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Atletico Ottawa, York United advance to Canadian Championship quarterfinals

Atletico Ottawa, York United advance to Canadian Championship quarterfinals

TORONTO — Atletico Ottawa defeated HFX Wanderers 3-1 Wednesday for its first-ever Canadian Championship win, rallying from an early 1-0 deficit.
'Get back to work': Leafs pick up the pieces after ugly Game 1 loss to Lightning

'Get back to work': Leafs pick up the pieces after ugly Game 1 loss to Lightning

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe calmly went over strategy and tactics. The Maple Leafs head coach also put on his amateur psychologist's hat in the wake of a disastrous playoff opening.
Judge dismisses youth climate lawsuit over Ontario's greenhouse gas targets

Judge dismisses youth climate lawsuit over Ontario's greenhouse gas targets

TORONTO — The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge from seven youth activists who argued the province is discriminating against young people by setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets dangerously low, putting the

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,680.83, down 3.85): B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Basic Materials. Down 10 cents, or 1.8 per cent, to $5.46 on 13.6 million shares.
FIFA Women's World Cup trophy makes stop in Toronto ahead of July kickoff

FIFA Women's World Cup trophy makes stop in Toronto ahead of July kickoff

TORONTO — Sarah Gandoin has been to 81 countries and is welcome wherever she goes. Gandoin, from France, is FIFA's senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage.
Mississauga, Ont., votes to allow legal retail cannabis stores

Mississauga, Ont., votes to allow legal retail cannabis stores

Ontario's legal cannabis market is poised to grow significantly larger, with the province's largest city that had banned retail pot stores voting Wednesday to opt in. Mississauga, Ont.

S&P/TSX composite edges down as energy and base metal sectors move lower

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
Canadians Susan Musgrave, Iman Mersal make revamped Griffin Poetry Prize short list

Canadians Susan Musgrave, Iman Mersal make revamped Griffin Poetry Prize short list

TORONTO — Canadians Susan Musgrave and Iman Mersal were both nominated Wednesday for the Griffin Poetry Prize, the first short list since the award combined its categories for homegrown and international poets into a single global purse.
Many passport renewals on pause during federal public service workers' strike

Many passport renewals on pause during federal public service workers' strike

TORONTO — Senjuti Sarker needed to renew her passport for an upcoming trip to Europe but her attempt at doing so failed Wednesday after federal public service workers went on strike.
Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner

Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner

TORONTO — Increased time online during the pandemic may have made young Canadians meaner, a researcher said Wednesday, warning that declining empathy which emerged during isolation was now fostering increased cruelty during in-person interactions, in
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