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New EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer

New EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Alberta distillery to stop making 4-litre vodka jugs after minister raises concern

Alberta distillery to stop making 4-litre vodka jugs after minister raises concern

EDMONTON — A distillery is halting production of discount four-litre vodka jugs after the Alberta minister responsible for the province's liquor industry called out the product for not being responsibly priced.
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B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'

B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'

VANCOUVER — The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret.
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Harvesters refusing to fish crab in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying price too low

Harvesters refusing to fish crab in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying price too low

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Crab fishing season has opened in most of Newfoundland and Labrador, but the union representing inshore harvesters says its members have left their boats tied up at the wharf.
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Tech experts hope federal AI funding will help quicken adoption, commercialization

Tech experts hope federal AI funding will help quicken adoption, commercialization

TORONTO — Tech experts are hopeful that more than two billion dollars in federal funding for Canada's artificial intelligence industry will accelerate the adoption of technology and help businesses commercialize AI products and services.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,260.30, down 4.08 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down 83 cents, or 1.03 per cent, to $79.80 on 14.
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S&P/TSX edges lower, U.S. stock markets mixed ahead of busy week

S&P/TSX edges lower, U.S. stock markets mixed ahead of busy week

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index dipped Monday while U.S. markets were mixed ahead of a busy week that will see lots of economic data, the start of U.S. earnings season, and a Bank of Canada interest rate decision.
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Stock market today: Wall Street holds at a virtual standstill following last week's sharp swerves

Stock market today: Wall Street holds at a virtual standstill following last week's sharp swerves

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes held at a virtual standstill Monday as trading calmed after a whirlwind couple of days left them a bit shy of their records. The S&P 500 edged down by 1.95 points, or less than 0.1%, to 5,202.39.
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Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Saskatchewan hockey team bus crash

Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Saskatchewan hockey team bus crash

CALGARY — A deportation hearing for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago has been scheduled for next month.
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Syncrude to pay $390,000 penalty for 2021 oilsands worker death

Syncrude to pay $390,000 penalty for 2021 oilsands worker death

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Oilsands operator Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $390,000 penalty in relation to the death of a worker in 2021. Syncrude — which is an oilsands joint venture majority-owned by Suncor Energy Inc.
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