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Giant Hawaii telescope to focus on big unknowns of universe
Activists have fought the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, a $1.4 billion project that is a decade away from being built
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Canada added 30,400 jobs in June: ADP report
The report measures the change in total nonfarm payroll employment each month. Manufacturing registered no change
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Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for B.C. refinery as gas prices soar
An economist said that there have been several business cases circulating for additional refineries in the province, but were not based on meeting local demand
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$79M for buses in B.C. as part of federal, provincial, municipal investment: PM
The federal and provincial governments have each contributed $31 million for the new buses while municipalities are pitching in $16 million
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Andrew Scheer’s pledge to review new Food Guide challenged by health community
The Conservative leader’s remarks are viewed as currying political favour from members of the dairy industry
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Trudeau, Tusk take aim at Trump, and fixing WTO at Canada EU summit
Trudeau and Tusk said they want to preserve a World Trade Organization appeals panel that will stand still if Washington fails to appoint new members
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Justin Trudeau takes aim at NDP over EU Canada trade pact as summit wraps up
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, along with Green Leader Elizabeth May and five other Canadian and Quebec politicians take issue with the CETA arrangements
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Critics and industry clash over accuracy of Alberta well cleanup cost estimates
An Alberta coalition says oil and gas producers are lowballing the cost to clean up their wellsites. On the flip side, are they overstating the numbers?
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$47M settlement reached in deadly St. Louis boiler explosion
The nearly 900-kilogram tank exploded inside the Loy-Lange plant, flew into nearby Faultless Healthcare Linen, killing four people
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Barrick Gold reaches deal for Acacia Mining after raising offer for company
Barrick will swap 0.168 of a Barrick share for each share of Acacia in a transaction that values the company at about $1.56 billion
