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Kelsey's restaurant served customer 18 shots before fatal car crash, AGCO alleges

Kelsey's restaurant served customer 18 shots before fatal car crash, AGCO alleges

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO — Ontario's alcohol regulator is seeking to suspend the licence of a Huntsville restaurant after a customer was allegedly served 18 shots of liquor in under four hours and then died in a car crash.
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Ontario finance minister cancels LCBO pilot that would ID customers before entry

Ontario finance minister cancels LCBO pilot that would ID customers before entry

TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister has told the LCBO to cancel a pilot project that would have seen six stores scan identification cards before allowing customers inside. Peter Bethlenfalvy says he has heard serious concerns about the pilot.
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January home sales rise as markets tighten but prices still softening: CREA

January home sales rise as markets tighten but prices still softening: CREA

TORONTO — Home sales rose in an unseasonably warm January to mark a second month of rising activity and softening prices, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday. January sales were up 3.
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Barrick reports US$1.27B profit for 2023, up from US$432M in 2022

Barrick reports US$1.27B profit for 2023, up from US$432M in 2022

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported that gold production for 2023 fell short of its guidance as it set out lower expected production for the year ahead. The gold miner said Wednesday that production for the year totalled 4.
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Ontario's plan to get rid of blue licence plates is to sit back and wait

Ontario's plan to get rid of blue licence plates is to sit back and wait

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government has a plan to get its blue licence plates off the roads, four years after discovering they are barely visible at night – and that plan is to sit back and wait.
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Spin Master Q4 revenue up 7.9% but toy maker ended the year down from last year

Spin Master Q4 revenue up 7.9% but toy maker ended the year down from last year

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says revenue during its latest quarter, which covered the key holiday season, was up 7.9 per cent from a year earlier, but the company's revenue for its fiscal 2023 overall were down 5.
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Power Corp. hires veteran Scotiabank executive Jake Lawrence as CFO

Power Corp. hires veteran Scotiabank executive Jake Lawrence as CFO

TORONTO — Power Corp. of Canada has hired veteran Scotiabank executive Jake Lawrence as its next chief financial officer.
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Firefighters rescue two people and two cats from two-alarm fire in east Toronto

Toronto Fire crews rescued two people from a two-alarm fire at a low rise residential building east of downtown early Wednesday morning.
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Toronto library, zoo attacks show public bodies need to boost cybersecurity: experts

Toronto library, zoo attacks show public bodies need to boost cybersecurity: experts

TORONTO — As the Toronto Public Library gradually works to restore full service following a crippling October cyberattack, experts are warning that public organizations need to find ways to bolster their ransomware defences, despite having limited re
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Bobby McMann gets his first NHL hat trick as the Leafs beat the Blues 4-1

TORONTO (AP) — Bobby McMann registered the first hat trick of his NHL career as the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. William Nylander had the other goal for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 14 saves.
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