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A chrysotile (asbestos) rock is displayed in the office of Jeffrey Mine Inc. owner Bernard Coulombe (in background), in the town of Asbestos, Quebec, 170 kilometres east of Montreal.
 
The owner of the Jeffrey mine in Asbestos says he has finally found a partner to invest in his project to expand the mine underground. The development could mean Canada will be involved in the controversial business of exporting the controversial fibre to developing countries for the next 20 years.
 
 

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An Alberta judge has accepted a $3.2-million creative sentence for Syncrude Canada Ltd. on charges stemming from the deaths of more than 1,600 ducks on one of its oilsands waste ponds two years ago.
 
 
 
The Toronto Stock Exchange appeared to be on track to post its first weekly decline in six weeks on Friday, until a late-day rally gave it enough of a boost to close slightly better than flat for its sixth-straight weekly gain.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Gaz Métro, the Quebec natural gas distributor, said Friday that North American reserves have remained...
 
 
 
Honeywell International Inc., the U.S.-based maker of flight controls, auxiliary jet engines and industrial...
 
 
 
Canada¿s index of leading economic indicators fell in September for the first decline since April 2009...
 
 
 
Bellwether Caterpillar Inc., the world¿s biggest builder of construction and mining equipment, Thursday...
 
 
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Spike in gas prices temporary: experts

The 10-cent price jump at gas pumps yesterday was temporary and it won't last, say people in the know...


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If the reviews hold true, the Quebec-designed ExoPC will give Apple's iPad a run for its money.
 
 
 
Retail chain's branding miscue latest example of 'ritual corporate disembowelment'
 
 
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A fan painted with the Nordiques colors cheers during the Blue March rally on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City on Oct 2. The march was held to put pressure on the federal government to invest $175 million on a NHL-calibre hockey arena in Quebec City and help bring back an NHL team.

Quebec City arena project could be new national dream

At a time when Quebec City is pushing Ottawa to pay a 45-per cent share in a new $400-million arena ...


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Replay our forum on the future of urban transportation

Smart Shift's panel of experts explores solutions to the growing demands of transportation in Canada...


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Downside defence ... at a cost

A fully financed, leveraged stock market program with downside protection is making waves in Canada ...


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Your options in the brave new real estate world

How would you sell your house today if it was on the market? Would you use a real estate agent or go...


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Irresponsible spending continues, thank goodness

Phew. For a while there, it looked as if Canadian consumers were doing all too good a job of responding to the ominous warnings from Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney that they had run up too darned much debt.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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