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TORONTO — Steep property tax increases being proposed across the province are partly the result of Ontario offloading various costs to local governments in the 1990s, municipalities say, and it's time for a frank talk about who pays for what.

TORONTO — Lower interest rates are coming for some of the most expensive forms of debt as the federal government pushes forward on a law to reduce them.

TORONTO — South African challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis dethroned middleweight champion Sean Strickland, winning a split decision after a five-round gruelling battle in the main event of UFC 297 Saturday night.

TORONTO — Canadian bantamweight Jasmine Jasudavicius dominated Brazil's Priscila (Zombie Girl) Cachoeira on the ground en route to a third-round submission win Saturday night on the undercard of UFC 297. The 34-year-old from Niagara, Ont.

TORONTO (AP) — The hostility brewing between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis finally hit its boiling point at UFC 297 on Saturday night.

LONDON, Ont. — Oliver Bonk and Evan Van Gorp each scored twice as the London Knights crushed the visiting Kitchener Rangers 10-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday.

OTTAWA — The Crown corporation that manages Ottawa's Rideau Canal says a section of the famous skateway is to open on Sunday for the first time this winter.

TORONTO — An 18-year-old man pulled from an ice-covered stretch of Toronto's waterfront hours after his vehicle plunged into the depths died in hospital shortly after being rescued, city police said Saturday.

TORONTO — Drake will be cheering for UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland at UFC 297 on Saturday night.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Carter George made 34 saves for the shutout as Owen Sound downed Kingston 3-0 in Ontario Hockey League play Friday night. Declan Waddick scored a pair of goals and Ethan Burroughs added a single.