Diplomats Urge Global Investors to Act Now on Canada's Indigenous Economic Moment
The roundtable session underscored a stark truth: the scale of Canada's Indigenous-driven economic opportunity is vast, the window to act on this potential is short, and global capital will decide how far and how fast it goes.
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Toronto Sun
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- Toronto Sun
Passengers left in the lurch as Air Canada fleet grounded over labour strife
Published Aug 16, 2025 • 1 minute read A flight board is seen at the Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on August 15, 2025. Air Canada began cancelling flights on August 14 after receiving a strike notice from the flight attendants' union, warning all operations could be shut down by Saturday. Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP via Getty Images TORONTO — Passengers across the country scrambled to deal with the fallout as labour strife between Air Canada and the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants left planes grounded. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Major Canadian airports warned travellers not come to the airport unless they had a flight with another carrier after Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge suspended operations earlier today when the flight attendants when on strike. But dozens of passengers who had received notice that their flights were cancelled showed up to Toronto Pearson International Airport Saturday morning regardless, many looking for information from Air Canada staff about alternative options. Tanya Baron and her family are trying to get home to Saskatoon, but she fought tears as she explained the airline has yet to provide them with rebooking options and she was getting the runaround. Sandra Caputi, who was flying home to Thunder Bay, Ont., after spending a few weeks in Greece, is one of the lucky ones to grab a competitor flight from Porter at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to take her home this afternoon. In Montreal, Bonnie Bradley says with no options available until Wednesday, she decided to book a car and drive home to Winnipeg after spending a 10-day holiday in Newfoundland. Read More Toronto Blue Jays Toronto & GTA Columnists Sunshine Girls Crime
Ottawa Citizen
2 hours ago
- Ottawa Citizen
Air Canada flight attendants go on strike, planes grounded
Air Canada grounded hundreds of flights and locked out flight attendants after they went on strike, disrupting some 130,000 passengers a day during the summer vacation season. Article content About 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday after pay talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the country's biggest airline fell through. At Toronto Pearson, Canada's busiest airport, the departure board showed one cancellation after another. Article content Article content Air Canada suspended operations of its main line and Rouge budget brand as the strike began at 12:58 a.m. Eastern time. The Montreal-based carrier had scrapped hundreds of flights in the days before the deadline and said it imposed a lockout in response to the stoppage. Article content Article content 'We are now officially on strike,' the union's Air Canada component said on its website. Article content It's a major interruption to the nation's air travel system. Air Canada is the country's biggest airline, with a 50 per cent share of domestic passengers at Toronto Pearson and about 61 per cent at Montreal's primary airport, according to a recent report from the country's competition watchdog, based on 2023 data. Article content The strike may cost Air Canada $75 million daily in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald said in a note on Friday. Cargo operations will also be affected. Article content Article content Regional flights by Air Canada Express aren't affected because they're operated by third-party airlines, allowing some flights to US destinations such as Newark and Boston to go ahead. Article content Pay dispute at heart of labour action Article content Pay is a major sticking point in the negotiations. Air Canada said it offered to increase total compensation, including benefits and bonuses, by 25 per cent in the first year and 38 per cent over four years, and agreed to pay workers for some of the time they spend on the ground. Air Canada flight attendants are paid only when the aircraft is in motion and not for work such as boarding — a common practice in the industry. Article content Patty Hajdu, Canada's minister of jobs and families, said she met with both sides late Friday and urged them to keep working to make a deal. 'It is unacceptable that such little progress has been made,' she said in a social media post.
Calgary Herald
2 hours ago
- Calgary Herald
Air Canada flight attendants go on strike, planes grounded
Air Canada grounded hundreds of flights and locked out flight attendants after they went on strike, disrupting some 130,000 passengers a day during the summer vacation season. Article content About 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday after pay talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the country's biggest airline fell through. At Toronto Pearson, Canada's busiest airport, the departure board showed one cancellation after another. Article content Article content Air Canada suspended operations of its main line and Rouge budget brand as the strike began at 12:58 a.m. Eastern time. The Montreal-based carrier had scrapped hundreds of flights in the days before the deadline and said it imposed a lockout in response to the stoppage. Article content Article content 'We are now officially on strike,' the union's Air Canada component said on its website. Article content It's a major interruption to the nation's air travel system. Air Canada is the country's biggest airline, with a 50 per cent share of domestic passengers at Toronto Pearson and about 61 per cent at Montreal's primary airport, according to a recent report from the country's competition watchdog, based on 2023 data. Article content The strike may cost Air Canada $75 million daily in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald said in a note on Friday. Cargo operations will also be affected. Article content Article content Regional flights by Air Canada Express aren't affected because they're operated by third-party airlines, allowing some flights to US destinations such as Newark and Boston to go ahead. Article content Pay dispute at heart of labour action Article content Pay is a major sticking point in the negotiations. Air Canada said it offered to increase total compensation, including benefits and bonuses, by 25 per cent in the first year and 38 per cent over four years, and agreed to pay workers for some of the time they spend on the ground. Air Canada flight attendants are paid only when the aircraft is in motion and not for work such as boarding — a common practice in the industry. Article content Patty Hajdu, Canada's minister of jobs and families, said she met with both sides late Friday and urged them to keep working to make a deal. 'It is unacceptable that such little progress has been made,' she said in a social media post.
