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Zoom collapse grounds passengers

guardian.co.uk     6 hrs ago   98 related          

Passengers left stranded by the collapse of the long-haul budget airline Zoom have described how they were forced to pay thousands of pounds for alternative flights. Thousands of passengers were stranded in Britain and...                    

Canada avoids fall into recession

ft.com     4 hrs ago   6 related          

By Christopher Mason in Ottawa Canada's economy expanded by a weaker-than-expected 0.1 per cent in the second quarter. The data are seen as further evidence that the economy has stalled because of falling US demand for...                    

One death linked to salmonella outbreak

reuters.co.uk     10 hrs ago   10 related          

OTTAWA (Reuters) - One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, health officials said on Friday. The outbreak comes amid consumer alarm over a massive recall by Maple...                    

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA): Health Hazard Alert - Reduced Cold Cut Ends Sold by Metro...

newsblaze.com     2 hrs ago   12 related          

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - (Marketwire - Aug. 29, 2008) - Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Metro Ontario Inc., Toronto are...                    

UPDATE 2-Canada election call all but certain next week

reuters.com     7 hrs ago   20 related          

OTTAWA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper seemed almost certain on Friday to call a general election next week to decide who will guide Canada through a rough economic patch, and an aide pointed to Oct.14...                    

Harper likely to send Canadians to the polls on Oct. 14, PMO officials say

k-litefm.com     9 hrs ago   8 related          

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office say Stephen Harper will likely call an election next week for Oct. 14. At a briefing for reporters, they said Harper will ask Canadians to...                    

B.C. death raises listeriosis outbreak toll to 9

cbc.ca     6 hrs ago   12 related          

The nationwide outbreak of listeriosis is being blamed for a ninth death, public health officials said Friday afternoon. In total, 29 cases of listeriosis have been tied to the outbreak and tainted meat from a Toronto...                    

Harper cross-examined in Cadman libel case against Liberals

thestar.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

Tim Naumetz THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper was cross-examined last week in his $3.5-million libel case against the Liberal party, it was disclosed in court Friday. The Liberal party filed the...                    

N.W.T. government may turn to private sector to help fund Mackenzie Highway

k-litefm.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

By: Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS INUVIK, N.W.T. - No longer content to wait for federal largesse to build what it considers a crucial road link, the Northwest Territories government is considering turning to the private...                    

Ottawa to spend $120-million to try to keep drugs out of prisons

theglobeandmail.com     5 hrs ago   3 related          

STEVE MERTL The Canadian Press AGASSIZ, B.C. — With its high, razor-wire-topped fences and guard towers, Kent federal maximum security prison doesn't look like a sieve where illicit drugs routinely reach inmates. Public...                    

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