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Vancouver Sun
3 hours ago
- Vancouver Sun
Air Canada passengers should avoid YVR unless they've booked another airline
Air Canada passengers are being asked to avoid Vancouver International Airport unless they have a confirmed booking on a different airline. Air Canada mainline operations were suspended at 9:58 p.m. Friday after the airline and CUPE, the union representing Air Canada flight attendants, failed to reach an agreement this week. In a statement Saturday, YVR said Air Canada passengers should not come to the airport unless they have a confirmed itinerary with another airline. Travellers are asked to check their flight status and rebooking options at before coming to the airport. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Air Canada Jazz and Air Canada Express flights are not affected, and passengers travelling with other airlines are also not impacted by the suspension of their operations. YVR says it has increased terminal staffing to assist travellers. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is holding a news conference on Parliament Hill today to provide Canadians with an update on the Air Canada flight attendant strike. On Friday, Hajdu urged the airline company and the union representing its flight attendants to get back to the negotiating table. The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents around 10,000 flight attendants, has said its main sticking points revolve around wages that have been outpaced by inflation during the course of its previous 10-year contract, along with unpaid labour when planes aren't in the air. Its members voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike mandate last week. Talks later resumed before the two sides reached an impasse Tuesday. The airline began a gradual suspension of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge operations Thursday, with a full pause planned for Saturday. Passengers around the world are feeling the effect already because of the strike. Keelin Pringnitz and her family, from Ottawa, were returning from a European vacation, but were left stranded after flights were cancelled. 'It was an end of my maternity leave kind of trip. We went to the Faroe Islands in Norway, travelling through Air Canada to London,' Pringnitz told The Canadian Press from London's Heathrow Airport. She and her family were working to find an alternative route home More to come … With files from The Canadian Press
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
In a rare reversal of trends, more Americans visit Canada by car than vice versa
Vehicles approach the United States border crossing as seen from Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., Thursday, April 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes As Canadian travel to the United States continues to decline, new data shows a notable tipping point: More Americans visited Canada this July than Canadians did the United States, in a reversal not seen in years. Statistics Canada's latest figures show that U.S. residents made 1.8 million trips into Canada by automobile last month, with only 1.7 million Canadian return trips from the United States. Canadian trips to the U.S. have outnumbered U.S.-Canada trips every July since before the COVID-19 pandemic, until now. July travel has declined in both directions since last year, with U.S. visitor totals down 7.4 per cent and Canadian return trips plunging 36.9 per cent, down for six and seven months in a row, respectively. 'Recent data on foreign travel suggest that Canadians' travel sentiment toward their southern neighbour has been shifting in early 2025,' a StatCan report from earlier this summer reads. 'It is currently unclear whether the change is temporary or part of a more permanent shift.' Girl Guides of Canada recently announced it would suspend excursions to the United States for an unspecified period of time, in a decision the organization said was linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's tightening border control policies. 'This decision is rooted in our commitment to inclusivity and the safety of all our members,' Girl Guides of Canada wrote in an email to CTV News. 'It was prompted by the recent restrictions put on equal entry into the United States, as some members may hold citizenship from non-Canadian countries and could be impacted by the restrictions.' As for air travel, Canada has seen an increase in visitors, with 1.4 million non-residents arriving this July, up just over three per cent from the same time in 2024. While most of this growth came from overseas travellers, U.S. visitors by air also increased 0.7 per cent. Overall, international arrivals to Canada are down 15.6 per cent from the same time last year, according to StatCan. With files from CTV News' Spencer Van Dyk
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
In the news today: Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants could signal its intent to strike if a deal isn't reached by the end of today. The earliest that flight attendants could potentially walk off the job is Saturday at 12:01 a.m. ET. Since the union must provide 72-hours notice if it plans to strike, that means it could declare its plans for a work stoppage by Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET. Air Canada said yesterday it 'remains at the bargaining table and is focused on achieving a negotiated settlement' without any disruption to travel. Flights are continuing to operate as scheduled, but the airline says if there are disruptions, it will notify customers via email and text message in advance of their travel. Here's what else we're watching… Wildfires: More help from Armed Forces in N.L. More help from the Canadian Armed Forces is expected today in Newfoundland and Labrador to help fight wildfires. Premier John Hogan says the number of firefighters from the military will double to 80. As well, two water bombers from Ontario were scheduled to arrive on Monday to help with his province's battle against a string of stubborn wildfires. As of Monday there were eight active wildfires in the province — six in Newfoundland and two in Labrador. In New Brunswick, three wildfires were considered out of control on Monday, with residents north of Moncton told to prepare for evacuation. Vancouver Island camp evacuated over wildfire An out-of-control wildfire has forced the evacuation of a campground near the Vancouver Island city of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says the Mount Underwood blaze is more than six square kilometres in size. The wildfire has led to the evacuation of the China Creek Campground and Marina, located about 15 kilometres south of Port Alberni. The website for the campground and marina says it can accommodate 250 tent and RV campsites. There are currently 98 wildfires burning throughout British Columbia, nine of which are classified as out-of-control. Heat wave set to abate in most of Canada Sweltering heat is expected to continue in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces today, but relief is on the way for some. A multi-day heat wave should end today in southern British Columbia, where warnings covered most of Vancouver Island and stretched into the North Thompson and South Okanagan areas. Hot conditions will continue for a while longer in southern Ontario, stretching north past Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and east through southern Quebec. The weather agency says cooler temperatures are expected to sweep through the region this evening, providing relief from the 30 C temperatures and near 40 humidex values. In the Maritimes, similar temperatures are expected to remain through to Wednesday, while parts of Newfoundland will see similar conditions breaking on Thursday or Friday. Parti Québécois wins Quebec byelection The Parti Québécois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier François Legault's governing party. Former journalist Alex Boissonneault handily defeated Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime in the Arthabaska riding, flipping a seat that Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec has held since 2012. While polls had suggested Boissonneault and Duhaime were neck-and-neck, the PQ candidate captured over 46 per cent of the vote, compared to just over 35 per cent for Duhaime. The sovereigntist party also won in Jean-Talon in 2023 and Terrebonne earlier this year. The party sits fourth in seat count in the province's legislature, but has been leading in the polls for the better part of two years. Boissonneault, who was born and grew up in the riding, campaigned on a promise to restore a 'broken social contract' that sees Quebecers pay high taxes without getting enough in return. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2025.
