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Canada’s Elgersma leads two TD drives in second pre-season game with Packers
Canada's Taylor Elgersma took full advantage of more playing time in his second pre-season appearance with the Green Bay Packers. The 23-year-old quarterback out of Wilfrid Laurier University completed 7-of-11 passes for 109 yards on Saturday in...

Canadian QB Elgersma makes bid for 53-man roster in Packers' preseason win
Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma shined in his second appearance of the 2025 preseason, helping the Green Bay Packers to a 23-19 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon. Elgersma, a native of London, Ont., completed 7-of-11...

Canadian govt orders binding arbitration to end Air Canada strike
Published : 17 Aug 2025, 00:29 Updated : 17 Aug 2025, 00:58 The Canadian federal government has ordered binding arbitration to end a strike by around 10,000 flight attendants of Air Canada, which began early Saturday, reported Xinhua. Minister of...

Canadian govt moves to end Air Canada strike
MONTREAL/TORONTO: The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew by asking a labour board to order binding arbitration, an action that the country's largest carrier had sought and which the striking flight...

Canada moves to end Air Canada strike, seeks binding arbitration
Ottawa – The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada's cabin crews and require binding arbitration to break their contract impasse, an action that the country's largest carrier had sought but unionized flight attendants...

Canadian government intervenes in Air Canada flight attendant strike grounding 700 flights Saturday
The Canadian government intervened Saturday shortly after an Air Canada flight attendant strike resulted in roughly 700 flights being canceled and 100,000 passengers stranded. The government is requiring arbitration between the airline and the...

Canadians Tracker: Conners surges, Pendrith outside bubble ahead of final round
Three Canadians are in the field at this week's BMW Championship looking to finish in the top-30 of the FedEx Cup standings to advance to the Tour Championship next weekend. Corey Conners recorded the low-round of the day among the Canadians with...
Canadian government orders binding arbitration to end Air Canada strike
OTTAWA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian federal government has ordered binding arbitration to end a strike by around 10,000 flight attendants of Air Canada, which began early Saturday. Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu issued a statement...

Canadian Government Intervenes in Air Canada Flight Attendants Strike
OTTAWA, Canada — The Canadian government intervened Saturday to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants by requiring binding arbitration to break the contract stalemate. This move came after thousands of cabin crew members walked off the job...

Canadian QB Elgersma on preseason win with Packers, adjusting to playing in NFL

Bourbon blues: Five months into ban, Canadian bars running dry of Kentucky whiskey
Canadian bars that stocked up on Kentucky Bourbon are running on fumes five months into its nation’s ban on US booze – yanking popular cocktails from menus or slapping on a premium for the scarce commodity. In March, provinces ordered their liquor...

Air Canada flights grounded as government intervenes in strike
All Air Canada planes remained grounded late Saturday despite the Canadian government intervening to end a strike by cabin crew members that saw hundreds of flights cancelled and triggered summer travel chaos. Canada's largest airline, which has...

Feds order binding arbitration, resumption of operations to end Air Canada strike
The federal Liberal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute at Canada's largest airline that scuttled hundreds of flights, stranded travellers and threatened the economy The federal Liberal government is intervening to resolve a...

Air Canada strike grounds 100,000 travelers, Govt forces airline back to work
The Canadian government has stepped in to resolve the contract dispute between Air Canada and its cabin crew by ordering binding arbitration. This move, strongly supported by the airline but firmly resisted by the flight attendants’ union, came...

Canadian government ends Air Canada strike, imposes binding arbitration
The Canadian government brought the Air Canada strike to a screeching halt Saturday by imposing binding arbitration on the airline and its flight attendants. The move came less than 12 hours after Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants walked off...

Air Canada to restart operations after government blocks strike
The government of Canada on Saturday ordered Air Canada and flight attendants back to the bargaining table and submit to binding arbitration, allowing the flag carrier to resume operations 12 hours after flight attendants went on strike earlier in...

Texas Longhorns rout Brazil to set up probable Canada-U.S. GLOBL JAM final
TORONTO — Barring a miracle, there will be a Canada-U.S. final on the women’s side at GLOBL JAM on Sunday. The Texas Longhorns, representing the USA, defeated Brazil 90-54 Saturday at Mattamy Athletic Centre, moving to 3-0 going into the women’s...

More US tourists visit Canada than Canucks travel to America for first time ever: report
Tourists from the Great White North are giving the US the cold shoulder. In a surprise twist to the ongoing trade war between North American neighbors, July marked the first time ever more Americans road-tripped it to Canada, than vice versa. That...

Air Canada work stoppage creates travel chaos at Bay Area airports and beyond
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel...

Air Canada cancels flights as cabin crew strike disrupts summer travel
TORONTO: Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights on Saturday as a strike by flight attendants disrupted operations. The airline urged passengers with tickets for Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge not to proceed to airports. Flights operated by Air...