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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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Tyrese Haliburton's 30-point performance guides Pacers past Raptors 140-123

Tyrese Haliburton's 30-point performance guides Pacers past Raptors 140-123

TORONTO — At six-foot-three, Javon Freeman-Liberty is the perfect height to be a point guard but until he joined the Toronto Raptors, he never really played the position. That's quickly changing.
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Bichette hits first HR of year, Bassitt gets first win as Blue Jays beat Mariners 5-3

TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer, Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 sparkling innings to win for the first time in three starts this season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Tuesday night.
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Bichette homers, Bassitt makes quality start as Blue Jays top Mariners 5-3

Bichette homers, Bassitt makes quality start as Blue Jays top Mariners 5-3

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a few firsts in a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night that brought them back to the .500 mark.
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Haliburton, Siakam power the Pacers to a 140-123 win over the Raptors

TORONTO (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points, Pascal Siakam added 16 points in 26 minutes in his second game back in Toronto and the Indiana Pacers pulled away early in the second half and beat the Raptors 140-123 on Tuesday night.
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Jones beaten 9-2 by Wrana in wild opening draw of Players' Championship

Jones beaten 9-2 by Wrana in wild opening draw of Players' Championship

TORONTO — Jennifer Jones's final tournament as part of a four-player team got off to a rocky start with a six-end 9-2 loss to Sweden's Isabella Wrana on Tuesday at the Grand Slam of Curling's season-ending Players' Championship.
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