Air Transat starts cancelling flights as pilots' strike looms
Kalina Laframboise / montrealgazette - A walkout could begin as early as 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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Vancouver gets down to details as it prepares to welcome world after FIFA draw
sootoday - VANCOUVER — The lead of Vancouver's host committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup says now that the draw for the tournament is complete, officials can turn to refining safety, security, staffing and traffic plans for what she called the largest-ever spo
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Potential pilot strike threatens London flights to Mexico, Dominican
Norman De Bono / lfpress - Air Transat pilots may strike Wednesday as their union gave 72-hour strike notice to the company Sunday, before the holiday travel season.
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Flight disruptions shake terminal operations
Union talks spark on-site strike tensions
Unrelated international news update
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Air Transat pilots gear up for strike as union issues 72-hour notice
Sean Previl / globalnews - Air Transat pilots' union has given airline management a 72-hour strike notice. Job action is set to start at 3 a.m. ET Wednesday if there's no progress toward a new contract.
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How will passengers be impacted? Air Transat pilots vote in favour of strike mandate
Lola Kalder / citynews - Air Transat pilots voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as contract talks with the airline continue to stall. So what does this mean for passengers as we head into the holiday travel season? CityNews spoke with Gábor Lukács, president of Air Pa…
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Justin Trudeau takes ‘partner’ Katy Perry to lunch with former Japanese prime minister and wife
National Post Staff / nationalpost - Perry's Lifetimes tour was in Tokyo this week where she was joined by her new beau, the former Canadian prime minister
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Air Transat pilots vote in favour of strike action
Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - Pilots with Air Transat pilots voted in favour of going on strike. In a post on X, Air Transat ALPA Pilots said workers voted 99 per cent in favour of strike action. “Air Transat pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favor of going on strike if management f…
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Weather warnings in effect as snow, rain and wind in forecast for Atlantic Canada
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A messy mix of heavy snow, rain and wind was forecast to hit much of Atlantic Canada, prompting special weather statements for much of the region.
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Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is “aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank” and is providing consular help after an incident this past weekend reportedly involving Israeli settlers. A local organization called Unarmed Civilian Protect…
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Strong wind, rain and widespread snow coming to the Greater Toronto Area on Sunday
Denio Lourenco / citynews - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto and many surrounding areas ahead of significant snow and strong winds that are expected on Sunday. According to CityNews Meteorologist Chris Potter, a weather system is building in Sout…
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Airlines race to fix Airbus jets as U.S. reports little disruption
Tim Kelly and Abhijith Ganapavaram and Tim Hepher / theglobeandmail - Overnight effort appears to help head off the worst-case scenario, capping the number of flight delays in Asia and Europe
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Canadians need new permit in order to visit U.K.
Eddie Chau / torontosun - As of Feb. 25, 2026, Canadian travellers will need to acquire an ETA permit to visit the U.K.
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Trump orders closure of Venezuelan airspace
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - President Donald Trump announced his intention to close the airspace surrounding Venezuela and encouraged caution to anyone operating in and around Venezuelan territory.
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Heavy snowfall to hit areas north of Toronto into weekend
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - Durham Region will also feel effects of storm while lake effect snow possible for T.O., Peel, and Halton
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Calgary man dead, five-year-old daughter missing after California drowning tragedy
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who died attempting to save his daughter from a large wave off the California coast as Calgary native Yuji Hu.
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Family rescued after getting lost on a hike in GTA park
Denio Lourenco / citynews - A couple and their 1-year-old child were rescued by police after getting lost on a hike in Rouge National Urban Park earlier this month. According to Toronto police, the family became “disoriented” in dense bush while hiking near a stream in the park on S…
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U.S. flight cuts set to increase with tighter limits taking effect
Bloomberg News / torontosun - FAA requiring airlines to reduce U.S. operations by 6% from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time
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U.S. government shutdown: How Senate vote happened and what’s next
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - To get 60-vote threshold, enough Democrats and independent Senator sided with Republicans
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Hundreds more U.S. flights cancelled as government shutdown deepens travel chaos
Bloomberg News / torontosun - Many flights that did eventually take off were delayed by hours
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Canadian airports brace for ripple effects of U.S. FAA flight cuts
Uday Rana / globalnews - Hundreds of flight cancellations spread across the U.S. as airlines began complying with the Federal Aviation Administration's unprecedented order to scale down routes nationwide.
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