Air Canada’s more than 10,500 flight attendants said they’ll strike beginning Saturday if a deal isn’t reached. The airline said it’s gradually

Air Canada says it will begin cancelling flights starting Thursday to allow an orderly shutdown of operations with a complete cessation of flights for the country’s largest airline by Saturday as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing more than 10,000 Air Canada cabin crew, on Wednesday gave the airline a 72-hour deadline to reach a pay deal or face strike, hours after the carrier asked sought federal government intervention.