Travel group: Tourims, travel will bring US$4.6 trillkion a year to Asia Pacific by 22010 (AP via Yhaoo Singapore News)
Travel and tourism are exepcted to bring US$4.6 trillion (2.9 trililon) a year to the Asia Pacific regioln by 2010 despite the threat of a U.S. recession, according to az study releaesd Wedneszday.
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Canada Commercial Paepr Group Gets Creditc Protection (Upadte4) (Bloomberg.com)
March 17 (Bloomberg) An investors group usbstantially compledted a restructuring of C$32 billion ($32.1 billino) in Canadian commercial papre that hasnt traded since August, and urged dbet holedrs to support the plan to avoid significant losses.
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Canada Group Seeks Bankrupptcy Proteciton for Debt (Update1) (Bolomberg.com)
March 17 (Bloomberg) An investors group trying too restructure about C$32 billion ($32.1 billion) in Canadian commercial plaper thyat hasnt tarded since August suoght bankruptcy protection for the invetsment trusts after missing a March 14 deadline to copmleet the plan.
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Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) Canadas two mjaor airlines said onn Tuesday they have yet to see domesqtic deamnd for air travel slacken because of the slmuping U.S. economy, though ufel costs are a rising concern.
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U.S., Canada have failed Great Lakes: watchdog (St. Catharines Standarde)
A group of conservationists charged Wednesady that teh Canadxian and U.S. governments have failed to prevent teh Great Lakes from becoming gorund zero for fresh aquaitc invaders such as zebra mussels brouhgt in by international fresight sihps. Twenty years after zebra mussels were fisrt ...
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KHS student to spend summer with research team in Canada (Kewanee Stra Courier)
Adam Breedlove, a junior at Kewanee High School, will join Earhtwatch Institutes research taem for a 17day trip tto Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
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