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The Titan’s former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
Newfoundland and Labrador's ocean marine polytechnic threw open its "proverbial doors" last year to the company that owned the doomed Titan submersible, which suffered a catastrophic implosion on a descent to the Titanic shipwreck in June, killing all five people on board. Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Nova Scotia premier repeats calls for Ottawa to pay for protecting Chignecto Isthmus
<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, meets with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston in Halifax on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Nova Scotia's premier is repeating his government’s calls for Ottawa to foot the full bill to protect a vital strip of land that connects the province to the rest of the country ahead of a new parliamentary session. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
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Parties of both right and left oppose road tolls, and that’s a pity
Marcus Gee
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Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches
Air Canada pilots hold signs during an informational picket at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Metro Vancouver’s HandyDART strike continues after talks break with no deal
Striking HandyDART transit system workers walk a picket line in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 5 . Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its employer, Transdev, have broken off following 15 hours of negotiations without reaching an agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Boeing strike could exacerbate global jetliner shortage, experts say
Boeing Machinists Union member Nico Padilla, front, and others wave to passing traffic on the picket line at the Everett plant, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Union leaders concerned Ottawa is getting too comfortable intervening in labour disputes
Tensions are mounting as a potential pilot strike at Canada's largest airline is only days away with no signs of a breakthrough in talks. Air Canada pilots arrive for an information picket at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Trudeau says Ottawa will not intervene in Air Canada labour dispute with pilots
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Francois Legault, left, make an aerospace announcement at the MDA satellite manufacturing centre Friday, September 13, 2024 in Ste.Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Buy the dip and ride the rails: The case for Canadian National Railway
David Berman
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Air Canada passenger’s double baggage charge a cautionary tale about codeshare flights
Travellers pass by Air Canada luggage drop-off points early morning at Toronto’s Pearson International airport. Air Canada has been in negotiations with the union representing 5200 pilots for over a year, and is on the brink of a strike or lockout position on September 18. The airline will start cancelling flights for passengers five days earlier, preparing for a stoppage at Canada’s largest airline company. September 12, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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TTC ending free public Wi-Fi service in subway stations at end of the year
<p>Commuters ride an escalator and walk the stairs at a TTC subway station in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The TTC is ending free public wi-fi at its subway stations at the end of the year, citing a steep drop in rider usage along with reliability, security and cost concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</p>
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Air Canada calls for government intervention should pilot contract talks fail
Air Canada ALPA Chair First Officer Charlene Hudy at the Air Line Pilots Association’s strike headquarters. Staffed almost entirely by volunteer Air Canada pilots, the strike headquarters serves as a central call centre for pilots requiring logistical assistance ahead of a possible walkout strike next week. Located just outside Toronto’s Pearson International airport, over 30 volunteers will be answering phones 24/7 as of this Sunday. Air Canada has been in negotiations with the union representing 5200 pilots for over a year, and is on the brink of a strike or lockout position on September 18. The airline will start cancelling flights for passengers five days earlier, preparing for a stoppage at Canada’s largest airline company. September 12, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Live horses shipped to Japan for meat, dying and suffering on flights, report alleges
Draft horses on the property. Jay Willmot is the president of Kinghaven Farms and hopes to use his existing space to build an almost 18,700 square metre fully-automated indoor farming facility. Located in King Township, Kinghaven Farms was founded in 1967 and has operated as a thoroughbred breeding and racing farm for a large part of its life. In the early 2000s, the family-run operation transitioned away from horse breeding to other farming practices such as woodlot management, apiculture and renewable energy production. Now, the farm wants to introduce indoor farming into its repertoire.April 19, 2023.
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Alberta Premier Smith says she wants Calgary Green Line to proceed as first pitched
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith leans on a shovel as she prepares to turn the sod on the new Calgary Flames arena in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Ottawa faces increased pressure to avert Air Canada pilot strike or lockout
Travellers pass by Air Canada luggage drop-off points early morning at Toronto’s Pearson International airport. Air Canada has been in negotiations with the union representing 5200 pilots for over a year, and is on the brink of a strike or lockout position on September 18. The airline will start cancelling flights for passengers five days earlier, preparing for a stoppage at Canada’s largest airline company. September 12, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Marine fuels supplier Peninsula splits off shipping operations
A flare stack burns off excess gas at a processing facility near Crossfield, Alta., Tuesday, June 13, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Worried about an Air Canada pilot strike? Be careful about cancelling or rebooking your flights
The Air Canada gate at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on September 09, 2024. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
opinion
Air Canada pilots want American salaries. But they are not in America
Ashley Nunes
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Air Canada prepares to wind down operations ahead of ‘increasingly likely’ labour disruption
Air Canada flights depart from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on September 09, 2024. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
opinion
A perfect storm is coming as Air Canada pilots prepare for strike
Steven Tufts
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