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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,934.21, down 41.16): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up five cents, or 0.20 per cent, to $25.09 on 3.1 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite moves lower Monday amid U.S. market holiday closure

S&P/TSX composite moves lower Monday amid U.S. market holiday closure

TORONTO — Canada's main financial index ticked lower Monday, with broad-based but shallow weakness across sectors including energy, financials, industrials and tech.
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Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk placed on 10-day injured list with hand laceration

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk placed on 10-day injured list with hand laceration

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hand laceration. He was hit by a pitch in the second inning of Toronto's 11-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
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Ontario urged to add language on treaty rights to oath for councillors, mayors

Ontario urged to add language on treaty rights to oath for councillors, mayors

The oath used to swear in councillors, mayors and other municipal office holders in Ontario should be amended to add an acknowledgment of the treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, several municipalities are urging.
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Changing amortization, cap on insured mortgages not the answer to affordability: CMHC

Changing amortization, cap on insured mortgages not the answer to affordability: CMHC

TORONTO — The head of Canada's housing agency says measures such as extending mortgage amortizations and changing the threshold to qualify for an insured mortgage are not the answer to the country's housing affordability challenges.
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With starter and backup away, Greg Ranjitsingh set for first start in Toronto FC goal

With starter and backup away, Greg Ranjitsingh set for first start in Toronto FC goal

TORONTO — With starter Sean Johnson and backup Tomas Romero away on international duty, Greg Ranjitsingh will make his first start in goal for Toronto FC on Wednesday at FC Cincinnati.
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Snake escape added to growing list of reasons Ottawa's LRT service has been disrupted

Snake escape added to growing list of reasons Ottawa's LRT service has been disrupted

A snake on a train recently became the latest cause of a disruption to Ottawa's light-rail transit system.
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Canadian technology organizations form semiconductor working group

Canadian technology organizations form semiconductor working group

TORONTO — Several Canadian tech organizations are forming a group to advance the country's semiconductor industry. The group is called the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network.
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17-year-old boy dead after shooting in Pickering, Ont.

PICKERING, Ont. — A teen is dead after a shooting in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday evening. Durham police say officers were called for a shooting in the area of Kingston Road and Valleyfarm road at 9:40 p.m.
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Elliot Page on balancing trans joy and harsh realities of anti-LGBTQ sentiment

Elliot Page on balancing trans joy and harsh realities of anti-LGBTQ sentiment

TORONTO — Elliot Page is in a bit of an odd position, he says, being one of the most visible transgender men in the world. He's in a better place than ever before. The Halifax-born actor is able to be his full self without reservation.
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