Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.
The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing it.
Tracking service FlightAware says there have been seven cancellations and 29 delays involving WestJet flights today, while Air Canada has so far seen three cancellations and 19 delays.
MASSIVE DISRUPTION
The global technology outage has grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air in a massive disruption that is affecting companies and services around the world and highlighting dependence on software from a handful…