The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers per day during the peak summer travel season.

The prospect of a systemwide work stoppage by Air Canada's unionized flight attendants loomed large on Friday with a strike deadline just hours away.

Talks between the union representing 10,000 flight attendants and the carrier stalled over demands for higher wages.

TORONTO: Air Canada’s flight attendants went on strike Saturday, a work stoppage the airline has said will shut down service and create summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily…

TORONTO: Air Canada’s flight attendants were poised to strike on Saturday as the carrier canceled hundreds of flights impacting more than 100,000 passengers ahead of a threatened…

The airline was forced to ground flights after 10,000 staff went on strike amid a bitter contract dispute.

The airline says the strike will disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers a day.

The strike could disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.

Air Canada grounded most of its flights in response to a strike by its flight attendants. Here's what it means for airline passengers in the U.S.

Flight attendants walked off the job around 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday. Around the same time, Air Canada said it would begin locking flight attendants out of airports.

Flight attendants walked off the job around 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday. Around the same time, Air Canada said it would begin locking flight attendants out of airports.

Air Canada advises passengers not to go to the airport unless they have tickets on other airlines.

A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.

Hours after Air Canada flight attendants went on strike and the airline paused all flights, Canada's government intervened and ordered operations to resume.

Air Canada plans to resume flights on Sunday after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) acted on a directive from the country’s Jobs Minister Patty Hajjdu to end a cabin…

Union criticises move less than 12 hours after start of action that has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded

The decision by the union representing the 10,000 workers means that travel chaos will most likely continue for at least a second day.

Union rejected the Canadian government’s return-to-work order. The action has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded.

Refusal comes after labor minister triggered process ordering flight attendants back to work on Sunday by 2 p.m. Eastern time

Le Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique a confirmé dimanche qu’il poursuivrait la grève, qui a déjà cloué au sol plus de 100 000 voyageurs à travers le monde en pleine saison…

Air Canada on Sunday delayed plans to resume limited operations after flight attendants defied a government-mandated back-to-work order and binding arbitration.