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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 (20,274.21, down 101.72 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Down $5.13, or 5.69 per cent, to $41.13 on 12.
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Ontario needs plan to deal with staff shortages behind ER closures: Auditor report

Ontario needs plan to deal with staff shortages behind ER closures: Auditor report

TORONTO — Ontario has no central plan to help hospitals tackle nurse shortages that lead to temporary emergency department closures, the province's acting auditor general found, while a significant portion of ER patients are only there because they d
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TSX down more than 100 points as oil drops below US$70, Bank of Canada holds rates

TSX down more than 100 points as oil drops below US$70, Bank of Canada holds rates

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down more than 100 points on Wednesday, dragged lower by losses in energy as oil sank below US$70 a barrel, while U.S. markets were also down.
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Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer charged with assault after OPP investigation

Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer charged with assault after OPP investigation

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer is facing charges after an investigation by provincial police.
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Changes to G class driving test done without full review, may have risked safety: AG

Changes to G class driving test done without full review, may have risked safety: AG

Ontario's acting auditor general says the province's removal of three-point turns, parallel parking and other requirements from G class driving tests was done without a full review and may have impacted road safety.
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Degrassi lands three-part docuseries that will school fans in its enduring legacy

Degrassi lands three-part docuseries that will school fans in its enduring legacy

TORONTO — Production is underway on a three-part documentary that promises a crash course on the history of Degrassi. WildBrain Ltd.
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Coroner's inquest hears from correctional officer who had Soleiman Faqiri filmed

Coroner's inquest hears from correctional officer who had Soleiman Faqiri filmed

TORONTO — A former correctional officer testifying at a coroner's inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail on Wednesday recalled getting an "incredibly bad sinking feeling" as soon as he saw the man in his segregation cell.
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Ontario names former GM executive as new representative in Washington

Ontario names former GM executive as new representative in Washington

TORONTO — Ontario has named a former General Motors executive as its new representative in Washington, D.C.
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Most Ontario government ads last year were partisan: auditor general

Most Ontario government ads last year were partisan: auditor general

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government spent about $25 million — or three quarters of its total advertising spending — last year on ads the auditor general believes are partisan.
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Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor says

Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor says

TORONTO — Ontario's government is not respecting or using public consultation on environmental impacts in its decision making, particularly in its now-reversed plan to open up the protected Greenbelt for housing development, the acting auditor genera
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