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Friday, June 25, 2010

Syncrude guilty in Alberta duck deaths

Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it faced in connection with the deaths of 1,600 ducks in April 2008 at a tailings pond in northern Alberta. The provincial court judge hearing the case rejected Syncrude's "due diligence" defence.

Click here to read CBC's story on the verdict: CBC Edmonton.

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