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The future will be bright for nuclear power in Ontario if the Progressive Conservatives win the provincial election in October, party leader John Tory said. Tory said Wednesday night that, if elected,his party would move quickly to increase the number of nuclear power plants in the province, to meet future energy needs and help curb the use of polluting coal-fired plants. He accused Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government of purposely underestimating the number ofgenerating stations...

Norway April adjusted jobless 47,961 vs revised 49,267 in March

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - The number of registered jobless in Norway at the end of April was 47,961 after seasonal adjustments, down from a revised 49,267 in March, the labour directorate said.

In absolute figures, the number of registered jobless was 47,296, or 2.0 pct of the workforce, down from 2.1 pct the previous month.

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