Zoom Airlines passengers were left stranded Thursday after the Ottawa-based company suddenly suspended operations. The company has begun insolvency action in Canadian and British courts.

The death toll from Tropical Storm Gustav is at 59 as the storm swerves across Jamaica - and may have its sights set on New Orleans.

"Eight is enough," Barack Obama said as he accepted the Democratic Party nomination Thursday night and vowed to fix the failed policies of incumbent U.S. President George W. Bush.

The number of deaths in Canada being blamed on a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis has grown from five to eight. The Public Health Agency of Canada said all three of the latest victims are from Ontario.

Though the election writ has not yet been dropped, the Conservatives have launched their first campaign-style television ad.