Canadian regulators order union leaders to end Air Canada's work stoppage on Monday, while employees remain defiant.

Canadian Conservative lawmakers called for an inquiry into the alleged sale, which they say the Liberal prime minister is linked to.

Mark Carney has been accused of a “blatant betrayal” of women’s rights after the Canadian prime minister intervened to try and block a strike by 10,000 flight attendants.

Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 flight attendants resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the flight attendants' strike began over the weekend.

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu issued an order calling on the industrial relations board to end the strike and impose binding arbitration.

Air Canada's unionized flight attendants walked off the job on Saturday after contract talks with the carrier failed, in a move that disrupted travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Air Canada flight attendants continued their strike Monday after an order to return to work by the Canadian government. The union has defied the order.

At the end of 2024 the Liberal Party had sunk in opinion polls, with the Conservatives holding a commanding 25-point lead. Four months on, the Conservatives crashed yet again to the Liberals, this time led by Mr Carney in place of Justin Trudeau.

More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants are defying their back-to-work order. The cabin crews are currently on their third day, with the Canada Industrial Relations Board deeming their strike as 'unlawful'.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday.