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A defence lawyer for Jacob Hoggard accused the complainant at his sexual assault trial of trying to disguise that she was hoping to have sex with the musician, a suggestion the woman repeatedly pushed back against during emotional testimony on Thursd

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed above 24,000 for the first time Thursday as strength in base metals and other sectors outweighed losses in energy, while U.S. markets also rose and the S&P 500 notched another record as well.

TORONTO — Fewer Ontario students in grades 3 and 6 are meeting the provincial standard in reading and writing compared to last year, while math scores are steady or slightly improving — though still low — according to new standardized testing results

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jahmi'us Ramsey, the team announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ramsey averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 17.3 minutes in seven games with Toronto last season.

Prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to urgently review a recent ruling that could undermine the murder charges against Kenneth Law.

TORONTO — Live Nation plans to build an open-air music venue with a capacity of 50,000 near Toronto's Downsview Park.

OTTAWA — Canada joined the United States, other G7 allies and several Middle Eastern nations Thursday to call for an immediate ceasefire at the Israel-Lebanon border after a dramatic increase in airstrikes in recent days, but Israeli Prime Minister B

TORONTO — Toronto-Dominion Bank has named new co-heads of its U.S. commercial banking business. TD says Andy Bregenzer and Jill Gateman will jointly lead the operations.

TORONTO — The sale of Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has received final court approval.

TORONTO — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen feels "extremely hopeful" about society's ability to push social media platforms into being safer but for change to come, she says these companies need to be motivated in a new way.