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The $135M plan to build Canada’s largest sugar processing plant in Hamilton, Ont.

A large North American producer has revealed an ambitious plan to construct Canada’s largest sugar processing plant in Hamilton, Ont. SucroCan Sourcing says a $135-million investment in a new refinery will equate to the production of some one million metric tonnes of sugar per year at a forthcoming Pier 15 …

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Meet 2024’s New Year’s babies from Alberta’s 3 largest cities

The first baby to be born in Alberta in 2024 gave her family a dramatic countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve by being born at exactly 12 a.m. on Jan. 1. Alberta Health Services has announced the first three babies to be born in Alberta’s three largest cities and …

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Groundbreaking ceremony held for Canada’s largest urban reserve in Winnipeg – Winnipeg

It’s a time of celebration and hope for Winnipeggers, Manitobans and Canadians. Today, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site of the former Kapyong Barracks, heralding construction on a massive development project that will see the land transformed into Canada’s largest urban reserve: Naawi-Oodena. “The centre of the heart, …

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Federal probe angers one of Canada’s largest mortgage broker networks 

The company that operates one of Canada’s largest networks of residential mortgage brokerage firms is under federal investigation amid allegations it has adopted anti-competitive business practices to thwart an emerging rival. The Competition Bureau is investigating Dominion Lending Centres Inc. (DLC), a company whose franchise network includes 7,981 brokers working in 10 provinces through 544 franchises. Collectively, DLC brokers helped Canadians get $140 billion in home loans in 2021 and 2022. In an interview, Dominion Lending …

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An inside look at the ER of Canada’s largest pediatric hospital as RSV surges

It’s the exhaustion on parents’ faces that hits you first. CBC News got exclusive access to the emergency department and ICU at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, Canada’s largest pediatric medical centre, as it and other hospitals across the country grapple with what one doctor called “a perfect storm” of …

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Family physician sentenced to 4-year prison term for largest doctor billing fraud in Alberta history

An Edmonton family physician has been sentenced to four years in prison for a crime described as the largest billing fraud by a doctor in Alberta history. In 2016, Dr. Yifei Shi billed Alberta Health for a total of $1,388,862. According to an agreed statement of facts entered in Court of King’s …

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Russian missile strikes town near Ukraine’s 2nd largest nuclear plant, wounding 12, Ukraine officials say

A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the months-long war, Ukrainian officials said. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram messaging app …

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Sing Tao, Canada’s largest Chinese-language newspaper, to end print edition

Canada’s largest Chinese-language newspaper will stop publishing its print edition next month after more than four decades in operation. The print edition of Sing Tao Daily, which publishes in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary, will end on Aug. 28, putting 83 people out of work.  In a statement, Sing Tao Media Group, which …

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Firefighters struggle to contain McKinney wildfire, California’s largest this year

Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday as they sought to protect remote communities. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected …

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