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Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau plans to retire. Rousseau had faced criticism over an English-only condolence message after a deadly crash this month at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The airline based in French-speaking Quebec said Monday that Rousseau told the board he will retire by the end of the third quarter. Two pilots died after an Air Canada Jazz flight from Montreal hit a fire truck on the runway. One pilot was a French-speaking Quebecer. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier François Legault criticized the airline CEO's English-only message. Hundreds have complained to Canada’s language watchdog.