Oliver Mercer
Air Canada Flight Attendants Defy Order, Strike to Continue
CUPE began striking at 01:00 EDT on August 16, 2025, after a 72-hour notice; Air Canada suspended 700-plus…
Air Canada to Resume Flights After Federal Move Ends Strike
Federal Minister invoked section 107 and CIRB ordered flight attendants back by 14:00 EDT August 17, 2025. CUPE’s…
China Surges, US Slips: Why Australians Prefer New Travel Choices
China’s visa-free 30-day entry from November 30, 2024, and expanded 240-hour transit in December 2024 have simplified multi-city…
Air Canada flight attendant strike: How many SFO flights were affected
A CUPE-led strike started 01:00 ET August 16, 2025, and a 1:30 a.m. ET lockout deepened cancellations. Air…
Etihad Launches New 3-Hour Airbus A380 Route Between AUH–JED
In September–October 2024 Etihad temporarily placed an Airbus A380-800 on the Abu Dhabi–Jeddah route for crew familiarization and…
Canadian government moves to end Air Canada strike with binding arbitration
On August 16, 2025, over 10,000 Air Canada attendants began a strike, grounding about 700 daily flights and…
Immigration arrests dip in July; activists credit advocacy for slowdown
July 2025 brought a pause in immigration arrests while ICE detention stayed at 56,945 and ankle monitor use…
Southwest Airlines to End Nonstop Tulsa–St. Louis Service
Southwest confirmed ending Tulsa–St. Louis nonstop flights with final service on March 6, 2025. Until then two nonstops…
Category 5 Hurricane Erin Forces Winair To Cancel All Saturday Flights
On August 16–17, 2025, Hurricane Erin reached Category Five strength, causing Winair and other carriers to cancel or…
Bombay HC: Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID Not Proof of Citizenship, Court Says
The Bombay High Court (August 12, 2025) ruled Aadhaar, PAN, and Voter ID cannot establish citizenship. The Citizenship…
DHS Brags of Massive Deportations as Democrats Condemn ICE Tactics
DHS and ICE seek funding to reach 1 million deportations per year, expanding detention from 41,500 to 54,500…
Iowa City Latino Festival Returns August 16 Amid Enforcement Fears
Iowa City will hold its Latino Festival August 16, 2025, noon–9:30 p.m., at the Ped Mall despite enforcement…
Archbishop Wenski Leads Rosary Protest, Mass at Alligator Alcatraz
On August 2, 2025 Archbishop Wenski and Bishop Dewane celebrated the first Mass inside Alligator Alcatraz, a mid-2025…
No Evidence Newsom Shared Trump Joke Before Los Angeles ICE Raids
Federal agents arrested someone near Gavin Newsom’s August 14, 2025 rally amid a summer of 4,163 Los Angeles…
Salt Lake City International Airport Named Best in U.S. by Travel + Leisure
On August 15, 2025, Travel + Leisure ranked Salt Lake City International Airport best in the U.S., citing…