"I have exercised my authorities under Section 107 of the Canadian Labor Code to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order the parties to resume and continue their operations and d...

Air Canada said it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the Canadian government intervened, forcing the airline and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration.

The CIRB directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties by 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), the airline said.