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SURREY — The federal government says British Columbia is set to receive more than $326 million this fiscal year to help fund community infrastructure projects.

ST. JOHN'S — The premiers of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, along with the heads of their power utilities, met in St. John's Tuesday as both provinces hammer out final agreements on a sweeping new energy partnership.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says flexibility is key as the bank prepares to review its rate-setting framework in a world undergoing an economic sea change.

TORONTO — A new report says the current youth unemployment rate is at levels typically only seen during recessions, even as other age groups face a more resilient labour market.

CALGARY — The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has cancelled an application hearing for a potential coal mine, a move that he acknowledged is "without precedent.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after an afternoon push left major indexes just below their recent records. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Tuesday after drifting between small gains and losses for much of the day.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says expansions to ports in Montreal and Manitoba could be among the first projects fast tracked under his government's new major projects bill.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will sue President Donald Trump's administration to try to prevent him from firing her , her lawyer said Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't on track to do that, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a new analysis published on Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance.