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The You Can Play Project, which advocates for LGBTQ participation in sports, has come out in support of Hockey Canada's new dressing room policy.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 100 points Friday, led by strength in energy, technology and base metals, while U.S. markets also rose, as investors on both sides of the border reacted to the latest labour market data.

TORONTO — Patient volumes at a pair of hospitals in central Ontario have surged to as high as 150 per cent of its capacity, the health-care network is warning.

OTTAWA — Many in Canada's legal community are expressing concern about how the overloaded court systemand those needing legal aid could be affected by a Liberal bill that proposes to make bail harder to access.

EDMONTON — Police say a man has died in hospital after he was arrested in Edmonton. They say the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which investigates police in the province, was notified of the man’s death Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Canada's ongoing diplomatic standoff with India risks making it an even more tempting target for international efforts that use disinformation to reshape global narratives, a senior State Department official says.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Canada's game against Panama at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was abandoned without a ball bowled Friday due to bad weather.

ASHCROFT, B.C. — Mounties in B.C.'s southern Interior say a fiery head-on crash between two tractor trailers has claimed the life of one of the drivers. The crash on Thursday shut the Trans-Canada Highway down for much of the day.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Police in York Region say a man they arrested in an alleged carjacking attempt had been released on bail on unrelated charges just moments earlier.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have placed Ville Heinola on injured reserve after the 22-year-old defenceman suffered an apparent leg injury in Thursday's 3-0 home loss to the Ottawa Senators.