EU offers Canada associate membership status, a first

The European Union offers Canada an associate membership status, unprecedented for a non-European country.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney describes it as a 'unique alliance' without full EU membership.

This initiative comes amid trade tensions with the United States.

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