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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget — but won't say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment.

CANDIAC, Que. — The violent crimes unit of the Quebec provincial police is investigating the death of a woman in her 20s in a Montreal suburb. Sgt. Hélène St-Pierre says local police in the community of Candiac, Que.

Molly Carlson can't wait to launch herself into the St. Lawrence River this summer. The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is coming to her adopted home of Montreal on Aug.

Athletes in favour of Toronto as a Plan B for the Olympic and Paralympic swim trials drove the decision to relocate there from Montreal, says the head of Swimming Canada.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,361.78, up 101.48 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Up 38 cents, or 0.48 per cent, to $80.18 on 12.2 million shares.

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. has announced a deal to work with chipmaker AMD on new robotic systems technology. It made the announcement at the Embedded World conference in Nuremburg, Germany.

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Shares of cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. were down more than 20 per cent after it reported its latest quarterly results and cut its full-year guidance. Tilray shares closed down 71 cents at $2.

TORONTO — Broad-based strength led by base metals helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 100 points on Tuesday, while U.S. markets muddled to a mixed close ahead of highly anticipated inflation data coming this week.

EDMONTON — The race for top spot in the Pacific Division could come down to the final day of the NHL season. But it could be impacted by an injury to the league's reigning most valuable player.

RIMBEY, ALBERTA, CANADA — Mounties are asking for the public's help in locating a mother and her five children missing from central Alberta.