Fort McMurray suffers growing pains

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Fort McMurray's economic boom is starting to buckle under the weight of its own affluence: higher rents; housing shortages; soaring mortgages; crime; increased business costs; and a swelling 20 percent annual increase in the population.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development, Urban Planning & Develop-Local, Social aspects, Economic aspects, Urban planning, Community development, Fort McMurray, Alberta

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Agricore and UGG agree to merge

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Agricore Co-operative Ltd. and United Grain Growers Ltd. will merge, forming Canada's largest grain handling company.

Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Grains, Oilseed and Grain Farming, Cash Grains, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Grain industry, United Grain Growers Ltd., Agricore United

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Foreign lands lure Canada's energy firms

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The trend by Canadian oil and gas companies towards operations in foreign countries is discussed.

Foreign operations, PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS, Energy, Utilities, Brief Article, Energy industries, Power resources, Energy industry

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