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TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe has seen growth in his team over the last week. All those good vibes following a rocky start to the season aside, the Maple Leafs showed Tuesday there's still a long road ahead.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The Hamilton Bulldogs finally sunk their teeth into a real competitor as they defeated the Peterborough Petes 2-1 in an Ontario Hockey League shootout on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — Canada's quiz show queen has held onto her crown. Mattea Roach beat out fellow "Jeopardy" super-champions Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio Tuesday in a special exhibition game before the trio joins the tournament of champions.

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival is renaming its largest cinema after civil rights activist Viola Desmond and will launch an initiative to support Black women creators in her honour.

TORONTO — The union representing striking GO Transit bus operators, station attendants and other employees will return to the negotiating table on Friday.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League is rejigging its salary structure and increasing its minimum player salary for next season. The minimum salary in 2023 will be $30,000, up from $22,000 this season.

TORONTO — Alanis Morissette has taken to Instagram to explain her absence from a tribute performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday night in Los Angeles.

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. says it saw a 23 per cent rise in net income despite "active weather" and ongoing cost pressures in the quarter. The insurance company says it had a profit of $370 million for the quarter ending Sept.

Toronto's board of health asked the city's top doctor Tuesday to consider reinstating mask mandates amid a surge in viral illnesses that's sending children to hospital at alarming rates.

TORONTO — Vague promises by banks and businesses to reach net-zero emissions decades in the future risk undermining action needed now, Canada's former environment minister told a UN climate conference Tuesday.