Thousands of Air Canada passengers have had their travel plans disrupted after cabin crew went on strike this evening. Numerous flights have been cancelled and the airline has ‘suspended all operations’ for Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights as of today,

The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants.

Representatives of the CUPE group that covers Air Canada sent a release early Saturday morning denouncing the invocation of section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end the strike, saying it was “cru...