WestJet cyberattack remains unresolved one week in, but operations unaffected
WestJet says a cyberattack that began last week remains unresolved, as questions linger about the nature and fallout of the breach.
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Watchdog recommends up to 100% foreign airline ownership amid low competition
Canada should allow 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country's "highly concentrated" aviation industry.
Watchdog recommends up to 100% foreign airline ownership amid low competition
Canada should allow 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country's "highly concentrated" aviation industry.
Defence spending boost can only go so far to lessen U.S. reliance: experts
In early 2002, Glenn Cowan touched down in Kandahar province as part of the first wave of regular Canadian Army troops deployed to Afghanistan, serving in a U.S.-led brigade combat team. After joining Canada's elite special operations unit Joint Task Force 2 in 2003, he spent the next 13 years collaborating with American soldiers on raids, rescues and reconnaissance missions...
Defence spending boost can only go so far to lessen U.S. reliance: experts
MONTREAL -- In early 2002, Glenn Cowan touched down in Kandahar province as part of the first wave of regular Canadian Army troops deployed to Afghanistan, serving in a U.S.-led brigade combat team.
All regions will get 'fair share' of defence windfall: industry minister
MONTREAL -- Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the massive funding announced this week for Canada's defence industry will filter down to all regions of the country, as the federal government looks to jump-start domestic and overseas trade and reduce reliance on the United States.
Canada Post rejects union terms for arbitration as both sides enter bitter stalemate
MONTREAL -- A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big pothole Monday.
Jobs minister presses Canada Post, workers to reach a deal
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on Canada Post and its union to return to the bargaining table to hash out terms for binding arbitration.
Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday
Montreal--Canada Post received a strike notice Monday from the union representing more than 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week — for the second time in six months.
M&A may have to wait amid trade war, but WSP Global CEO sanguine as profits rise
MONTREAL -- WSP Global Inc. remains largely insulated from tariff fallout and cost-cutting by the U.S. government, but acquisitions at the engineering giant may have to take a back seat amid broader economic uncertainty, says chief executive Alexandre L'Heureux.
Fact-checking Carney's first face-to-face meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday in their first face-to-face meeting since Carney's Liberal party won the most seats in the April 28 election.
CGI feels effects of U.S. government cuts as American bookings slow
MONTREAL -- The head of CGI Inc. says bookings by U.S. government clients dropped sharply in its latest quarter amid economic uncertainty and a spending crackdown by a task force led by billionaire Elon Musk.
WestJet halts bid to hire temporary foreign workers as pilots
MONTREAL -- WestJet says it's walking back its bid to put temporary foreign workers in the cockpit.
Canadians cancel U.S. business trips amid tariff anger and border fear
MONTREAL -- First came the tariff threats. Then the annexation taunts.
'Hands off!': Across Canada, protesters rally against Trump
MONTREAL -- Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, as backlash to an American president who appears bent on upending the global order gains momentum.
'Hands off': Across Canada, protesters rally against Trump
MONTREAL -- Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty.
Trump called Canada a 'tariff abuser.' Does Ottawa mistreat American importers?
U.S. President Donald Trump this week continued to single out Canada as a bad trading partner, claiming in a social media post that his northern neighbour is a "tariff abuser" that charges high rates on American goods.
Advocates decry watchdog's proposal to fine air travellers who breach confidentiality
MONTREAL -- Passenger rights advocates are raising alarm bells about a proposed rule change that would give the country's transport watchdog new powers to penalize air travellers.
Train delayed: A timeline of high-speed rail projects in Canada
MONTREAL -- Bold plans and promises for high-speed rail lines in Canada stretch as far back as Pierre Trudeau's government. So far, none have come to pass.
Rail competition pilot may not be renewed amid parliamentary break
MONTREAL -- A pilot project designed to boost railway competition is set to expire before a prorogued Parliament returns, with shippers and railways squaring off over its demise.
Feds' order to end rail shutdown 'unprecedented,' labour tribunal says
MONTREAL -- Canada's labour tribunal says the federal government's directive to end the countrywide rail shutdown in August marked an "unprecedented" move.
Politics likely pushed Air Canada toward deal with 'unheard of' gains for pilots
Politics, public opinion and salary hikes south of the border helped push Air Canada toward a deal that secures major wage gains for pilots, experts say. The tentative agreement includes a 42 per cent wage hike over four years, according to one source who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Politics likely pushed Air Canada toward deal with 'unheard of' gains for pilots
MONTREAL -- Politics, public opinion and salary hikes south of the border helped push Air Canada toward a deal that secures major wage gains for pilots, experts say.
Teamsters launch court appeal of Ottawa's move to end rail shutdown
MONTREAL -- The union representing thousands of railroaders has appealed the moves that ended the rail shutdown last week -- a work stoppage that halted freight and commuter traffic across the country.
Teamsters launch court appeal of feds' move to end rail shutdown
The union representing thousands of railroaders has appealed the moves that ended the rail shutdown last week -- a work stoppage that halted freight and commuter traffic across the country. In filings to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Teamsters union challenged directives for binding arbitration issued to a labour board by federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon last week following...
Teamsters launch court appeal of feds' move to end rail shutdown
The union representing thousands of railroaders has appealed the moves that ended the rail shutdown last week -- a work stoppage that halted freight and commuter traffic across the country.
Ottawa's move to end rail shutdown prompts debate over workers' rights
Workers' rights are once again under the microscope after last week's massive railway work stoppage was abruptly halted when the federal government intervened less than 17 hours after the shutdown began. Ottawa's decision to step in, particularly after Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon repeatedly stressed the benefits of deals hashed out at the negotiating table, has critics questioning whether such moves...
Ottawa's move to end rail shutdown prompts debate over workers' rights
MONTREAL -- Workers' rights are once again under the microscope after last week's massive railway work stoppage was abruptly halted when the federal government intervened less than 17 hours after the shutdown began.
Canada's two major railways resume service as railroaders return to work
MONTREAL -- Trains began to trundle along the tracks of Canada's two major railways on Monday after the federal labour board ended a four-day work stoppage that snarled supply chains and upended commutes.
Teamsters challenge minister's move to resume rail service as shutdown drags on
MONTREAL -- Rail workers pushed back hard Friday against the federal government's move to put them back on the job, with a new strike notice and a regulatory challenge making it unclear when freight traffic will fully resume.
National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways
In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year. In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors...
National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways
In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year.
As rail shutdown looms, business groups warn of dire consequences unless feds step in
MONTREAL -- Hours away from an unprecedented potential shutdown at the country's two biggest railways, business groups ratcheted up their pleas for Ottawa to step in and prevent a work stoppage that would upend supply chains -- while the prime minister stressed a deal at the table is the best outcome.
Business groups warn of dire consequences unless feds step in as rail shutdown looms
Hours away from an unprecedented potential shutdown at the country's two main railways, a coalition of business groups has amplified their pleas for the federal government to step in and prevent a work stoppage that would upend supply chains -- even as the prime minister stressed a deal at the table is the best outcome. In a joint statement Wednesday...