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TORONTO — The Ontario government is putting $250,000 toward the development of two battery production lines at a proposed new facility in the province's north. Electra Battery Materials Corporation says its future facility in Cobalt, Ont.

CALGARY — A new organization aims to spur Canadian development of sustainable aviation fuel, a technology advocates say is the airline industry's best shot at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine.

MOSCOW (AP) — The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Russian lawmakers authorizing President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country and U.S.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,907.82, down 100.38 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up three cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $37.09 on 29.4 million shares.

TORONTO — Rising commodity prices partially blunted losses on Canada's main stock index even as two U.S. markets moved into correction territory after sanctions were imposed in response to Russia sending forces into Ukraine.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Responding swiftly to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order sending troops to separatist regions of Ukraine, world leaders hit back with non-military actions Tuesday in hopes of averting a full-blown war in Europe.

One of Canada's biggest food manufacturers has halted shipments to the country's largest grocer in an extreme example of how inflation is impacting the food industry and driving a wedge between some retailers and suppliers.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider an appeal of a lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline, meaning that an ongoing environmental review of the pipeline will continue.

TORONTO — Centerra Gold Inc. is looking to expand its North American footprint by signing a deal to buy Gemfield Resources LLC and its Goldfield District Project in Nevada, one of the top mining jurisdictions in the world.