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Buy America: How Biden's Made-in-America plan could impact Canadian companies
January 20, 2021 - 1:00 AM

Canadian companies that bid on American government contracts could be cut out of the procurement process if Joe Biden follows through on his Buy American plan after he becomes U.S. president today, according to business and trade experts.
As Gaza deteriorates, Israel turns to world for help
February 15, 2018 - 6:49 AM

GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Four years ago, Israel inflicted heavy damage on Gaza's infrastructure during a bruising 50-day war with Hamas militants. Now, fearing a humanitarian disaster on its doorstep, it's appealing to the world to fund a series of big-ticket development projects in the war-battered strip.
Toledo mayor: Water ban to continue after new test results cause some concerns
August 04, 2014 - 12:53 AM

TOLEDO, Ohio - New tests Sunday showed some toxins still contaminating Lake Erie, leaving regional water supplies off limits and some 400,000 residents in parts of Ohio and Michigan headed into a third day of scrambling to stock up on drinking, cooking and bathing water.
Army Corps report offers 8 alternatives to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
January 06, 2014 - 5:51 PM

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A federal agency sent Congress a list of alternatives Monday for shielding the Great Lakes from an invasion by Asian carp that could devastate native fish, including construction projects in Chicago waterways that could cost more than $18 billion and take 25 years to complete.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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Buy America: How Biden's Made-in-America plan could impact Canadian companies

As Gaza deteriorates, Israel turns to world for help

Toledo mayor: Water ban to continue after new test results cause some concerns

Army Corps report offers 8 alternatives to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes

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