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Publication Date: August 21, 2026 - 10:24

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Residents resist proposed nuclear plant due to Ontario town's radioactive past

August 21, 2026

A generation of Port Hope residents, old enough to have lived through the community's fraught history with the nuclear industry, were shocked by news of a proposed power plant in their town. The town's mayor and Ontario's energy minister have hailed the project as a step toward a secure, resilient energy future.



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