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The Air Canada CEO’s English-only condolence video cost him his job—and it’s a warning for every global CEO to read the room
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (509+ words) Air Canada is headquartered in Montreal, a majority French-speaking city, the largest in Quebec. It's a region where matters of language are often a third rail in public life. For many Qu'b'cois, French is not just a means of communication…...
Air Canada CEO announces his retirement 1 week after deadly crash
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (555+ words) Air Canada said Monday that President and CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, capping nearly two decades with the company. The announcement comes the same month as a fatal crash involving an Air…...
Extra trains to run on line at peak travel times
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (682+ words) More peak time trains will run on a key route by the end of 2028 after government funding was secured. At the moment, Transpennine Express (TPE) operates hourly services between York and Scarborough, via Malton and Seamer. But David Skaith, the…...
Air Canada CEO stepping down after fatal LaGuardia plane crash — for issuing his apology in English
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (533+ words) Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is stepping down after facing heated backlash for a video statement he made almost entirely in English after a fatal plane crash earlier this month " snubbing Montreal's official language of French. Rousseau, who became CEO…...
Air Canada CEO to retire after condolence-video controversy
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (470+ words) The CEO of Air Canada will retire later this year, after being criticised for failing to speak French in a condolence video following last week's fatal collision at LaGuardia Airport that killed two of the airline's pilots. Michael Rousseau informed…...
How a ban on religious symbols has triggered a Canadian constitutional debate
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1010+ words) A controversial secularism law in Quebec is heading to Canada's Supreme Court - but the outcome will impact much more than religious expression in Canada, legal experts say. The case has the potential to test national unity and the balance between…...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney slams Air Canada CEO for English-only remarks after LaGuardia crash
1+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) Carney'told reporters that Rousseau had shown a lack of judgment and said he expected the'airline's board to make a statement. An'Air'Canada'jet'struck a fire truck'on Sunday night as it landed at New York's LaGuardia'airport, killing both pilots. Although'Air'Canada'is officially bilingual, Rousseau…...
Canadian school sparks controversy over ‘no food’ zones in cafeteria to serve Muslim students fasting for Ramadan
2+ week, 5+ day ago (432+ words) A school in Canada designated its cafeteria as a "no food space" to support fasting Muslim students during Ramadan " sparking a firestorm online as critics questioned the decree's fairness. The Fairview School in Calgary, Alberta shot into the spotlight after…...
Villages' GP surgery closes unexpectedly
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) Residents in two Lincolnshire villages are without a GP surgery after it closed unexpectedly due to the removal of its Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration. The Cliff Villages Medical Practice, which serves the villages of Navenby and Waddington, has not…...
Canadian Tourist Found Dead After ‘Drowning Accident’ on Dominican Republic Beach
4+ week, 2+ day ago (522+ words) The body of a Canadian tourist was recently found washed ashore in the Dominican Republic in the early morning hours of June 20 Dorian Christian MacDonald was last seen at around 2 a.m. local time on a beach walk, and his body was…...