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Cameco and Brookfield Renewable form partnership to buy Westinghouse Electric

Cameco and Brookfield Renewable form partnership to buy Westinghouse Electric

SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. and Brookfield Renewable Partners have teamed up to buy Westinghouse Electric Co., one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, for US$4.5 billion plus assumed debt.
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Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea.
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Let's get serious about a Putin-era strategy for energy, economy, climate: Freeland

Let's get serious about a Putin-era strategy for energy, economy, climate: Freeland

WASHINGTON — Canada's deputy prime minister urged the world's democracies Tuesday to confront the hard economic truths of a perilous new world order and seek common cause in the shared values of prosperity, energy security, protecting the planet and
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As Alberta campaigns to attract workers, economists say the competition is healthy

As Alberta campaigns to attract workers, economists say the competition is healthy

OTTAWA — When Zeel Shah’s partner left Toronto for a job in Edmonton in 2018, the young couple had to decide which city offered the future they wanted for themselves.
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Football, dramas lead Nielsen's weekly top 20 list

Football, dramas lead Nielsen's weekly top 20 list

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's the Nielsen company's list of the 20 most-watched prime-time television programs for the week of Oct. 3-9: 1. NFL Football: Cincinnati at Baltimore, NBC, 15.88 million. 2. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 11.85 million. 3. NFL Football: L.
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UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime

UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N.
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Trudeau announces money for Quebec firm that produces minerals for electric cars

Trudeau announces money for Quebec firm that produces minerals for electric cars

SOREL-TRACY, Que. — Ottawa will invest $222 million to help a Quebec company increase production of critical minerals for goods such as electric cars and batteries while simultaneously cutting emissions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.
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S&P/TSX composite falls more than 350 points, following U.S. Monday drop

S&P/TSX composite falls more than 350 points, following U.S. Monday drop

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ended down more than 350 points Tuesday as it caught up to the U.S.’s Monday decline.
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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 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,216.68, down 366.45 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Down $2.50, or 3.32 per cent, to $72.86 on 16.
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Minister says Ont. electronic monitoring policy 'first step,' experts say gaps remain

Minister says Ont. electronic monitoring policy 'first step,' experts say gaps remain

TORONTO — Many Ontario employers must now have a policy detailing how and why they electronically monitor their employees, but experts say more is needed to address what some call "horrendous gaps" in privacy protections for workers.
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