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Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase

Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase

OTTAWA — The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase after six years of demolition, primary excavation and abatement. The renovation is estimated to cost between $4.5 billion and $5 billion.
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Springbank Farm donates over a ton of produce to Cambridge Food Bank

Springbank Farm donates over a ton of produce to Cambridge Food Bank

That's over 300 pounds more than last year
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AtkinsRéalis touts 'nuclear prowess' amid record backlog, reports Q3 revenue up

AtkinsRéalis touts 'nuclear prowess' amid record backlog, reports Q3 revenue up

AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. continued to tout its nuclear business as one of the keys to its growth strategy amid a record-high backlog last quarter. The engineering services firm says its services backlog stood at $16.84 billion as of Sept.
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Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America

Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and began lashing the sparsely-populated Caribbean coast of Honduras with heavy rain.
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Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Energy stocks boost S&P/TSX composite Thursday, U.S. stock markets down

Energy stocks boost S&P/TSX composite Thursday, U.S. stock markets down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index continued to rise Thursday, boosted by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 60.65 points at 25,049.67.
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Ontario signs $100M deal with Elon Musk's Starlink system

Ontario signs $100M deal with Elon Musk's Starlink system

Premier Doug Ford's government has signed a $100-million deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote residents in rural and northern Ontario.
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'Extremely hard': Community, family mourn man fatally shot by Hamilton police

'Extremely hard': Community, family mourn man fatally shot by Hamilton police

A close friend of a man who was fatally shot by Hamilton police over the weekend says he witnessed Erixon Kabera's last moments in hospital, and is now joining calls for a thorough investigation into his death.
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Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order

Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order

LONGUEUIL, Que. — People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed on Thursday after a train derailed in the morning, spilling an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide.
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Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool. The S&P 500 dipped 0.6% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.6%.
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