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• Canada’s top attractions
“We’ve been told that Canada has had a kind of vanilla pudding image,” says Canadian Tourism Commission spokesperson Carol Horne. “Safe and nice, like the girl next door—not the hot chick you’d want to go on vacation with.” Any ...
• Canada’s prime minister to call Oct. 14 election
TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call early elections in hopes of strengthening his minority government's hold on power. Harper's Conservatives need to win 28 more seats to have a majority in ...
• Continental to charge $15 for first checked bag
Virgin Islands and Canada for travel starting on Oct. 7 or later. Bags that exceed weight and size restrictions could be subject to additional fees, the airline said.
• Hanna roars ashore but Hurricane Ike looms
Ike, packing Category 3 hurricane winds of near 115 mph, could approach southern Florida by Monday as Hanna spins away from Canada over the North Atlantic.
• A Time to Innovate
The WPO has 80 chapters across the globe, including locations in Canada, Peru and the United Kingdom. "The [WPO] attracts a smart group of differentiated, high-level women," says WPO member Darcy Bhatia, founding partner of boutique investment and ...