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• Construction company in Guelph, Ont. laying off 80 workers The Canadian Press - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

  GUELPH, Ont. - A construction company in Guelph, Ont. is laying off over 80 employees.

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  British Airways crew launches 3-day strike, forcing airline to cancel thousands of flights The Canadian Press - Sat Mar 20, 6:58 PM

  LONDON - Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.

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  British Airways strike bites but passengers fly AFP - Sat Mar 20, 5:07 PM

  LONDON (AFP) - British Airways cabin crew began a three-day strike Saturday which will force the cancellation of hundreds of flights, but the airline said many of its passengers were able to travel.

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  Ecuador will not forget China's "mistreatment": president AFP - Sat Mar 20, 4:20 PM

  QUITO (AFP) - Ecuador will not forget the "mistreatment" by China in failed talks to finance a hydroelectric station, President Rafael Correa said Saturday, threatening to seek financing from Taiwan.

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  Spain moves to save 3bln euros a year on energy AFP - Sat Mar 20, 3:57 PM

  MADRID (AFP) - Spain's prime minister Saturday announced a plan to save some three billion euros (four billion dollars) a year on the state's energy bill in a further move to tackle the country's economic crisis.

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