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TORONTO — Girl Guides of Canada plans to rename Brownies, saying that it has heard from several current and former members that the name has caused them personal harm.

Toronto FC defender Domenico Criscito has announced his retirement from professional soccer.

TORONTO — Increased demand for child-care spaces in Ontario due to the national $10-a-day program will leave the province short more than 220,000 spots under current expansion plans, the financial accountability officer said in a report.

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister said it's a "personal choice" to wear a mask Tuesday, one day after the province's top doctor urged everyone to do so in all indoor spaces.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,994.78, up 72.97 points): Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Down 27 cents, or 2.55 per cent, to $10.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Tuesday, while U.S. markets were also up, though indexes on both sides of the border closed down slightly from late-morning highs. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 72.97 points at 19,994.78.

TORONTO — Policy changes to address knife crimes are needed to prevent violence in schools like the stabbing of a Grade 12 Toronto student on Monday, an expert says.

TORONTO — Drugsare smuggled into an eastern Ontario inside the body cavities of inmates and in the mail they receive, a deputy superintendent at the facility jail told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday.

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TORONTO — Regina-born actress Tatiana Maslany is joining this year's crop of inductees in Canada’s Walk of Fame.