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Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area,...

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A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 406 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The number of injured from an explosion Saturday at a port in southern Iran jumped to 406, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA attributed a previous figure of 281 injured...

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Hudson's Bay artifacts should be given to the public: Wab Kinew

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's premier says he wants Hudson's Bay's artifacts to be handed over to the public rather than put up for auction. Wab Kinew says items held by Canada's oldest company are part of...

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Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can't stop contradicting himself on his own tariff plans. He says he's on a path to cut several new trade deals in a few weeks — but has also...

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Here's how to watch Pope Francis's funeral in Canada, online or on broadcast TV

Mourners are expected to gather for Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, following his death on Monday at the age of 88. The Vatican says the ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. local...
US automakers will face easier federal rules in the race with China to develop self-driving cars

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. automakers developing self-driving cars will be allowed more exemptions from certain federal safety rules for testing purposes to help them compete against Chinese rivals, the Transportation...
China denies any suggestion it is currently in talks with the US over tariffs

BANGKOK (AP) — China on Thursday denied any suggestion that it was in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying that any notion of progress in the...
Lindt stockpiling chocolate in Canada amid tariff uncertainty

Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli says it's increasing its stockpiles of product in Canada amid uncertainty over the unfolding tariff situation with the U.S. President Donald Trump enacted tariffs...
China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs

China on Thursday denied U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs, saying that any suggestion of progress in this matter was as groundless...
Protect 'valuable' Canadian health data from Trump's AI aspirations, experts urge

Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the U.S. creates an urgent need to protect a critical Canadian resource: patient health information that can be used to train artificial...