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CFLPA initiates investigation into Elks-Stamps game amid air quality concerns

CFLPA initiates investigation into Elks-Stamps game amid air quality concerns

TORONTO — The CFL Players' Association says Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta is investigating the CFL's decision to play the Edmonton Elks-Calgary Stampeders game Monday despite smoky conditions in Calgary.
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Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

TORONTO — Refugee claimants could account for half of Toronto's homeless shelter population by the end of the year, according to a new staff report, a situation Mayor Olivia Chow called "desperate" as she pressed the federal government for immediate
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Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

OTTAWA — A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don't think the victims were the intended targets. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept.
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Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost almost 200 points Wednesday amid a broad-based decline,while U.S. markets also posted losses, as investors fretted over stubbornly high inflation.
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Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

TORONTO — A review of Ontario's Greenbelt could recommend more land be added to the protected area, but it could also see more lands removed, the province's new housing minister said Wednesday.
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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 (20,226.96, down 186.80 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $2.85, or 5.92 per cent, to $45.31 on 19.1 million shares.
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More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll

More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll

TORONTO — Inflation is driving more post-secondary students to stay home with their parents as they complete their studies — marking a shift from a decade ago, a poll published by RBC on Wednesday shows.
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Global group of media organizations releases principles for AI development

Global group of media organizations releases principles for AI development

TORONTO — Twenty-five global organizations, including news and publishing companies, have banded together to urge developers, operators and deployers of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to respect intellectual property rights.
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Lions' Adams Jr. secures top quarterback grade in win over Alouettes

Lions' Adams Jr. secures top quarterback grade in win over Alouettes

TORONTO — A victory over his former team helped Vernon Adams Jr. earn the top quarterback grade in the CFL's weekly honour roll Wednesday. Adams received a 83.5 grade after leading B.C. past Montreal 34-25 on Saturday.
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Arguments in trial of man accused in London, Ont., attack set to start on Monday

Arguments in trial of man accused in London, Ont., attack set to start on Monday

WINDSOR, Ont. — Arguments in the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario are set to begin on Monday. Jury selection, which began Tuesday, has concluded in Windsor, Ont.
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