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Algoma Steel says structure collapse Saturday disrupted coke production, no injuries

Algoma Steel says structure collapse Saturday disrupted coke production, no injuries

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. says a structure supporting utilities piping at its coke-making plant collapsed on Saturday.
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TSX edges higher, U.S. stocks continue march higher after recent record high

TSX edges higher, U.S. stocks continue march higher after recent record high

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged higher Monday, while U.S. markets continued to rise after the S&P 500 ended last week at a record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 17.78 points at 20,924.30.
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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher and adds to its record high

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher and adds to its record high

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose again to build on its all-time high reached last week. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%.
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Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks, US Navy's Mideast chief tells AP

Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks, US Navy's Mideast chief tells AP

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen's Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel's war against Hamas , the U.S. Navy's top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday. Vice Adm.
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Accelerator Plug and Play entering Canadian fintech market

Accelerator Plug and Play entering Canadian fintech market

TORONTO — Global startup accelerator Plug and Play is entering Canada's fintech market with Visa Canada as a founding sponsor.
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Activist investor calls for board overhaul at Parkland Corp. in wake of resignations

Activist investor calls for board overhaul at Parkland Corp. in wake of resignations

CALGARY — An activist investor is calling for a complete board overhaul at Parkland Corp. following the recent resignations of two of the company's board members.
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Federal corporations to start filing beneficial ownership info with government

Federal corporations to start filing beneficial ownership info with government

OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says federal corporations are now required to file beneficial ownership information with Corporations Canada and that some of this information will be made available publicly.
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Gildan and Browning West fight over special shareholder meeting request

Gildan and Browning West fight over special shareholder meeting request

MONTREAL — Gildan Activewear Inc. has accused a U.S. investment fund of breaking U.S.
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Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists

Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists

CALGARY — Nearly a century after the mass agricultural disaster known as the Dirty '30s, drought conditions on the Prairies are once again raising the risk that farmers' valuable topsoil will go blowing in the wind.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: CN results Canadian National Railway Co. will report its fourth-quarter results after markets close on Tuesday.
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