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Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. and PI Financial Corp. announce merger

TORONTO — Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. and PI Financial Corp. say they are merging to create an investment advisory, wealth management and capital markets firm with more than $12 billion in client assets.
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Men almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality overblown

Men almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality overblown

TORONTO — Canadian men are almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality is being "blown way out of proportion," a survey released for International Women's Day suggests.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,275.54, down 239.26): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 77 cents, or 1.61 per cent, to $47.06 on 15.7 million shares.
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Ontario takes a step toward legislature renovations with proposal for new ministry

Ontario takes a step toward legislature renovations with proposal for new ministry

TORONTO — Ontario took another step toward renovations of the legislature Tuesday, proposing to create a new ministry to oversee them.
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Trudeau announces supports for Ukraine, hydrogen deal with Europe as EU head visits

Trudeau announces supports for Ukraine, hydrogen deal with Europe as EU head visits

KINGSTON, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more support for Ukraine and a new hydrogen agreement with Europe on Tuesday alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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S&P/TSX composite down Tuesday on energy, metals and financials; U.S. markets slide

S&P/TSX composite down Tuesday on energy, metals and financials; U.S. markets slide

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Tuesday with losses in energy, metals and financials leading the way down, while U.S. markets fell further. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 239.26 points at 20,275.54.
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Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Students at a school in the Greater Toronto Area are being kept indoors this week after a coyote was seen on the property, while animal services staff work on encouraging the canine to move away.
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Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

A fifth suspect has been charged in an alleged attack on a 37-year-old woman who was abducted weeks later from a home in an Ontario town.
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Pet Valu offers rosy outlook as it grows market share in lucrative pet industry

Pet Valu offers rosy outlook as it grows market share in lucrative pet industry

MARKHAM, Ont. — Canadian pet food and supplies retailer Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. offered an ambitious outlook for 2023 on Tuesday, saying it expects to grow revenue, increase sales and expand its share of the lucrative pet industry market this year.
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Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario can't let public health preparedness fall by the wayside again once COVID-19 fades from memory because the arrival of the next pandemic is not a question of if, but when, the chief medical officer of health said in his annual report
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