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• Air Canada moves to comply with obesity ruling
TORONTO - Canada's largest airline is trying to figure out which obese and disabled passengers will be eligible for additional seats at no charge after the country's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the airlines. The Canadian Transportation Agency ...
• Canada plans to fast-track skilled immigrants
Nov. 28: TODAY’s Max Paul reports on how his aunt is trying to help Haiti and its people recover after devastating hurricanes. TORONTO - Canada's government said Friday that it plans to fast-track the immigration process for skilled workers in high ...
• More horses sent abroad for slaughter after ban
Horses are auctioned off at the sale barn in Rushville, Neb. Sept. 24. The closure of all U.S. horse slaughter plants last year has sharply increased exports of horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. RUSHVILLE, Neb. - At dusk, after all the fancy ...
• SUV plunges off highway overpass, killing 7
Investigators haven't determined the identities or ages of the victims, Colorado State Trooper Gilbert Mares said. The Chevrolet Suburban was registered in Alberta, Canada, he said. Among the dead were an infant, a toddler, three other males and two ...
• Starbucks predicts a drop in 2009 sales
Comparable sales also declined in Canada and the United Kingdom, two of the company's top international markets. "Management expects the company to continue to face a very difficult economic environment throughout fiscal 2009," in the United States ...