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OTTAWA — When you peel back the many layers of tariffs and exemptions imposed by the United States, the effective tariff rate on Canada looks much lower than the headline figures suggest, some economists say.

OTTAWA — Tourists visiting the nation's capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving sun-drenched benches and chairs empty along Sparks Street as temperatures spiked to 34 degrees.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Verchères, Que., at around 5:45 a.m.

MONTREAL — A 23-year-old man has been charged in the assault of a Jewish father at a Montreal park last week.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet Monday with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who says he plans to urge the prime minister to lower taxes in order to stimulate the economy.

Sweltering heat is expected to break in the coming days for many Canadians after Monday's scorching temperatures broke dozens of daily heat records across the country.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday that a "famine is unfolding" in Gaza and new Israeli restrictions will only make it worse.

TORONTO — Ontario's climate plan is set to be put to the constitutional test again in December.

MONTREAL — Two men suspected of murder are the latest fugitives added to the Quebec provincial police's most wanted list.

OTTAWA — Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, say the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada.