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MONTREAL — Despite a rising number of measles cases in and around Montreal, one of the doctors leading the public health response to the outbreak says he's optimistic the virus can be brought under control.

TORONTO — Defence lawyers painted the death of a Toronto police officer who was crushed by a vehicle as a tragic accident caused by panic and confusion Wednesday as prosecutors argued it was the result of a series of choices made in a matter of momen

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,045.71, up 185.13 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down 62 cents, or 1.13 per cent, to $54.04 on 24.1 million shares.

MIAMI — Canada's Denis Shapovalov downed Italy's Luciano Darderiin three sets Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Miami Open. Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont.

TORONTO — U.S. markets got a boost from the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate announcement, moving higher in the afternoon while Canadian markets followed suit. The U.S.

OTTAWA — On what would have been Brian Mulroney's 85th birthday, his family gathered in a ballroom just across the street from Parliament Hill to greet a steady stream of mourners and well-wishers.

TORONTO — Nearly 300 people in Ontario have been moved from hospitals to long-term care homes not of their choosing under a law the government implemented over a year ago.

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg have charged a man and a woman in the death of their three-month-old daughter from street drugs. In February 2022, police and paramedics were called to a home and found the infant unresponsive.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled its latest budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: — A deficit of $273 million, with total spending pegged at just over $20 billion.

Halifax spent more than $33,000 this month dismantling and cleaning up three encampments that had previously been authorized by the municipality for homeless people — money advocates say would have been better spent on supporting unhoused residents.