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Domtar cuts 100 jobs at North Carolina fluff pulp mill
Quebec-based pulp and paper company will decrease plant’s output by almost 100,000 tonnes per year
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GM unveils revamped Chevy Equinox SUV to combat lagging sales
Current version of the Equinox is partly assembled in Ontario, but is struggling against competitors with sales down 18 per cent this year
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SNC signs nuclear deal to build Candu reactors with pair of Chinese companies
Deal could breathe new life into Canadian nuclear industry, help eliminate coal power plants in China and beyond
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Fertilizer giant Mosaic sued after waste material spills into Florida’s main aquifer
The company said a huge sinkhole opened up beneath a pile of waste material and a 215-million gallon storage pond. It was discovered by a worker on Aug. 27, but not made public until Sept. 11
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Nestle outbids small Ontario municipality to buy well for bottled water
Faced with competing offer last month, company matched price, waived conditions to finalize purchase of five-hectare well site
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3 dead in Tennessee factory shooting
A man entered a Thomas & Betts Corp. factory in Athens, Tenn. and started shooting first in the front office, later moving to the factory floor
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B.C. Premier Clark sees spike in approval; Ontario’s Wynne takes over bottom spot
Even Bran Wall’s enduring approval not untarnished in latest Angus Reid poll; most Canadian premiers endorsed by less than half of voters
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Brookfield buys Brazil pipeline system from Petrobras for US$5.2B
The pipelines will be operated by a subsidiary of Petrobras under a multi-year operations and maintenance contract
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Air Canada breaks ground on new $90M hangar at Toronto’s Pearson Airport
Expansion work at airline’s main hub includes construction of 127,000 square-foot hangar that will house five aircraft
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Six of 11 key Canadian industries must invest to meet growing U.S. demand
American recovery, lower Loonie offering “more promising market” for Canadian exporters, manufacturers than tough recent years, new report says