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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose almost 350 points Thursday, powered by a broad-based rally on the Toronto market, while U.S. stocks also surged higher.

TORONTO — A support agency for survivors of childhood sexual abuse says it's seen a surge in calls since Alice Munro's daughter went public a month ago with her story of abuse by her stepfather.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported a loss of $26.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $53.7 million a year earlier as it prepares to spin off its pork business. The Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — The head of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says indebted shoppers are cutting back on spending even more — and he doesn't see that trend turning around quickly.

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto’s new WNBA team has issued a “call for inspiration” to its fans for suggestions on a team name, colors and identity. “We don’t just want to be WNBA Toronto,” team president Teresa Resch told The Canadian Press.

TORONTO — There's no place like home for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (4-4) faces Calgary (4-4) at BMO Field on Friday night.

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has closed the door on Jordan Peterson's legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has named three experts that will assess its internal review of the central bank's policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts are Pablo Hernández de Cos, former governor of the Bank of Spain, Kristin J.

TORONTO — Brookfield Corp. reported distributable earnings of US$2.13 billion in its latest quarter, up from US$1.19 billion in the same quarter last year. The investment firm, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the result amounted to US$1.

TORONTO — The owner of Canada's most recognizable fast-food chain managed to grow its profit in its most recent quarter, even as a pullback in consumer spending that's long been roiling retailers cropped up in the quick-serve market.