Air Canada has announced that it will resume operations on Sunday following a government directive that called for an end to the cabin crew strike that grounded hundreds of flights, causing cancellations affecting tens of thousands passengers.

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

More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants who went on strike early Saturday will be ordered to return to work by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), according to a Saturday announcement by Canadian Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.