Aug 16 Government forces striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration with Air Canada By Rob Gillies, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The Canadian government’s action came less than 12 hours after workers walked off the job, and means 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon. Continue reading
Aug 13 Air Canada to begin cancelling flights ahead of possible flight attendant strike By Associated Press The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday. In response, the airline issued a lockout notice. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump seeks to use Canada's recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump's threat posted early Thursday on his social media network is the latest way he's sought to use his trade war to coerce countries on unrelated issues and a swing from the ambivalence he has expressed about other countries making… Continue reading
Jul 30 Canada to recognize a Palestinian state in September, prime minister says By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, the latest in a series of symbolic announcements that are part of a broader global shift against Israel's policies in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 7:45 Canadian tourism to U.S. drops dramatically amid Trump's harsh rhetoric By William Brangham, Diane Lincoln Estes Canada sends more tourists to America than any other country. Last year, Canadians made over 20 million visits to the U.S. and spent more than $20 billion. But this year, many are avoiding U.S. travel. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Jun 27 Trump says trade talks with Canada are suspended over its tax on technology firms By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in a post on his social media network, said Canada had just informed the U.S. that it was sticking to its plan to impose the digital services tax, which applies to Canadian and foreign businesses that engage… Continue reading
Jun 17 Remaining G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit By Rob Gillies, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Trump left the summit in the Canadian Rockies, saying it was very important for him to return to the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump says 'not a bad idea' to include China in G7, removing Russia 'a mistake' By Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. leader indicated that he would rather have the G7 become the G8 or possibly even the G9, although Russia and China would notably be authoritarian governments in an organization whose members are democracies. Continue reading
Jun 16 G7 summit to focus on trade, wars — and avoiding conflict with Trump By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, Associated Press If there is a shared mission at this year's G7 summit, which begins Monday in Canada's Rocky Mountains, it's a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions. Continue reading
Jun 15 G7 leaders gather in Canada for summit overshadowed by trade wars and Israel-Iran crisis By Rob Gillies, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers are arriving in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war with allies and… Continue reading