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Canada

After industry boom, Quebec distilleries fight for space on liquor store shelves

Starting with locally grown corn, Samuel Gaudette transforms grain into alcohol, then adds ingredients such as juniper berries, Labrador tea and common…

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Nova Scotia

Water system upgrades for West Hants announced amid development boom

West Hants Regional Municipality is awash in cash following a government announcement Tuesday that will allow it to double the…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. craft breweries closing, restructuring after industry boom

After boom times for craft breweries in Nova Scotia, the taps are running dry for some.  Serpent Brewing in Spryfield shut its doors…

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Nova Scotia

Membertou feels crunch of not enough contractors to handle housing boom

There is good news and bad news for housing in Membertou, N.S. The First Nation has funding for a record number…

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Canada

Romance novel boom spurs new bricks-and-mortar bookstores in Alberta

Kelsey Orlecki sweeps around the room at her bookstore, pointing to the different sections where she’s lining up colourful paperbacks.…

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Canada

Mining claim ‘boom’ pits prospectors against public in suburban Gatineau

The head of a Montreal-based mineral exploration company is reassuring hundreds of residents of Gatineau, Que., that it has no immediate plans…

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Business

What’s behind Ontario’s alpaca agri-tourism boom?

Agri-tourism draws thousands of people from Ontario out of cities and into the countryside every year to enjoy and learn about…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. premier says benefits of population boom outweigh challenges

This story is part of an ongoing CBC Nova Scotia series examining how the province is managing its record-setting population…

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Canada

The demand for biofuels is driving a Canadian boom. But will US subsidies drive investment south?

Canada’s biofuel industry is seeing a surge in investment, boosted by growing global demand for biofuel and, in particular, the…

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