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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.
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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.
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Ottawa follows in Toronto's footsteps, adopts emergency mental health crisis service

Ottawa follows in Toronto's footsteps, adopts emergency mental health crisis service

Ottawa's city council has greenlit a plan to create a mental health emergency dispatch line and a mobile crisis response team that would be in operation 24-7.
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Laurentian Bank shares soar after it announced a review of strategic options

Laurentian Bank shares soar after it announced a review of strategic options

TORONTO — Shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada soared more than 30 per cent in early trading Wednesday after the bank said it was conducting a review of its strategic options to maximize shareholder value.
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Olivia Chow officially takes office as mayor of Toronto, vows to bring change

Olivia Chow officially takes office as mayor of Toronto, vows to bring change

TORONTO — Olivia Chow encouraged residents to envision a more compassionate and affordable Toronto on Wednesday as she officially took office as mayor in a city facing major housing and financial challenges.
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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 (20,070.77, up 192.21): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 44 cents, or 0.91 per cent, to $48.59 on 8.7 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite up almost 200 points, U.S. stock markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up almost 200 points, U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up almost 200 points Wednesday on broad-based gains led by utilities and base metals after the central bank raised interest rates to five per cent, while U.S.
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Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

TORONTO — Canada's public health agency is investigating after a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto said he sat amid the uncleaned remnants of a previous passenger's hemorrhage.
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Three people taken to hospital after machete attack in Windsor, Ont.

Three people taken to hospital after machete attack in Windsor, Ont.

Police say three people were taken to hospital after a masked person emerged from a van and attacked them with a machete in Windsor, Ont. Windsor police say the attack on two women and a man occurred around 3 a.m.
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Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder officially signs with Toronto Raptors

Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder officially signs with Toronto Raptors

TORONTO — Dennis Schroder is officially a member of the Toronto Raptors. The veteran point guard was announced as the Raptors' latest free agent signing today. Media reports have said for weeks that Schroder was coming to Toronto. He averaged 12.
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