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CaribPR Wire, CALGARY, Alberta, April 13, 2021: Parkland Corporation (“Parkland”) (TSX:PKI) announced today the closing of its previously announced private offering (the “offering”) of US$800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the “notes”). Parkland will use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem all […]

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Congress cracks down on civil rights for blacks

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1922

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