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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed off on a deal that will give Washington access to Ukraine's vast critical minerals and natural resources, finalizing an agreement weeks in the making to compensate the U.S.

BURNABY — Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says a plan is in place to fund the largest increase in bus service in the region since 2018, in addition to expansions and improvements approved last year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. has reined in its financial forecast for the year due to the lingering fog around U.S. tariffs and trade policy, as the railway hunts for workarounds to an array of trade barriers.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says the spring snowmelt means a "large amount" of extra water is being managed at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster.

Almost $22.2 million in Google payments have made their way to 108 Canadian news outlets, says the organization distributing money the tech giant agreed to give media businesses in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act.

NEW YORK (AP) — Much like its wild month of April, a scary Wednesday for Wall Street found a gentler ending as U.S.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down Wednesday while U.S. markets were mixed as economic data showed signs of weakness on both sides of the border. Statistics Canada reported that the Canadian economy shrunk 0.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has granted short-term rental platforms an extra month to confirm their listings are legal.

MAVILLETTE — Police are investigating the latest case of someone allegedly firing a gun at the home of a lobster buyer in southwestern Nova Scotia.

MONTREAL — One of Quebec's largest hospitals cancelled surgeries on Wednesday after it lost power the night before during one of a series of violent storms that swept through the province.