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Ontario horse trainer suspended for suspicious death of racehorse

Ontario horse trainer suspended for suspicious death of racehorse

A racehorse trainer has been suspended from the sport for three years and fined $11,000 for the suspicious death of a horse.
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High temperatures, high spending: How to manage summer spending on the rise

High temperatures, high spending: How to manage summer spending on the rise

TORONTO — The sun's out, the days are longer and for many, the wallet's feeling a bit lighter.
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Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges

Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges

TORONTO — The New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has officially resigned her seat.
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Jays to start 2024 with 10-game road trip as Rogers Centre improvements continue

Jays to start 2024 with 10-game road trip as Rogers Centre improvements continue

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will embark on a second consecutive 10-game season-opening road trip to start the next Major League Baseball campaign as renovations are set to continue at Rogers Centre.
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Average asking price for Canadian rental unit hits record high in June: Rentals.ca

Average asking price for Canadian rental unit hits record high in June: Rentals.ca

TORONTO — The average asking price for a rental unit in Canada reached a record $2,042 last month amid continued interest rate hikes and population expansion, according to a new report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation.
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Tornado watches, severe thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of eastern Ontario

Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern Ontario today. The impacted area stretches from Kingston to the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
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Canadian costume designer’s creations for Guillermo del Toro project receive Emmy nod

Canadian costume designer’s creations for Guillermo del Toro project receive Emmy nod

HAMILTON — Luis Sequeira is no stranger to creating costumes firmly rooted in the 20th century, but his latest Emmy-nominated project presented a unique challenge.
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Corus Entertainment selling Toon Boom Animation subsidiary for $147.5M

Corus Entertainment selling Toon Boom Animation subsidiary for $147.5M

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. says it has signed a deal to sell its Montreal-based animation software subsidiary Toon Boom Animation Inc. to Integrated Media Company (IMC) for $147.5 million in cash.
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Barrick sold one million ounces of gold and 101 million pounds of copper in Q2

Barrick sold one million ounces of gold and 101 million pounds of copper in Q2

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says it is on track to achieve its full-year copper and gold guidance after it sold one million ounces of gold and 101 million pounds of copper in the second quarter, based on its preliminary results.
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Royal LePage says average home price down 0.7% year-over-year in second quarter

Royal LePage says average home price down 0.7% year-over-year in second quarter

TORONTO — A report by Royal LePage says the average home price in Canada in the second quarter edged lower compared with a year ago. The firm's house price survey says the aggregate price of a home in Canada was down 0.
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