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Ontario film, TV production soar but risks remain

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 15 days ago

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto, long a movie stand-in for New York, has led Ontario to an impressive rebound in the cutthroat film and television sector, but a strong Canadian dollar could dull the region's competitive edge. The industry spent nearly C$1 billion ...

Sustainable Energy bets on Ontario solar market

Reuters Environmental Online Report 17 days ago

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd, a solar equipment maker that recently relocated to Toronto from Calgary, may soon land its first large-scale orders in its new home province, the world's newest "go-to" region for solar power. The company, whose shares ...

Stomach bugs up risk of heartburn woes years later

Reuters US Online Report Health News 21 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A serious bout with a tummy bug may mean heartburn years later, new research shows. Serious bacterial or viral infections of the digestive system-known medically as infectious gastroenteritis-may lead to some cases of irritable bowel syndrome, possibly ...

Weekly Jobless Claims Surprisingly Rise

Getty Images 22 days ago

ONTARIO, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Job seekers and employers come together at the Inland Empire Career Fair on February 25, 2010 in Ontario, California. The Labor Department has announced that first-time claims for unemployment insurance rose by 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted ...

U.S. bedmaker Simmons seen filing for Chapter 11: report

Reuters US Online Report Business News 22 days ago

<div><p>(Reuters) - U.S. bedmaker Simmons Co is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under a plan where it will be sold to Ares Management LLC, a private-equity fund, and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, the Wall Street Journal said, citing ...

Ontario files $50 billion suit versus tobacco companies

Reuters US Online Report Health News 22 days ago

<div><p>TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit seeking C$50 billion ($45.9 billion) in damages from tobacco companies for healthcare costs incurred by taxpayers since 1955.</p><p>In doing so, Ontario became the third of Canada's ...

Canada's largest province sues tobacco firms

AFP American Edition 22 days ago

<div><p>Canada's Ontario province filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a group of tobacco companies to recoup 50 billion Canadian dollars (46 billion US) in smoking-related health care costs.</p><p>The claim represents the health care costs borne by Ontario taxpayers since 1995, the Ontario government ...

Ontario files suit against tobacco industry

AP Features 22 days ago

<div><p>The Canadian province of Ontario said Tuesday it is suing the tobacco industry in a bid to recover billions of dollars in smoking-related health care costs.</p><p>The lawsuit seeks 50 billion Canadian dollars ($46 billion) from a dozen Canadian companies and their corporate ...

Canada's Quebec province to sue tobacco companies

AFP American Edition 22 days ago

<div><p>The government of Canada's Quebec province is poised to sue tobacco companies to recover the costs of treating sick smokers, its health minister told public broadcaster Radio-Canada Monday.</p><p>Health Minister Yves Bolduc did not specify the amount to be claimed in the lawsuit, ...

Canadian trucker fined for smoking on the job

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough 22 days ago

<div><p>TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.</p><p>A police officer saw the 48-year-old trucker driving on a highway in southwestern Ontario with a ...

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