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Victor Vazquez didn't miss a beat when asked about defending against Lionel Messi. "Messi is unstoppable. He's special," said the veteran Toronto FC attacking midfielder. "Everybody knows that." Vazquez knows firsthand.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell 1.3 per cent Tuesday in a broad-based decline after the latest inflation print came in higher than expected, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 273.

HALIFAX — Utilities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were working Tuesday on remaining outages caused by post-tropical storm Lee. As of 4:30 p.m.

OTTAWA — Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who is facing charges in connection with last year's "Freedom Convoy," is seeking for a second time to move his jury trial away from Ottawa.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP are promising to formally apologize for excessive street checks on Black citizens in the province.

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada deputy governor Sharon Kozicki says swings in the inflation rate are to be expected after the latest consumer price index report showed inflation climbed in August for the second month in a row.

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate has been rising for two consecutive months as underlying price pressures remain stubbornly high, a combination that makes the Bank of Canada's next interest rate decision more challenging.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed special-teams co-ordinator Mickey Donovan to a contract extension Tuesday. Donovan is in his second season with Toronto.

WINNIPEG — As the Manitoba election campaign hit the halfway mark Tuesday, the incumbent Progressive Conservatives again appeared to be playing defence. The provincial election is set for Oct. 3.

The shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., in June has touched off a foreign affairs crisis between Canada and India over the Sikh leader's role in the Khalistan separatism movement. Here is what you need to know about the movement.