Canso
Americannoun
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Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
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Also called Gut of Canso. Strait of, a channel in SE Canada that separates mainland Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island, flowing NW from the Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait. About 17 miles (27 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
noun
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a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia
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a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island
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In its filing on Thursday, BlackBerry said Canso Investment Counsel Ltd is investing $300 million in the offering, while Mackenzie Financial, Markel Corp, Qatar Holding, and Brookfield Asset Management are buying the remainder.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2013
The national agencies slammed EU efficiency proposals as "unrealistic" in a statement issued by Canso, their trade group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2011
The Canso board sold its share in 1975 for $50 million plus $7 million in previous expenses.
From Time Magazine Archive
A group of angry Canso shareholders in 1980 seized control of Canso in a proxy fight.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was bang, bang, bang all the way to Canso, with Clancy swearing at Withrow and the Flamingo and Dave Warner and the girl in the case––one after the other and sometimes all together.
From The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
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