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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the North and Â鶹´«Ã½AV poles .

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power Monday after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice, with outages expected to last in some areas as storm cleanup continues.

British Columbia's government was fast-tracking the end of its consumer carbon tax on Monday, in time for the lifting of the federal equivalent the next day, with Premier David Eby saying consumers should expect immediate price relief at gas pumps.

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CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board says a fiery collision between two Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight trains in British Columbia last year highlights the need for "physical defences" to prevent crashes.

TORONTO — The NHL and Rogers have agreed to a new 12-year Canadian broadcasting deal worth US$7.7 billion, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

SURREY, B.C. — U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Monday, led by strength in energy and industrial stocks as the price of oil climbed, while U.S. markets were mixed as investors closed out a volatile month and nervously eyed impending tariffs.

MONTREAL — Bookings on cross-border routes are down significantly across the industry amid Canadians' new-found aversion to U.S. destinations, Air Canada says.

HALIFAX — Two commercial fishers harvesting baby eels under new federal rules say they felt they had to stop fishing on Sunday night when a large group of Indigenous harvesters arrived at the river with nets.