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Top Iran security official to travel to Oman, site of talks with US, likely with nuclear message

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top Iranian security official will travel Tuesday to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and the United States over the Islamic Republic'...

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Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, demanding that Canada turn over at least half of the ownership...

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Alberta pauses health-care coverage change for some international work permit holders

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is hitting pause on a recent policy change cutting off health coverage for some temporary foreign workers, including youth coming to Canada on working vacations. The...

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Judge blocks department store from moving into former HBC space at Yorkdale mall

TORONTO — Mall landlord Oxford Properties has won a fight to prevent an unwanted tenant from moving into the former Hudson's Bay store at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. In a ruling made Monday,...

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The US has a new center in Texas to disperse sterile screwworm flies to block a parasite it spawns

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from...

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Israeli strikes kill 3 people in Gaza, hospital says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived. Shifa Hospital reported...

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'Strategic choice': B.C. backs bid to host new defence bank in Vancouver

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government is supporting a private bid to host a new international bank to finance military projects by democratic nations, with Premier David Eby calling Vancouver the...

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Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants

OTTAWA — The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing his government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers. Bruce...

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Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants

OTTAWA — The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing his government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers. Bruce...

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show sparks global streaming surge, Apple Music data shows

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance translated into an immediate surge in global listening, with new data from Apple Music showing sharp gains across streaming charts,...

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