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BNN Bloomberg 🏢 Bell Media Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min read AI Analyzed View full audit trail → C.R.E.E.D. audited

Canada, EU working on digital trade agreement ahead of summit next week - BNN Bloomberg

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Sidhu says Canada exported nearly $15 billion in digital services to the EU in 2024 and there is an opportunity now to grow that further with an agreement in place.
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B.I.A.S. ANALYSIS
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ML v2 (DistilBERT) 0.285 · RIGHT
Ensemble 0.285 · CENTER RIGHT
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          OTTAWA — Canada and the EU are continuing negotiations on a digital trade agreement that would make it easier for businesses to buy and sell across borders. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu was in Ireland on Thursday to push forward negotiations ahead of next week’s Canada-EU Summit in Montreal. In a statement, Sidhu says Canada and the EU are “closing in on an agreement” to help “create less friction” around e-signatures and e-contracts, paperless trade, secure cross-border data flows, duties on electronic transmissions and e-commerce.…

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