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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Mark Carney, Danielle Smith, and Option 2]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Vladimir Putin and NATO]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Saskatchewan lands $52B AI data centre deal — but what does it mean for tech prices?]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Donald Trump playing chess]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Paul Martin]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ BC Premier David Eby and his wife, Cailey Lynch, speak to reporters outside Government House in Victoria on September 22 where he called an election for October 24, less than two years into his majority mandate. ]]></image:caption>
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