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WestJet Flight Attendants Are on Strike — Here's What You're Owed Right Now

  Published August 2, 2026 It's no longer a countdown. WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday after last-minute talks with the airline collapsed, grounding the majority of a carrier that normally runs about 600 flights a day. If you're one of the thousands of Canadians caught in it — or watching your Civic Holiday plans wobble from the sidelines — here's exactly what you're entitled to, and what you're not. The bottom line: WestJet mainline flights are suspended. WestJet Encore and codeshare partner flights are still operating. You're entitled to rebooking within 48 hours or a full refund — but not cash compensation, because a strike is treated as outside the airline's control. How we got here The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 8125, which represents WestJet's cabin crew, issued a 72-hour strike notice on July 30. WestJet responded the same day with a 72-hour lockout notice, and both windows expired to...
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U.S. Markets Tumble on Earnings, Bond Yields

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, as investors digested mixed earnings reports from Microsoft and Alphabet while Treasury yields pushed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.32% to 33,035.93 points, the S&P 500 index slid 1.43% to 4,186.77 points, and the Nasdaq composite index plunged 2.43% to 12,821.22 points.

Alphabet shares slid more than 9% after the Google parent beat on earnings and revenue but fell short in its cloud business. Microsoft shares rose 3% after its own double beat showed its bets on AI were paying off for its cloud segment. Other tech giants such as Amazon and Meta also declined ahead of their earnings reports.

The earnings season also coincided with a surge in bond yields, as the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled their readiness to fight inflation by keeping interest rates high. The BoC held its key rate at 5.0%, but lowered its 2023 growth forecast to 1.2%. The Fed is expected to announce its tapering plans next week.

The higher yields weighed on rate-sensitive sectors such as technology and real estate, but boosted energy and financial stocks. The Canadian dollar traded for 79.23 cents US compared with 79.28 cents US on Tuesday.



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