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OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Canada, the United Kingdom and France of giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

OTTAWA — The head of the chamber of commerce in Topeka, Kan., is in Ottawa this week seeking to strengthen ties as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to rattle cross-border business relationships.

OTTAWA — King Charles will drop the puck at a road hockey game and visit an Ottawa farmers market next week during his first visit to Canada since his coronation.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and prime minister next spring. The Liberal party's national board of directors says the convention will be held in Montreal from April 9 to 11.

MONTREAL — Weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer carbon levy, more than half of Quebecers want their province to follow suit and abolish its own price on carbon, a new poll says.

OTTAWA — Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of Canada in a tricky position ahead of its June interest rate decision, with some economists arguing a second straight pause is now more likely.

MONTREAL — Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake for more than $200 million.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.4 per cent (1.1) — Prince Edward Island: 0.6 per cent (1.

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