Canada
- Monday, 1 July 2024
WestJet strike will continue until there’s a deal, union says, as flight cancellation tally passes 830
Assahafa.com As WestJet flight cancellations soar over the Canada Day long weekend, the head of the union representing the airline's striking mechanics is...
- Monday, 1 July 2024
Residents of Mayo, Yukon, should prepare for possible wildfire evacuation, gov’t says
Assahafa.com Residents of Mayo and Keno City in central Yukon should be prepared for a possible evacuation due to a...
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
WestJet to cancel 150 flights as mechanics strike in surprise move on busy long weekend
Assahafa.com WestJet announced it will cancel 150 flights — possibly affecting 20,000 travellers "with limited re-accommodation options available" — just hours after the...
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
Liberal backbencher calls for Trudeau to resign in email to caucus
Assahafa.com Liberal backbencher Wayne Long has sent an email to caucus calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as leader...
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Canada’s GDP grew 0.3% in April, with rebound in some sectors
Assahafa.com Canada's economy grew 0.3 per cent in April, helped by strength in several industries, including wholesale trade, oil and gas extraction and...
- Friday, 28 June 2024
With questions swirling about his future, Trudeau largely stays on message in speech to donors
Assahafa.com In his first address to party faithful since Monday's byelection loss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged the defeat but...
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Former Trudeau minister Catherine McKenna says Liberals need a new leader
Assahafa.com Catherine McKenna, who served as a prominent Liberal cabinet minister under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2021,...
- Thursday, 27 June 2024
CRA preparing to take legal action against people who received pandemic benefits while ineligible
Assahafa.com The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it's prepared to take legal action against people who erroneously accepted pandemic benefits...
- Thursday, 27 June 2024
With help from favourable weather, Churchill Falls fire drops to Level 1 fire, says Furey
Assahafa.com Rainfall, humidity and lower temperatures have teamed up to tone down dramatically the threat that an out-of-control forest fire...
- Thursday, 27 June 2024
Liberal MPs say Trudeau needs to meet with caucus after surprise byelection loss
Assahafa.com A growing number of Liberal MPs say the national caucus needs to meet as soon as possible to discuss the...