, you know, whether they're working, whether or not working, whether their flights are delayed, whether they're canceled, whether they're going or not. We're just really not sure at this point,' Valente said. 'We usually recommend to wait until it's cancelled before you make plans for other flights, etc. so unless you want to change your flight, you have to do that as well. That's an option,' he said. 'This is just complete turmoil. That's the word to describe it. It's a mess. But, hopefully we'll get back to some normalcy in the next couple of days,' Valente added. He urged passengers to be patient and avoid rushing into expensive changes. 'We just have to be patient and try to figure things out because it's a moving target, and we really don't know what's going to happen from one hour to the next. So the most important thing is to keep aware of alerts for your flight. Call your travel agents if you have one, and, see what you can do from there,' Valente said. 'It's extremely frustrating. I mean, a lot of clients save up for years literally for their dream vacation. And when it comes to something like this, it really puts a sour taste in their mouths. And, so the only thing we could do is just try to help them through this and to navigate the waters,' he said.
CTV News
34 minutes ago
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Celebrities and comfort food brought together in TV series produced in Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent
Former MuchMusic VJ Sook-Yin Lee, right, shows off a childhood dish at the Retro Suites Hotel in Chatham, Ont. (Source: Michael Stasko) A Windsor filmmaker is shining a spotlight on small-town Ontario in a new original series produced at four spots across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent. Landmarks & Lunch pairs Canadian celebrities with meaningful meals at historic or memorable sites across the province. The four-episode season debuts this Thursday, exclusively on Bell Fibe TV1, featuring stops in Amherstburg, Colchester, and Chatham. Landmarks and Lunch TV show The logo for Landmarks & Lunch, which premieres Aug. 21, 2025 on Bell Fibe TV1. (Source: Michael Stasko) Created by Windsor's Mike Stasko, along with Nick Shields and the teams at The Dot Film Company and Suede Productions, the series blends culture, cuisine and conversation. Stasko describes the format as part travelogue, part talk show — and an opportunity to showcase both Canadian personalities and the communities they visit. 'I've had people who've seen it so far compare it to a Canadian version of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,' Stasko said. 'Let's meet up with a notable Canadian celebrity, let's go to a small town, let's talk to them about their career, what they've been up to, and eventually tie in the idea of a nostalgic meal.' Big names, small towns This season's lineup includes Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall at Fort Malden in Amherstburg, where he shares a classic grilled cheese and tomato soup. Robb Wells of Trailer Park Boys heads to The Grove Motel in Colchester for a Halifax-style donair. Actor and former MuchMusic VJ Sook-Yin Lee stops at the Retro Suites Hotel in Chatham to revisit a childhood dish she calls 'Morning Mush.' And Richard Peddie, former president of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, appears at his River Bookshop in Amherstburg with a gourmet cheese sandwich and reflections on leadership. The show's host, Roxana Rangel — best known for My Travelling Backpack — guides the conversations at each location. Landmarks and Lunch TV show Landmarks & Lunch host, Roxana Rangel, right, poses with Kids in the Hall star Kevin McDonald, left. (Source: Michael Stasko) Organic conversations Stasko said he was surprised by the 'organic' nature of the interviews. 'These are people who have been interviewed over and over again, so you think it'd be kind of the same few things,' he said. 'But if you tune in, you're going to hear some fun stories that I don't think they've said publicly before.' The series was filmed earlier this year with a tight-knit crew. Stasko's Dot Film Company partnered with Suede Productions, bringing on Shields, Theodore Bezaire, Chris Pickle, and a small production team. What began as a pitch for a children's series evolved into a hybrid idea after Bell expressed interest in shows about cooking and architecture. Originally called Cooking and Architecture, the concept eventually became Landmarks & Lunch. 'I pitched this to them last August, about a year ago, got the green light pretty quick on it,' Stasko said. 'From where it was in development to the final product that's about to air; it has changed in a very positive way. Now, the format of the show and how we want to improve it is much more clear going forward.' Local pride For Stasko, the project is also about highlighting Windsor-Essex and other communities that don't often get national exposure. 'You tune in for the celebrity,' he said. 'But we're sneaking in some medicine where you get to find out about a small town in Ontario and a historical landmark there — and maybe see regions in Canada that outsiders haven't visited before.' Landmarks & Lunch premieres Thursday on Bell Fibe TV1 and will also be available on demand for Bell Fibe subscribers.
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