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TORONTO — Losses in technology stocks helped lead Canada's main stock index lower Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed as the Nasdaq was dragged down by the weakness in technology. U.S.

TORONTO — Police say a Toronto man is facing charges after a woman who accepted an offer of a place to sleep and shower was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted.

HAMILTON — Taylor Powell was the definition of calm Thursday. The rookie quarterback will make his first CFL start Friday night when Hamilton (2-3) hosts the archrival Toronto Argonauts (4-0).

TORONTO — Ginella Massa says she is not returning this fall as host of CBC News Network's weeknight show "Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa.

TORONTO (AP) — Padres right-hander Robert Suarez was activated off the 60-day injured list before Thursday afternoon’s game against the Blue Jays.

TORONTO — Police say a man is dead after a shooting in northwest Toronto. Toronto police say officers were called to the Rexdale neighbourhood around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting.

Toronto city council declared gender-based violence and intimate partner violence an epidemic in the city on Thursday, while calling on Ontario and the federal government to do the same.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Guy Boucher and Mike Van Ryn as assistant coaches, the team announced Thursday. The hirings round out head coach Sheldon Keefe's staff going into the 2023-24 season.

TORONTO — Magna International is investing more than US$790 million in the U.S. to build parts plants that will support Ford electric pickup truck production. The Aurora, Ont., auto-parts giant says it will build two facilities in Stanton, Tenn.

TORONTO — Few people were more excited than Natasha Philpott when Mattel revealed it had given its blessing for its most prized brand, Barbie, to get the Hollywood treatment almost 65 years after it was born.