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Alberta's premier says new environment minister a 'step in the wrong direction'

Alberta's premier says new environment minister a 'step in the wrong direction'

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says picking Julie Dabrusin as Canada’s environment minister is a bad idea that forecasts renewed federal opposition to her province's wellspring oil and gas industry.
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Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle

Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state.
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Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025

Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month. The S&P 500 climbed 0.
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S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

Canada's main stock index closed higher on Tuesday, lifted in part by a jump in the price of oil. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 84.68 points at 25,616.86. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 269.67 points at 42,140.
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Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don't expect that to last

Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don't expect that to last

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this summer. Consumer prices rose 2.
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Honda delays $15-billion EV project citing demand, shifts some CR-V output to U.S.

Honda delays $15-billion EV project citing demand, shifts some CR-V output to U.S.

TORONTO — Honda has postponed a $15-billion electric vehicle project in Ontario, citing market demand, and is shifting some production of its popular CR-V model intended for the U.S. market to its Ohio plant because of tariffs.
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Newfoundland mayor says town in transition after oil project phase completed

Newfoundland mayor says town in transition after oil project phase completed

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland and Labrador mayor says his region is facing a transition period after a massive concrete platform was towed out of the town last week, on its way to an offshore oilfield. Keith Pearson, mayor of Placentia, N.L.
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Trump lays out Mideast vision as he looks to revamp US approach in Iran, Syria and beyond

Trump lays out Mideast vision as he looks to revamp US approach in Iran, Syria and beyond

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday held out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East, using the first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise of economic prosperity over instability in a region r
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Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism

Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism

CALGARY — Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. The US$9.
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Ontario mayor remains hopeful Honda's EV plant will be built, despite delay

Ontario mayor remains hopeful Honda's EV plant will be built, despite delay

The mayor of an Ontario municipality set to be the home for Honda's now-postponed $15-billion electric-vehicle project said Tuesday he is not giving up hope on the plant.
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