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  "id": 7979076,
  "title": "Former Canadian ambassador to US: Canada is 'culturally probably closer to Europe' than the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-canadian-ambassador-to-us-canada-is-culturally-probably-closer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:11:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/16/former-canadian-ambassador-to-us-canada-is-culturally-probably-closer-to-europe-than-the-us_6757606_4.html"
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  "summary": "As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to address the EU Parliament on Thursday, former diplomat Frank McKenna discusses the deterioration of US-Canada relations, saying Canada's outreach to Europe was not just a response to Donald Trump, but part of a deeper strategic shift.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/uk-canada-pledge-closer-ties-on-trade-defence-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:14:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Bringing EU and Canada closer is 'not against any third country', MEP David McAllister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/bringing-eu-and-canada-closer-is-not-against-any-third-country-mep",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:29:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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