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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada's Camryn Rogers feels that much more confident ahead of next summer's Olympics now that she's a world champion.

OTTAWA — Keith Spicer, Canada's first commissioner of official languages, died Thursday in Ottawa at 89.

EDMONTON — After two decades in the oilpatch, Shawn Hubbard was tired of layoffs and uncertainty about the future. "I was pretty much done with that after 20 years," he said. "Getting the rug pulled out from under you gets tiresome.

TORONTO — Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner called Thursday for a public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals, saying the resignation of a top political staffer is a start, but it's far from the end.

MONTREAL — Quebec university administrators, professors and students are rejecting an idea by the federal housing minister that Canada could cap the number of international study permits it issues as a way to ease the country's housing shortage.

TORONTO — The political documentary "Rojek," featuring interviews with imprisoned Islamic State members, is Canada's contender vying for anomination in the best international feature film categoryat next year'sAcademy Awards.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,775.83, down 103.96 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 20 cents, or 0.83 per cent, to $24.33 on 10.

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TORONTO — TD Bank Group revealed Thursday that it expects U.S. regulators to impose penalties related to its anti-money laundering compliance program.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index declined by more than 100 points Thursday amid broad-based weakness, while U.S. markets also moved lower, with the Nasdaq leading losses at 1.87 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 103.