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Andrew Iacobucci named new RONA Inc. CEO one day after company announces job cuts

Andrew Iacobucci named new RONA Inc. CEO one day after company announces job cuts

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — RONA Inc. says Andrew Iacobucci is taking the helm as the company's new CEO.
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Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

MONTREAL — Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected to be allowed home on Sunday, the town's mayor said.
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Montreal's Lance Stroll aiming for best result at home Grand Prix

Montreal's Lance Stroll aiming for best result at home Grand Prix

MONTREAL — Lance Stroll feelshe'sfinally driving a car that can compete with the best on home soil.
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Dominant Verstappen motivated as the heavy favourite at Canadian Grand Prix

Dominant Verstappen motivated as the heavy favourite at Canadian Grand Prix

MONTREAL — Red Bull's Max Verstappen is so far ahead of the pack in the Formula One standings he recently expressed a desire for more competition. But whether that happens or not won’t affect his ambition to win.
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RONA Inc. getting rid of 500 jobs across Canada, citing 'new market realities'

RONA Inc. getting rid of 500 jobs across Canada, citing 'new market realities'

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — RONA Inc. says it's eliminating 500 jobs across Canada in a bid to simplify its organizational structure. The Boucherville, Que.
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Ottawa confirms land expropriations for rail bypass after Lac-Mégantic tragedy

Ottawa confirms land expropriations for rail bypass after Lac-Mégantic tragedy

MONTREAL — Residents who will lose land after the federal government expropriates properties in and around Lac-Mégantic, Que., for rail bypass say they are mulling a legal challenge.
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Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths

Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths

MONTREAL — For more than 50 years, two Innu families have been haunted by the question of whether their children actually died in a Quebec hospital and whether the coffins they were given really contained their child's remains.
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Quebec firefighters struggling to control wildfires in northern, western regions

Quebec firefighters struggling to control wildfires in northern, western regions

QUEBEC — Officials say firefighters are still struggling to control wildfires in two Quebec regions as the situation has improved in the rest of the province.
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Remparts name Gagné GM, Bouchard assistant GM after departure of Patrick Roy

Remparts name Gagné GM, Bouchard assistant GM after departure of Patrick Roy

QUEBEC — The Quebec Remparts have started to rebuild after this week's departures of head coach and general manager Patrick Roy and president Jacques Tanguay.
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Tentative deal reached to end long-running strike that has closed Montreal cemetery

Tentative deal reached to end long-running strike that has closed Montreal cemetery

MONTREAL — Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet says a resolution has been reached in the months-long standoff between workers and management at Canada's largest cemetery.
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