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Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it will begin increasing surgeries on Monday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose almost 150 points Friday on broad-based gains, ending the week up 2.8 per cent The S&P/TSX composite index was up 148.90 points at 20,360.10 U.S. markets also rose.

TORONTO — The Ontario government ought to hire more support staff to address a recent spate of violence in and around schools, a union representing education workers said on Friday.

Two southern Ontario hospitals saw record numbers of patients this week, with factors at play ranging from respiratory illnesses to slips and falls commonly seen this time of year.

HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton is estimating that approximately 59 million litres of waste has been dumped into Lake Ontario over more than two decades as the result of a sewage leak discovered this week.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Niagara police say the lone worker hospitalized after a fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., has died. Niagara police Insp. Rob LaPlante says the victim was a man in his 30s and a St.

TORONTO — Ontario is set to make sweeping changes to its health-care model by performing thousands of publicly funded surgeries in private clinics, but some medical professionals say it's unclear who will staff them without ravaging the already belea

TORONTO — Canadian households and the overall economy have proven surprisingly resilient in the face of rising interest rates, said senior economists from the big banks, which could complicate the fight against inflation.

TORONTO — Hugh Dillon, lead vocalist of the rock band Headstones and co-creator of the TV series “Mayor of Kingstown,” doesn’t mince words when asked about his recently injured co-star Jeremy Renner. "He's a family member.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — An Algoma University professor is facing multiple charges in the alleged assaults of five students. Sault Ste.