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Mark Carney wants AI flight attendants for Air Canada
November 8, 2025By: Sasha Rubick, SFU Student The Air Canada strike may be over, but the lingering reasons for the strike aren’t resolved — or are they? Recently, 10,000 flight attendants hit the bricks in protest of low wages and unpaid labour, amidst new contract negotiations. The federal government ordered them back to work only hours later. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced their intention to defy the back-to-work order. At the end of the day, a tentative agreement was signed, ending the labour dispute. In the aftermath, Prime Minister Mark Carney raised some eyebrows with his Labour Day address,…
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BREAKING NEWS: Air Canada reveals flight delay can be shortened if all passengers chip in to duct tape broken wings back together
September 11, 2023By: C Icart, Humour Editor Sunday afternoon, two Air Canada planes crashed into each other at YVR Airport. While that may sound bad, an Air Canada spokesperson has asked everyone to “stop being so dramatic.” The collision between an Air…
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SFU researchers study ways to improve air quality for pilots and pregnant women
October 4, 2018Written by Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Airline mask use still effective with beards SFU researchers have debunked the myth that beards are threatening in low-oxygen situations, allowing pilots to grow facial hair. The research was done for Air Canada…
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TIM’S BIT: Air Canada isn’t all it’s ‘cracked’ up to be
February 12, 2016Tim’s Bit: Tirades on our stupidest things. . . is a new web-exclusive column featuring Tim Mottishaw’s comedic tirades on some of our humanity’s dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and politics. Read more Tim’s Bit here! [dropcap]I[/dropcap]'m one…
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