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OTTAWA — After watching the Ottawa Senators play their first 18 games of the 2024-25 NHL campaign, general manager Steve Staios gave his assessment of the season so far.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index crept higher Wednesday thanks to strength in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, recovering from larger losses earlier in the day ahead of earnings from Nvidia expected after the bell.

OTTAWA — The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a "potential significant air attack" in Kyiv by Russia.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — City council in Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — Two months after Josclyn Johnson's 18-month-old daughter started daycare, the centre announced it was leaving the national $10-a-day program, which has left Johnson anxious about how her family will cover the new $2,310 monthly fee.

Police say several explosive devices were found inside an RV where an allegedly armed man had barricaded himself for about 14 hours in Barrie, Ont.

TORONTO — Four teens aged 13 to 17 are facing criminal charges after what police are calling a violent carjacking in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday.

TORONTO — All 13 provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on a push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Rogers Sports and Media has cut a "few dozen" jobs in its audio business amid what it describes as an unpredictable advertising market that has led to declining revenue.

TORONTO — Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers' Trust Awards ceremony Tuesday that saw many take the podium with emotional pleas to protect LGBTQ rights and end the war in Gaza.