Bethany Lindsay, Desmond Brown - CBC NewsAir Canada is set to lay off more than 5,100 members of its cabin crews because of a dramatic drop in flights related to the COVID-19 outbreak, CBC has learned. According to a March 19 letter from Renee Smith-Valade, the airline's vice president of in-flight service, says Air Canada has "no choice" but to cut staff, calling the move "difficult but necessary." The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents Air Canada flight attendants, confirmed the news, saying the layoffs will affect about 3,600 Air Canada crew members and all 1,549...…Bethany Lindsay, Desmond Brown - CBC NewsAir Canada is set to lay off more than 5,100 members of its cabin crews because of a dramatic drop in flights related to the COVID-19 outbreak, CBC has learned. According to a March 19 letter from Renee Smith-Valade, the airline's vice president of in-flight service, says Air Canada has "no choice" but to cut staff, calling the move "difficult but necessary." The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents Air Canada flight attendants, confirmed the news, saying the layoffs will affect about 3,600 Air Canada crew members and all 1,549...WW…

Desmond Brown - CBC NewsRead the latest here: Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips says he'll return home after news that he travelled to a Caribbean island for a personal vacation amid the COVID-19 pandemic sparked public anger. ADVERTISEMENTOn Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was "extremely disappointed" that Phillips had travelled despite repeated calls for Ontarians to stay home amid rising case counts of the novel coronavirus. The trip comes at a time when Ontario residents have been asked to make sacrifices, Ford said. "I have let the minister know that...…Desmond Brown - CBC NewsRead the latest here: Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips says he'll return home after news that he travelled to a Caribbean island for a personal vacation amid the COVID-19 pandemic sparked public anger. ADVERTISEMENTOn Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was "extremely disappointed" that Phillips had travelled despite repeated calls for Ontarians to stay home amid rising case counts of the novel coronavirus. The trip comes at a time when Ontario residents have been asked to make sacrifices, Ford said. "I have let the minister know that...WW…