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Drivers look for relief at the pump after B.C. ends consumer carbon tax

Drivers look for relief at the pump after B.C. ends consumer carbon tax

British Columbia drivers looked to the gas pumps Tuesday for a sign of tax relief after the early-morning approval of legislation that ended the province's consumer carbon tax after 17 years.
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Alberta Premier Smith expects key industries to escape imposition of new U.S. tariffs

Alberta Premier Smith expects key industries to escape imposition of new U.S. tariffs

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Escaped otter is home safe but zoo says her pal is still on the loose

Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate. The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.
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'JFK' director Oliver Stone calls for a reinvestigation of Kennedy's 1963 assassination

'JFK' director Oliver Stone calls for a reinvestigation of Kennedy's 1963 assassination

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone , whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F.
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Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok, a deal that could potentially stop the social media site from being banned in the United States.
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S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. stocks mixed ahead of tariff day

S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. stocks mixed ahead of tariff day

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 100 points while U.S. markets were mixed after a choppy day of trading, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump is set to enact tariffs on a wide range on imports.
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Quebec remains on board with carbon pricing, but how long will it last?

Quebec remains on board with carbon pricing, but how long will it last?

MONTREAL — Pressure is starting to mount on Quebec to reconsider its cap-and-trade emissions pricing system after the federal consumer price ended Tuesday.
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There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is growing to put it back.
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With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs

With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs.
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