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OTTAWA — The federal Liberals moved to streamline and secure health data across jurisdictions Thursday with a new bill that imposes new rules on technology vendors.

OTTAWA — Meghan Fandrich's voice shook as she recalled grabbing her five-year-old daughter and fleeing their home as flames descended on the village of Lytton, B.C., in 2021.

TORONTO — With 100 games to go in the regular season, the Toronto Blue Jays have plenty of work to do to climb the standings and get back in the playoff mix.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,229.1, up 84.08 points): Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU). Mining. Down six cents, or 66.67 per cent, to three cents on 14.

TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run, Yusei Kikuchi pitched six innings to snap a seven-start winless streak and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Thursday to split their four-game series.

OTTAWA — A new institute is in the works that would track Indigenous economic prosperity in Canada by collecting data on population, businesses, land and resources.

TORONTO — Strength in energy and base metals helped Canada's main stock index post a small gain Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed a day after reaching new records. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 84.08 points at 22,229.10.

TORONTO — The head of Scotiabank says he's not overly concerned with the election result in Mexico, a key area of focus for growth at the bank.

OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser announced the launch of a $1.5-billion co-operative housing development program that the federal government promised in its 2022 budget.

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