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Jacob Wassermann says the transition from tending goal in hockey to rowing wasn't as difficult as people might think.

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TORONTO — Nina Dunic has won Ontario's top book prize for her debut novel "The Clarion." Dunic's tale of two siblings took home the $20,000 Trillium Book Award at a ceremony on Thursday evening. A.

OTTAWA — Liberal John McKay, who has been an MP since 1997, says he won’t run for office again. The Scarborough—Guildwood MP won his seat in the past nine federal elections.

OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a government bill intended to help deter, investigate and punish foreign interference amid concerns the legislation received inadequate scrutiny and could unduly infringe on basic freedoms.

TORONTO — The injunction sought by the University of Toronto to clear a pro-Palestinian protest encampment would effectively prevent the group from engaging in other forms of protest on or near campus, lawyers for the demonstrators argued Thursday.

OTTAWA — A federal spy watchdog says a senior RCMP official wrongly considered the importance of a strategic relationship with a foreign organization when deciding whether sharing information posed a risk of torture.

OTTAWA — No amount of cajoling, wild hand gestures or outright hostility from opposition MPs could make Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc budge from his insistence Thursday that the government is not hiding any relevant documents or in

TORONTO — Strength in resource and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index close higher Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 64.45 points at 21,581.35.

Ontario's electricity system operator says the province should have enough electricity to meet growing demand this year and next, though it may have to import power during extreme heat at times.