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Air Canada flight attendants' union says it will risk jail time to strike for a better deal; Striking flight attendants are holding protests outside Canadian airports, including Pearson International Airport in Toronto\.

Air Canada flight attendants' union says it will risk jail time to strike for a better deal

August 18 , 2025 at 09:53:28 a.m. EDT • :

The union representing thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants says it will risk jail time and fines but will not order its members back to work, despite the federal labour relations board calling the strike illegal.

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Trump says U.S. is arranging meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy; U\.S\. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the Oval Office of the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D\.C\. Monday\.

Trump says U.S. is arranging meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy

August 18 , 2025 at 06:54:44 a.m. EDT • :

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday during talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders that a potential ceasefire and who gets Ukrainian territory seized by Russia should be hashed out during a face-to-face meeting between the warring countries' two leaders.

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Moving to Canada no easy road for these people fleeing Trump's America for political reasons; Joshua Lawrence, left, and Robert Apgar-Taylor, far right, are pastors now living in London, Ont\. They intend to immigrate to Canada due to the changing political climate in the U\.S\. since Donald Trump was elected president\. Immigration lawyer Greg Willoughby, centre, says there's no easy path to immigrate for Americans\.

Moving to Canada no easy road for these people fleeing Trump's America for political reasons

August 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

No longer comfortable in President Donald Trump's United States, three men share their stories about the joys and challenges of trying to move to Canada for political reasons.

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'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' are now part of the Cambridge Dictionary; Slang terms popularized by social media are being added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year\. Christian Ilbury, senior lecturer in sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh, said many of the new words are tied to social media platforms like TikTok because that is how most young people communicate\.

'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' are now part of the Cambridge Dictionary

August 18 , 2025 at 03:32:17 p.m. EDT • :

What the skibidi is happening to the English language? "Skibidi," pronounced SKI-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.

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Wildfires reach southern slopes of Spain's Picos de Europa mountains; People are seen clearing brush in Riano, Spain, in advance of the possible arrival of a wildfire, on Monday\.

Wildfires reach southern slopes of Spain's Picos de Europa mountains

August 18 , 2025 at 05:55:00 p.m. EDT • :

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains on Monday and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

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Confused by labour dispute terms? Here's some help; Unifor Strike sign on a fence\.  

August 30 , 2024 at 02:32:49 p.m. EDT • :

Confused by labour dispute terms? Here's some help

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MP who stepped down for Pierre Poilievre's byelection says he'll run again; Damien Kurek gave up his seat in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot so party leader Pierre Poilievre could run in Monday's byelection\.  

August 18 , 2025 at 05:29:35 p.m. EDT • :

MP who stepped down for Pierre Poilievre's byelection says he'll run again

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Missed credit payments dipped in Q2, but consumers under 36 struggling with debt; There's a deepening divide among consumers, even as the rate of missed credit payments dipped, a new Equifax Canada report shows\.  

August 18 , 2025 at 03:13:10 p.m. EDT • :

Missed credit payments dipped in Q2, but consumers under 36 struggling with debt

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'Ketamine Queen' accused of supplying drugs to actor Matthew Perry to plead guilty; Jasveen Sangha, a woman known as the 'Ketamine Queen' who was charged with selling actor Matthew Perry the drug that killed him in October 2023, agreed to plead guilty Monday\.  

August 18 , 2025 at 05:03:09 p.m. EDT • :

'Ketamine Queen' accused of supplying drugs to actor Matthew Perry to plead guilty

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Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins call to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel; Canadian Olympic runner Moh Ahmed has signed a letter that frames the Sept\. 12-13 Davis Cup tie between Canada and Israel against the backdrop of what it calls rising condemnation of Israel's conduct in Gaza and the West Bank\.  

August 18 , 2025 at 01:28:30 p.m. EDT • :

Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins call to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel

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August 17 , 2025 at 10:21:24 p.m. EDT • :

#TheMoment a rugby team carried a friend in a wheelchair up a mountain

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August 18 , 2025 at 04:42:34 p.m. EDT • :

Groundbreaking WNBA stop in Vancouver raises the bar ahead of league's 2026 Canadian expansion

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August 18 , 2025 at 04:39:37 p.m. EDT • :

How to see the 'planet parade' on now

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August 18 , 2025 at 07:51:32 a.m. EDT • :

Annapolis County wildfire now listed at 3,200 hectares despite rain

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August 18 , 2025 at 01:56:24 p.m. EDT • :

Can't keep up with Gen Alpha slang? Neither can AI, teen's study shows

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