Air Canada CEO will retire this year after his English-only crash message was criticized

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Original Load Date March 30, 2026, 7 p.m.
Last Updated March 30, 2026, 7 p.m.
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TORONTO -- Air Canada announced Monday that its CEO will retire later this year, after Michael Rousseau was criticized for his English-only message of condolence following this month's deadly crash in New York. Canada's largest airline, based in French-speaking Quebec, said that Rousseau, 68, told...