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TORONTO — Municipalities across Central and Eastern Canada have spent months preparing for an event that will last just three-and-a-half minutes: a total solar eclipse that will cast parts of the country into complete darkness.

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment manager Bridgepoint have signed a deal to sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media, the company behind Formula One auto racing. The transaction puts an enterprise value of 4.

TORONTO — Canada looks set to dodge a recession despite the ongoing downward pressure from higher interest rates, Deloitte Canada said in its economic outlook report.

TORONTO — A deflected pass bounced to Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown who immediately passed it up court to a streaking Jordan Nwora, who defied two Philadelphia 76ers closing in on him and went for an emphatic dunk.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Luke Torrance's goal at 8:16 of the third period snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Oshawa Generals to a 5-4 win over the visiting Barrie Colts in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Sunday at Tribute Communities Centre.

TORONTO (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, Kyle Lowry had 11 points and 10 assists against his former team and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Raptors 135-120 on Sunday.

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian groups allege Toronto Police officers are enforcing rules selectively at organized protests after seven people were arrested and at least three charged during a demonstration on Saturday.

MARKHAM, Ont. — An 88-year-old man from Ontario has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest kidney transplant recipient. Walter Tauro, a former real estate agent now living in Markham, Ont.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Outlook survey The Bank of Canada will release its latest business outlook survey and Canadian survey of consumer expectations on Monday.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The day Thomas Shajan was expecting to see a South Indian action epic at a theatre in British Columbia, a spate of shootings thousands of kilometres away disrupted his plans.