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Axworthy 'deeply dismayed' as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty

Axworthy 'deeply dismayed' as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty

OTTAWA — Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines.
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Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign

Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign

OTTAWA — The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses for Pierre Poilievre's election campaign.
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.
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Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a br
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom

B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom

VANCOUVER — British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese m
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Alimentation Couche-Tard earns US$645 million in third quarter as revenues rise

Alimentation Couche-Tard earns US$645 million in third quarter as revenues rise

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says it earned US$645 million in its third quarter. That's up 3.3 per cent from US$624.4 million during the same quarter a year earlier. For the quarter ended Feb. 2, revenues were US$20.9 billion, up 6.
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Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

VANCOUVER — The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they
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Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

VANCOUVER — The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they
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Canada's Diallo falls short in Miami Open qualifying with loss to Holt

Canada's Diallo falls short in Miami Open qualifying with loss to Holt

MIAMI — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo fell just short of qualifying for the main draw of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 loss to American Brandon Holt on Tuesday.
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Familiar faces expected when Ontario cabinet sworn-in Wednesday

Familiar faces expected when Ontario cabinet sworn-in Wednesday

Premier Doug Ford and his new cabinet will be sworn in on Wednesday; MPPs elected on Feb. 27 are being sworn in this week too
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