MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) -Air Canada ( ACDVF ) said on Tuesday it has asked for federal government intervention in contract talks with its flight attendants union, after the airline declared an impasse in the negotiations. The company also warned of potential flight disruptions, saying it had made arrangements with other Canadian and foreign carriers to provide customers alternative travel options. Patty...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

(Reuters) -Insurance Australia Group ( IAUGF ) posted higher annual cash earnings on Wednesday, beating estimates, as increased premiums and lower-than-expected natural peril costs improved performance and allowed the top domestic general insurer to lift its dividend. The company reported cash earnings of A$1.17 billion ($763.54 million) for the year ended June 30, up from A$905 million last year and...

* Union rejects binding arbitration, seeks negotiated settlement * Air Canada ( ACDVF ) warns of potential flight disruptions * Flight attendants could strike as early as August 16 * Canadian minister Patty Hajdu said she is closely monitoring the situation (Adds details from Canadian minister in paragraphs 3 and 4) By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh MONTREAL/CHICAGO, Aug...