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  "title": "Could Canada become the first 'associate member' of the EU?",
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  "summary": "EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect on Wednesday of Canada becoming the 27-nation bloc's first \"associate member', as she pitched closer cooperation on tech, defence and energy to Canadian leader Mark Carney.",
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