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Homan continues to roll at Players' Championship with 7-1 rout of Hasselborg

Homan continues to roll at Players' Championship with 7-1 rout of Hasselborg

TORONTO — Rachel Homan's Ottawa rink continued its run of exceptional play Wednesday with a 7-1 win over Sweden's Anna Hasselborg at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship.
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Raleigh hits two-run homer in 10th inning as Mariners top Blue Jays 6-1

Raleigh hits two-run homer in 10th inning as Mariners top Blue Jays 6-1

Toronto relievers Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson had bags packed by their locker-room stalls at Rogers Centre on Wednesday ahead of a trip to Buffalo to continue building up for a return from the injured list.
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Cal Raleigh hits 2-run HR in 10th inning, Mariners beat Blue Jays 6-1 to avoid sweep

TORONTO (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,199.13, down 162.65 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down $1.42, or 1.77 per cent, to $78.76 on 12.
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Ontario bill aims to speed up stalled housing developments, boost student housing

Ontario bill aims to speed up stalled housing developments, boost student housing

TORONTO — Ontario proposed Wednesday to allow municipalities to enact "use it or lose it" policies on developers, speed up the creation of student housing, and streamline approvals for standardized housing designs as it seeks new paths to reach its g
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TSX closes lower as Bank of Canada holds rate, U.S. markets fall on inflation report

TSX closes lower as Bank of Canada holds rate, U.S. markets fall on inflation report

TORONTO — Losses in financial and utilities stocks helped drag Canada's main stock index down more than 160 points, while U.S.
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Ontario to support opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic

Ontario to support opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic

TORONTO — Ontario will support an opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province, Government House Leader Paul Calandra said Wednesday, reversing an earlier rejection of the idea.
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Former Thunder Bay police lawyer charged in OPP misconduct investigation

Former Thunder Bay police lawyer charged in OPP misconduct investigation

A former in-house lawyer for the Thunder Bay Police is facing criminal charges as part of an active investigation into allegations of misconduct by members of the force, the second person arrested as part of the years-long probe by Ontario Provincial
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Roots CEO sees consumers getting back to discretionary spending in back half of year

Roots CEO sees consumers getting back to discretionary spending in back half of year

TORONTO — Roots Corp. executives say the back half of 2024 will likely see consumers edging back into purchasing discretionary goods they forewent as inflation and interest rates climbed.
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'I'm not paying it': Family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC

'I'm not paying it': Family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC

A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home the family hated or pay $400 a day to remain at the health-care facility.
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