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WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers violated the province's conflict-of-interest law and should be fined, the province's ethics commissioner ruled Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Wednesday that Canada is considering joining in U.S. President Donald Trump's new Golden Dome missile defence program.

BANFF — Top economic officials from the G7 were locked in a full day of closed-door discussions Wednesday to examine pressing topics, including the global economy and the war in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON — A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced by United States senators on Wednesday to recognize the U.S.

YELLOWKNIFE — British Columbia Premier David Eby says separatism discussions in some parts of the country are a "colossal waste of time and energy," as he meets fellow leaders from Western Canada in Yellowknife.

TORONTO — Shopify Inc.'s latest round of product developments is leaning on artificial intelligence to help merchants and developers create everything from online stores to shopping assistants.

MONTREAL — Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal collapse of retaining walls on Tuesday at a construction site north of Montreal.

TORONTO — Mining claims in the Ring of Fire region are up 66 per cent over the last three years and now total an area 14 times the size of Toronto, an environmental group said Wednesday after compiling the data.

Canada’s main stock index took its biggest tumble in nearly six weeks on Wednesday, while American markets fell even harder under pressure from rising U.S. Treasury yields amid worries about the U.S. government's spiralling debt.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slumped on Wednesday under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government’s spiraling debt and other concerns. The S&P 500 fell 1.