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Family seeks release of Ontario grandmother held in Hong Kong on drug charges

Family seeks release of Ontario grandmother held in Hong Kong on drug charges

The apparent online scam that landed Suzana Thayer in a Hong Kong jailfor allegedly trafficking cocaine on a flight from Ethiopia was not the first time the Ontario grandmother had been duped by a fake internet romance.
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Police say man found dead at scene of shooting in Oshawa

OSHAWA, Ont. — One man is dead following a shooting east of Toronto in Oshawa, Ont. Durham Regional Police were called to the King Street West and Park Road Thursday night for reports of a shooting.
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One man in custody, two people injured in three vehicle collision in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Two people, including a police officer, have been taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle collision west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police tweeted around 11:30 p.m.
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McIntosh breaks world junior, national record at Canadian swimming trials

McIntosh breaks world junior, national record at Canadian swimming trials

TORONTO — Summer McIntosh almost broke another world record — and in the process set a new world junior and national record at the Canadian swimming trials. The 16-year-old Toronto native broke the records with a time of two minutes 6.
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Mourners attend candlelight vigil for teen killed in Toronto subway station stabbing

Mourners attend candlelight vigil for teen killed in Toronto subway station stabbing

TORONTO — The family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed in an apparently unprovoked attack at a subway station led hundreds of people in a candlelight walk in downtown Toronto Thursday evening to remember and honour the boy.
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Toronto Star owner calls on Cdn companies to spend 20% of ad budget on local media

Toronto Star owner calls on Cdn companies to spend 20% of ad budget on local media

TORONTO — The publisher of the Toronto Star is calling on Canadian companies to dedicate at least 20 per cent of their advertising budgets to local media.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,940.99, up 103.34): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down $1.28, or 2.38 per cent, to $52.58 on 10.9 million shares.
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NHLPA boss Marty Walsh outlines early priorities in new role

NHLPA boss Marty Walsh outlines early priorities in new role

TORONTO — Marty Walsh was a couple months short of his eighth birthday. He should have been out playing with friends. The youngster instead spent the winter of 1975 in hospital battling cancer. One day, however, a special visitor appeared.
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S&P/TSX composite gains more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite gains more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up more than 100 points Thursday with broad-based gains led by the base metals sector, while U.S. markets also rose.
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Coroner rules against officer's 'suicide by cop' theory for Sammy Yatim inquest

Coroner rules against officer's 'suicide by cop' theory for Sammy Yatim inquest

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer's request to explore a theory that a distraught teen he shot was trying to die by "suicide by cop" has been rejected by a coroner overseeing an inquest into the youth's death.
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