Air Canada cancels flights before strike that could impact hundreds of thousands

Air Canada executives are interrupted by Air Canada flight attendants during a news conference as a possible strike looms, in Toronto (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Air Canada started cancelling flights ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of thousands of travellers.

A complete shutdown of the country’s largest airline threatens to impact about 130,000 people a day.