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Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $277M in Que. biofuels facility

CALGARY — The Canada Infrastructure Bank is making its first investment in low-carbon fuels, committing $277 million to a biofuels facility under construction in Varennes, Que.
Taron Egerton slots Tetris story into place in new biopic

Taron Egerton slots Tetris story into place in new biopic

The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think.
Review: Prohibition-era tale ‘Hang the Moon’ goes down easy

Review: Prohibition-era tale ‘Hang the Moon’ goes down easy

“Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) Jeannette Walls burst on the scene with her intensely personal memoir “The Glass Castle” in 2005.
Dye & Durham considering possible spin out of TM Group in addition to sale option

Dye & Durham considering possible spin out of TM Group in addition to sale option

TORONTO — Dye & Durham Ltd. says it is considering spinning out its TM Group business in addition to a possible sale after agreeing with the United Kingdom's competition regulator last year that it would dispose of the business.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43

Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43

NEW YORK (AP) — Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia. He was 43.
Onex to reduce proposed sunset provision for multiple-voting shares

Onex to reduce proposed sunset provision for multiple-voting shares

TORONTO — Onex Corp. says it is shortening the proposed sunset provision for its multiple-voting shares to three years from its initial plan for five.
Whitney Houston's family wants to highlight her gospel roots

Whitney Houston's family wants to highlight her gospel roots

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston’s brother remembers when his young sister listened to their mother during gospel rehearsals before she mimicked every tune that was sung.
Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to the public on Monday when its workers took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government's unpopular pension reform plans.
Saudi Aramco to invest billions in Chinese petrochemicals

Saudi Aramco to invest billions in Chinese petrochemicals

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco will invest billions of dollars in China's downstream petrochemicals industry, including the construction of a new refinery, the company said in deals announced Sunday and Monday
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 2-8

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 2-8

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 2-8: April 2: Actor Linda Hunt is 78. Actor Sam Anderson (“Lost,” ″ER,” ″Perfect Strangers”) is 76. Singer Emmylou Harris is 76. Actor Pamela Reed is 74. Drummer Dave Robinson of The Cars is 74.
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