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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile defence shield and said "it automatically makes sense" for Canada to be involved.

PHOENIX (AP) — Twenty people, a mental health business and a church were charged in an indictment that alleged Arizona’s Medicaid program was defrauded $60 million in a scheme involving billing for mental health treatment and addiction rehabilitation

VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned from trading securities and other market activities. The commission says Xeltox Enterprises Ltd.

OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content.

BLAINVILLE — The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring two others. Police in Blainville, Que., said they received a call around 11 a.m.

LLOYDMINSTER — An investigation is underway after an electricity substation near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary was shot at Monday, spilling oil and leaving thousands in the dark.

MONTREAL — Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Côte-Nord regions.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index made gains Tuesday to close at another record high after a mixed inflation report, while U.S. markets ended down. The Canadian market, which was closed Monday, ended up 83.70 points at 26,055.

Weekend work remains a glaring obstacle in negotiations between Canada Post and its employees, who have threatened to walk off the job Friday in what would be their second strike in less than six months amid an "existential crisis" for the institutio

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.