"The talks broke down. It is clear that the parties are not any closer to resolving some of the key issues that remain and they will need help with the arbitrator,” Hajdu said.

The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants.

Representatives of the CUPE group that covers Air Canada sent a release early Saturday morning denouncing the invocation of section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end the strike, saying it was “cru...