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TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Saudi Arabia<\/a> on Wednesday \u2014 the first visit to the kingdom by a Canadian leader in 26 years \u2014 as he seeks to expand his country’s economic ties<\/a> beyond its heavy reliance on the United States.<\/p>\n

Carney is to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman \u2014 the kingdom’s de facto ruler \u2014 on Thursday, and he will also address the Saudi Arabia-Canada Investment Forum and attend a signing ceremony.<\/p>\n

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