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Quebec uses online business directory to encourage consumers to buy local

by Emma Jacobs
Jul 30, 2020
Le Panier Bleu is meant to help local stores compete with online retail giants.
Almost 20,000 businesses had signed up to be featured on the site as of June.
Sebastien St-Jean/AFP via Getty Images
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Canada's Aluminum Valley grapples with U.S. tariffs

by Emma Jacobs
Sep 17, 2018
A 50-mile stretch along the Saguenay River in Quebec produces roughly half of Canada's aluminum; residents are anxious.
Rio Tinto ships raw material and finished ingots in and out of its own port facility on the bay of the Saguenay River, which flows out to the Saint Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Cirque du Soleil sells to private equity groups

by Kai Ryssdal and Gina Delvac
Apr 20, 2015
A $1.5 billion sale is far from the group's humble origins.
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