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Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Seen: Province boosts power of Ontario Energy Board
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Happening: Charges filed over ‘misuse’ of patient information at 2 hospitals
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Microsoft to build data centres in Toronto, Quebec
Company's investment geared to developing Canadian cloud computing, a market that is expected to see spending by the public grow to $2.5 billion next year. ...
Province ‘pleased’ with $15.6 billion tobacco ruling in Quebec
Associate Minister of Health Dipika Damerla says government lawyers will review the decision because the province has a 'similar' $50-billion case before the courts. ...
Ontario pension puts auto industry at further risk, Tories warn
'The industry won’t be able to survive,' interim PC MPP Jim Wilson says, as party cites Chamber of Commerce letter asking government to clarify just what is a private pension plan that's 'comparable' to ORPP. ...
Seen: CPP board buys stake in Spanish mall for $311 million
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Tobacco producers to appeal Quebec Superior Court judgment
In breaking down the damage award, the court allocates $10.5 billion of the costs to Imperial, $3.1 billion to Rothmans Benson & Hedges and $2 billion to JTI-MacDonald Corp. ...
New federal law aims to reduce corruption in mining industry
The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act that came into effect today requires Canadian extractive companies to publicize their payments to foreign governments. ...
Happening: 2015 Ontario Savings Bonds hit the market
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