Air Canada begins preparations for shutdown as union talks near impasse
Air Canada is finalizing contingency plans to suspend most of its operations as talks with the pilot union are near an impasse, the country's largest airline said on Monday.
Canadian beach volleyball players Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will settle for silver at the Paris Games.
They dropped a 2-1 (26-24, 12-21, 15-10) decision to Brazil's Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos (Duda) Lisboa in Friday's final at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
It's the first time a Canadian women's team has reached the Olympic podium in the sport.
Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, lost two of three matches in pool play and won a lucky-loser match just to reach the round of 16.
They shared a fifth-place finish with different partners at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Canada's only other Olympic beach volleyball medal came in 1996 when Mark Heese and John Child won men's bronze in Atlanta.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2024.
Air Canada is finalizing contingency plans to suspend most of its operations as talks with the pilot union are near an impasse, the country's largest airline said on Monday.
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