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  • n  English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
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  • Mark Parent in Cape Breton Post
    This act provides certainty to workers, Nova Scotians, Xstrata Donkin Coal Development Alliance, and our federal colleagues that we are committed to operating a safe and efficient mine,said Labour Minister Mark Parent. "It provides clarity...

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