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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s jobs minister has asked the union representing Air Canada‘s flight attendants to respond to the airline’s request for her to send the two parties to binding arbitration. “Air Canada submitted a request that I make a referral under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to send the parties to binding arbitration,” Patty Hajdu wrote in a letter posted on X on Thursday morning.“I have asked the union to respond to the employer’s request.”Hajdu, in her post, said she’s met with both parties throughout the bargaining process and urged them to come to an agreement at the bargaining table.She also called the decision by CUPE to issue a strike notice and Air Canada giving notice of a locko...

The leader of B.C.’s official Opposition is calling for the province to cancel BC Ferries’ multi-billion-dollar contract with a Chinese shipyard. The ferry company has faced criticism from all sides since announcing this spring it would purchase its next four vessels from China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards (CMI Weihai) after a lengthy open bid process.No Canadian shipyards bid on the project, and the ferry company says the Chinese bid came in at about $1.2 billion cheaper than European competitors.BC Conservative Leader John Rustad said Tuesday that in the wake of China’s latest tariffs on Canada, the deal should be scrapped. China announced a 75.8 per cent tariff on Canadian canola products this week, expected to deliver a $5 billion hit to the industry. ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday released human rights reports for countries worldwide that eliminate mentions of discrimination faced by LGBTQ2 people, reduce a previous focus on reproductive rights and criticize restrictions on political speech by U.S. allies in Europe that American officials believe target right-wing politicians. The reports, which cover 2024 before President Donald Trump took office, reflect his administration’s focus on free speech and restricting access to abortion.However, the reports also offer a glimpse into the administration’s view of dire human rights conditions in some countries that have agreed to accept migrants deported from the United States under Trump’s immigration crackdown.“This year’s reports were streamlined for better utility and accessibility in...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government appears poised to announce details of how it will bail out tariff-hit businesses as opposition politicians demand a cohesive and urgent plan. On Wednesday morning, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is scheduled to hold a news conference alongside Vic Fedeli, the trade minister.At an unrelated event the day before, Ford appeared to tease details of what the pair would unveil.“We’re releasing another $5 billion. I think we’re going to start a billion tomorrow and then just keep adding,” the premier said in Windsor, Ont.“We’re going to focus on helping small businesses, we’re going to really focus on the auto sector and the steel sector, they’re the ones that are really getting hit the hardest. So we’re rolling out the money — and I won’t hesitate to k...

“Here we go again. If it’s not one thing, it’s another, especially with China. They’ve always got something up their sleeve so they can drop our price.” That’s how John Guelly, a canola producer near Westlock, Alta., reacted to Tuesday’s news that China is slapping a 75.8 per cent tariff on imports of Canadian canola.Guelly, who is a former chair of Canola Alberta, an advocacy group for the province’s 14,000 canola farmers, estimates the value of the Canadian canola production at $12 billion annually, or about 15 per cent of the total income Canadian farmers receive from the sale of agricultural commodities each year. John Guelly, who grows canola near Westlock, Alta., said trading with China is like a revolving door because they always seem to find a new reason to ...

Despite the U.S. taking in record income from President Donald Trump’s tariffs in July — with a 273% increase in customs revenues (or $21 billion) from this time last year — the U.S. budget deficit is still higher, according to Treasury Department data released Tuesday. The government’s shortfall has climbed 20% this fiscal year compared to the same period in 2024.Even as Trump talks about America becoming rich because of his import tax hikes, federal spending keeps outpacing the revenues collected by the government. That financial picture might change as companies exhaust their pre-tariff inventories, forcing them to import more goods and generate even more in tax revenues that could whittle away at the deficit without meaningfully reducing it as promised.If tariffs fail to deliver on Tru...

Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada. The federal Liberals are in the midst of consultations on the upcoming 2025 budget. While federal budgets typically are tabled in the spring, this one is set to land during the fall session of Parliament.The budget — which doesn’t yet have an exact release date — will be the Liberals’ first under Prime Minister Mark Carney and the first tabled by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who was appointed to that cabinet position in May.The minister and some Liberal MPs are touring Canada to solicit feedback as part of the federal government’s typical pre-budget process.“From our standp...

A week has passed since the Nova Scotia-wide ban on entering the woods came into effect — and some citizens are already testing its limits. A Cape Breton man’s videos went viral over the weekend after he went to the Department of Natural Resources office in Coxheath and announced he was going to go into the woods in protest.“I want to challenge this order in court, and the only way to do that is to get the fine,” Jeffrey Evely said in the video. “So I’m not trying to make trouble for you guys, I just want a piece of Tim Houston and I want to be as accommodating and nice as I can be.”One of the officers replies: “Okay, so I’m ordering you to not.”“Okay, roger that,” Evely replied in the video. Story continues below advertisement Evely, who stood as a political ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Conservative party has joined the chorus of voices calling for the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang to be added to Canada’s list of terrorist organizations. The gang is suspected to be behind the surge of extortion threats in B.C., Alberta and Ontario that have terrified the South Asian community.It has also claimed responsibility on social media for shooting at buildings, including the recent attack on Bollywood star Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Surrey, B.C.Sources have told Global News the Bishnoi gang is also believed to be linked to the murder of Surrey Gurdwara president and Khalistan independence activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.“Given the terror that they are imposing on the Sou...

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions. Several have helped defend their state’s abortion restrictions in court and some have been involved in cases with national impact, including on access to medication abortion.While Trump has said issues related to abortion should be left to the states, the nominees, with lifetime appointments, would be in position to roll back abortion rights long after Trump leaves the White House.Trump has been inconsistent on abortionTrump has repeatedly shifted his messaging on abortion, often giving contradictory or vague answers.In the years before his most recent presidential campa...