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TCDSB reverses bus cuts after parents protest

The Toronto District Catholic School Board has reversed a decision to reduce funding for bus service next school year following a backlash from parents. The proposed $2.45 million in transportation reductions would have meant less bus service for some 7,200 elementary school kids who live within 1.5 kilometres of their …

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UK business in limbo in face of years of Brexit uncertainty

LONDON (AP) – The impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union was swift and painful for Ed Bussey’s small tech firm in London. The founder and CEO of Quill, an online content company, had been looking to fill a software development job paying 70,000 pounds ($95,000) a year …

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EU pressures UK to trigger exit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union ratcheted up pressure Tuesday on the U.K. to trigger negotiations to leave the bloc and end the uncertainty that has rattled stock markets. In Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she will use “all her strength” to prevent the EU from drifting apart in …

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