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A project at Bridgeton Landfill that was supposed to intensify odors was postponed a day because of rain and the potential for strong storms Monday afternoon.
Republic Services Inc. was scheduled to begin removing sections of reinforced concrete pipe on Monday. The project is part of the company’s strategy to reduce odors related to smoldering deep […]

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The cost of living in the U.S. fell in April for a second month, the first back-to-back declines in inflation since late 2008, as fuel prices retreated.
The consumer-price index decreased 0.4 percent, the biggest decrease since December 2008, after falling 0.2 percent in March, according to Labor Department figures released today in Washington. Economists […]

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Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup.
The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Grand Cherokees and 2006 to 2010 Commanders.
U.S. safety regulators say cracks in a circuit board can cause a faulty signal as the SUVs are being started. If the vehicles shift into neutral they […]

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Intersection by intersection, Mayor Rob Ford’s Toronto is quietly becoming friendlier to pedestrians.
Since January 2010, nearly a year before Ford took office, city transportation workers have been modifying hundreds of traffic signals per year to give people more time to cross the street.
Toronto previously required pedestrians to walk at 1.2 metres per second to […]

The clothing label will pay an $882,000 penalty as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the Justice Department, and will give up roughly $735,000 in illicit profits and interest as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Between 2004 and 2009, Ralph Lauren’s Argentinian subsidiary bribed customs officials “to […]

General Motors plans to unveil a line of revamped midsize pickup trucks later this year with gas mileage and features designed to take sales from Toyota’s Tacoma.
The trucks will replace the aging Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. GM North America President Mark Reuss ((ROY-ss)) says they’ll be able to do 95 percent of the work […]

Samsung’s next flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, will hit Canada as early as April 27.
Mobile providers are now taking pre-orders for the new five-inch smartphone, Samsung’s rival to Apple’s iPhone.
Those who pre-order a phone, for about $200 on a three-year contract or $700 without a contract, should get it by the end of the month […]

It seems North American food doesn’t entirely agree with Mikhail Grabovski.
But regardless how well he’s feeling, the Leafs centre always plays a feisty game against the Montreal Canadiens. He’s says he’s ready to play against his former team on Saturday at the Air Canada Centre.
Grabovski, 29, stayed behind in New York to see a specialist […]