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• Airline removes life vests to save weight, fuel
TORONTO - Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel. Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart said Thursday that government regulations set by Transport Canada allow airlines to use floatation devices ...
• Malaysia government plans budget to boost fortunes
Development spending — a quarter of the 205 billion ringgit (US$60 billion) budget — includes poverty alleviation programs, efforts to upgrade roads and transport, educational skills training, health care and housing projects.
• Gustav intensifies, threatens Caymans
This time, the authorities in Louisiana and New Orleans have warned residents to prepare to evacuate as Gustav nears and laid on transport for those who do not have cars.
• Gulf Coast's tourism industry readies for storm
But Amtrak, through a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will transport evacuees to Jackson, Miss. as needed, Magliari said.
• Canada's oil rush fuels environmental concerns
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta - The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Each Caterpillar 797B heavy hauler — three ...