The Canadian government wants an arbitrator to impose a deal to end Air Canada strike that's stranded airline passengers.

By Allison Lampert, Promit Mukherjee and Rajesh Kumar Singh MONTREAL (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of Air Canada passengers were grounded at the height of summer travel season on Monday amid a standoff between striking cabin crews and a government board that said the stoppage was unlawful.

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The Canadian carrier said it expects to call off 500 flights by the end of Friday. Air Canada said it was suspending its schedule and trying to get passengers booked with other airlines to limit disruptions.

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