PERTH (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone headed for Australia's Port Hedland, that has brought half the world's seaborne-traded iron ore to a halt, has in tensified and is set to make landfall late on Wednesday, threatening to flood inland mine operations and rail links. Weather warnings extend as far as 500 kms (310 miles) inland to the massive mining camps and towns of Tom Price, Mt Newman and Nullagine, operated by Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group. Hardest-hit areas could receive up to 600 millimeters, or 2 feet, of rain in 24 hours, said the Bureau of Meteorology. … Puerto Rico airport privatization deal lifts off
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico’s governor on Tuesday approved turning over the operations of Puerto Rico’s largest airport to a private company as part of an estimated $2.6 billion deal that began under his predecessor and has been fiercely protested.
New stats show jump in family class immigration to Canada last year
OTTAWA – New figures show a jump in family class immigration to Canada last year.
Former Montreal senior official forced to explain phone calls, Italian vacation
MONTREAL – A former senior supervisor at Montreal city hall is being forced to defend hundreds of phone conversations he had with different construction company bosses.
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