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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,835.75, up 59.92 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down 30 cents, or 0.37 per cent, to $80.37 on 6.3 million shares.
S&P/TSX composite up, U.S. stock markets also rise Friday after Powell speech

S&P/TSX composite up, U.S. stock markets also rise Friday after Powell speech

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index climbed on Friday, buoyed by strength in the energy sector, while U.S. markets also rose following a speech by U.S.
Ford 'confident' RCMP will find no criminality in Greenbelt land swap

Ford 'confident' RCMP will find no criminality in Greenbelt land swap

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he's confident that nothing criminal took place in his government's process of removing land from the protected Greenbelt for housing development.
Ontario adds $160 million to skills training funding

Ontario adds $160 million to skills training funding

Ontario is putting $160 million toward skills training programs, prioritizing help for people on social assistance and people with criminal records.
TIFF set to lose lead sponsor Bell after a nearly three-decade partnership

TIFF set to lose lead sponsor Bell after a nearly three-decade partnership

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival is set to lose Bell as its leading sponsor.
Cleanup of creeks after industrial Toronto fire to take until October, ministry says

Cleanup of creeks after industrial Toronto fire to take until October, ministry says

The provincial government says the cleanup of chemicals that spilled into two creeks after an industrial fire in west Toronto is expected to take until October.
Teen swept up in storm tunnel after heavy rain found dead: Toronto fire

Teen swept up in storm tunnel after heavy rain found dead: Toronto fire

TORONTO — Emergency crews say a teenager has died after getting caught in a Toronto storm drain tunnel during a bout of heavy rain. Toronto fire says it received a call around 1:20 a.m.
Canada reviewing allegations Ontario farm wrongfully dismissed migrant workers

Canada reviewing allegations Ontario farm wrongfully dismissed migrant workers

The federal government is investigating allegations that a farm in southwestern Ontario sent six Jamaican seasonal workers home earlier than planned after they protested their living and working conditions.
Amber Alert not delivered across province due to software update: OPP

Amber Alert not delivered across province due to software update: OPP

A software update by a third party resulted in an Amber Alert for a baby girl not going out to cellphones across Ontario this week, provincial police said Friday after investigating the problem. The alert was sent just before 3:30 a.m.
Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes

Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes

TORONTO — Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links.