Tamils in Canada vote for independent homeland in Sri LankaMontreal,QUEBEC - Sri Lankan Tamils living in Canada have overwhelmingly voted “yes” for an independent homeland in a referendum held Saturday. Air Canada starts trial use of in-flight Internet access on Toronto-LA route
Air Canada starts trial use of in-flight Internet Bombardier CEO says they’ll further reduce aircraft production
Bombardier expects production cuts MONTREAL — Bombardier’s CEO says employees should expect additional aircraft production cuts that may lead to more layoffs as the plane and train maker adjusts to dwindling demand. Hydro-Quebec says proposed energy deal will expand its power exports to the US
Hydro-Quebec buying energy transmission assets Hydro-Quebec agrees to proposed energy deal that will expand its power exports to the US
Hydro-Quebec agrees to buy more energy assets Canada’s first war crimes convict sentenced to life for his role in Rwandan slaughter
Life sentence for Rwandan convicted of war crimes Quebec City mayor speaks with NHL commissioner about possible return of Nordiques to leagueQUEBEC CITY, Quebec — The mayor of Quebec City has spoken with the NHL about the possible return of the Nordiques to the NHL. Terror suspect convicted of terrorism-related charges in Austrian-Canadian plotMONTREAL — A Canadian resident was convicted on Thursday of four terrorism-related charges for plotting attacks in Germany and Austria in order to get the NATO nations to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Pratt & Whitney Canada cuts 410 Quebec jobs in response to business jet market declineHARTFORD, Conn. — Jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada said Wednesday it will lay off more than 400 workers by next year in response to the steep decline in corporate jet purchases. What’s the scoop? Upstate NY group pilots composting program to rid dog park of pooch poopITHACA, N.Y. — A group of upstate New York dog owners thinks it has a can-do plan to profitably compost the tons of dog doo left behind by the roughly 50,000 canines that use the city’s pooch park each year. Canadian civil rights watchdog criticizes 2010 Winter Olympic Games controlled protest zonesVANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian civil rights watchdog group says protest zones at the Vancouver Games will increase the chances of Olympic demonstrators clashing with police. North America backs islands’ effort to use ozone treaty to cut greenhouse gasesUNITED NATIONS — Small island nations gained North America’s powerful backing Tuesday for a plan to convert the U.N. ozone treaty into a tool for phasing out some of the globe’s most powerful climate-warming gases. Quebec politicians to boycott anniversary of British, French battle over terror group roleMONTREAL — Politicians in Quebec are refusing to attend an event marking the 250th anniversary of a battle between the French and British that paved the way for Canada’s creation because of plans for the reading of a terror group’s manifesto at the celebration. North America’s biggest French-language newspaper La Presse threatens to cease publicationTORONTO — The publisher of North America’s biggest French-language newspaper, La Presse, said Thursday the publication may cease operations on Dec. 1 if the paper is unable to significantly cut costs. Kenny Wallace thanks fans, but it’s business as usual for the No. 28 Border Patrol carMONTREAL — The back bumper of Kenny Wallace’s No. 28 had “Merci Fans!” emblazoned across it on Saturday and thousands of names in tiny black letters were all over the bright red Border Patrol Chevy. Former hockey coach Jacques Demers, illiterate most of his life, appointed to Canada’s SenateMONTREAL — Jacques Demers, the Stanley Cup-winning coach who has spoken frankly about his lifelong battle with illiteracy, was appointed Thursday to the Canadian Senate. Canadian pacifist, social advocate Muriel Duckworth dies at 100HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canadian activist Muriel Duckworth, a passionate pacifist who for decades was an advocate for women’s rights and social justice, has died. She was 100. Canada’s Bombardier axes jet orders from Jet RepublicMONTREAL — Bombardier Aerospace has terminated an order from Jet Republic for up to 110 jets. Montreal mayor says tentative deal reached for Formula One to return to city in 2010MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor says a tentative deal has been reached to return Formula One racing to the city in 2010. Boston gears up for new bike-sharing program; in talks with Montreal-based companyBOSTON — Boston officials are hoping to reach a final decision with a Canadian company to create what would be the largest, urban bike-sharing system in the U.S. Canadian divers think they have located wreckage of US Air Force plane lost in 1942LONGUE-POINTE-DE-MINGAN, Quebec — Canadian divers have stumbled upon what they believe is the wreckage of a U.S. Army air force amphibious plane that went down in the St. Lawrence River in 1942. Understanding emphyteutic lease
Countries talk phase-down of HFC greenhouse gases for first time, but far from agreementGENEVA — The first talks among governments about how to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a class of powerful greenhouse gases commonly used as coolants in refrigerators and air conditioners, have been promising, officials said Friday. Engineering marvel opened Great Lakes trade, observes 50th anniversary far from spotlightMASSENA, N.Y. — Working 90 feet above the ground, pouring buckets of concrete that would harden into a 195-foot-high dam the length of 11 football fields, a teenage Frank Wicks knew even then he wasn’t on just another job. Montreal woman sentenced to 15 years for drowning 8-year-old son in VermontNORTH HERO, Vt. — A Vermont judge has sentenced a Montreal woman to 15 years in prison for drowning her young son three years ago. Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Michael Jackson at Montreal jazz festivalMONTREAL — Stevie Wonder tinkered with the words of one of his biggest hits on Tuesday to honor Michael Jackson at Montreal’s international jazz festival. Rangers deal C Scott Gomez to Canadiens for Higgins and 2 others in 6-player deal.NEW YORK — Scott Gomez’s brief New York tenure ended Tuesday when the star center was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a six-player deal. NY’s Old Fort Niagara marks 250th anniversary of 1759 siege with battle re-enactmentYOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — Fort Niagara still looks like a tough nut to crack. Canadian flight training firm CAE to cut 10 percent of work force, 700 jobsMONTREAL — The Canadian flight training company CAE Inc. is slashing 700 jobs, or 10 percent of its work force, in anticipation of a drop-off in orders from the civil aviation sector. US supports reducing climate-warming gases, but won’t propose it under UN ozone treatyUNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration called hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners “a very significant” threat to climate change Monday, and expressed a preference for drastically reducing HFCs that are promoted under the U.N.’s ozone treaty rather than phasing them out entirely. |
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An Emphyteutic lease is a type of real estate contract specifying that the lessee must improve the property with construction. The term is commonly used in Quebec. These sorts of leases are usually associated with government properties.
