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In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue

In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump

Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump

OTTAWA — Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
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Air Canada cancels plan to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order

Air Canada cancels plan to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order

Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order.
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Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled

Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled

Passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as Air Canada cancelled more commutes amid an ongoing labour dispute with the union representing more than 10,000 employees.
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Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba

Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba

OTTAWA — A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that dismisses the theory.
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Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests

Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests

WASHINGTON — Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of law enforcement in the mostly Democratic city.
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Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre

Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre

EDMONTON — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls.
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Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants on strik
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Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants

Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a labour dispute at Canada's largest airline amid criticism from unions and opposition parties that the move sides with big business.
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Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work

Ottawa imposes binding arbitration, forcing Air Canada flight attendants back to work

The federal government ordered Air Canada and its flight attendants into binding arbitration on Saturday, putting an abrupt end to a strike and lockout that began less than 12 hours earlier with grounded planes and thousands of Canadians struggling t
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