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MARKHAM, Ont. — Business software company Enghouse Systems Ltd. says it has signed a deal with Sonic Foundry Inc. to buy its Mediasite business for US$15.5 million in cash.

TORONTO — D.J. Demers is willing to joke about almost anything, though it took him a while to feel at ease poking fun at his hearing loss. “I didn't necessarily want to talk about my hearing aids right away in standup,” says the Kitchener, Ont.

Toronto police say a fire at a business in the city is being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated crime. Police say they were called Wednesday morning to International Deli Foods in the North York area for reports of a fire.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,818.58, down 53.56 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down 72 cents, or 0.84 per cent, to $84.97 on 10.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 50 points Wednesday despite strength in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 53.56 points at 20,818.58.

Ontario Provincial Police say a homicide investigation is underway in a remote northern First Nation after two people were found dead.

TORONTO — Auto sales jumped 11.8 per cent in 2023 compared with the year before as vehicle supply continued to improve, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The report says it was the biggest year-over-year increase in sales since 1997.

TORONTO — Fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries are increasing in Toronto and pose a "significant risk," the city's fire chief said after a blaze aboard a subway train demonstrated how quickly flames sparked by a faulty battery can spread.

TORONTO — Hospital workers are buckling under the pressure of heavy workloads largely brought about by a staffing crisis, an Ontario union said Wednesday as it urged the province to do more to support those working in the health-care system.

TORONTO (AP) — An hour before one of the most significant faceoffs in the history of women's hockey, New York players were roused by a commotion at the entrance of their dressing room. Enter Billie Jean King.