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S&P/TSX composite posts small gain Friday, U.S. markets down

S&P/TSX composite posts small gain Friday, U.S. markets down

TORONTO — Strength in the energy sector helped Canada's main stock index post a small gain Friday, while U.S. stock markets were down as debt ceiling talks fizzled ahead of the weekend. Canada outperformed the U.S.
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Soleiman Faqiri's family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers

Soleiman Faqiri's family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers

TORONTO — The family of a mentally ill man who died in an Ontario jail cell in 2016 expressed hope on Friday that a provincial inquest set to start later this year will provide answers about his death. Soleiman Faqiri died on Dec.
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Ford says Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, feds say deal is close

Ford says Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, feds say deal is close

Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday.
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Ontario Appeal Court orders new murder trials in plot to kill parents

Ontario Appeal Court orders new murder trials in plot to kill parents

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has ordered a new first-degree murder trial for a Toronto-area woman who was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot against her parents.
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Toronto Marlies cut loose entire coaching staff

Toronto Marlies cut loose entire coaching staff

TORONTO — The Toronto Marlies won't be renewing the contracts of head coach Greg Moore and assistants A.J. MacLean and John Snowden, the club announced Friday.
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NHL Players' Association promotes Ron Hainsey to assistant executive director

TORONTO (AP) — The NHL Players’ Association promoted Ron Hainsey to assistant executive director on Friday, putting him in a prominent position on new leader Marty Walsh's staff.
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CFL will live stream exhibition, regular-season games for first time in 2023

CFL will live stream exhibition, regular-season games for first time in 2023

TORONTO — The CFL will live stream both exhibition and regular-season games starting in 2023. The league announced Friday that fans in Canada will have free access to exhibition contests not being carried by both TSN and RDS.
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Death of the password coming as passkey technology on brink of consumer adoption

Death of the password coming as passkey technology on brink of consumer adoption

TORONTO — Anna Pobletts has spent the last few years on a mission to make passwords a thing of the past, but passkeys — the technology that could replace them — have never truly been on the brink of widespread consumer adoption until this year.
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'Good corporate neighbours': Locals fear disruptions from giant VW plant in Ontario

'Good corporate neighbours': Locals fear disruptions from giant VW plant in Ontario

ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO — Jenna Tranter thought she had finally found rural tranquillity a decade ago when she bought a lush 25-acre farm where she could teach horseback riding, removed from the traffic and noise of a major city.
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Gas prices could rise for long weekend and into summer amid fires, economic worries

Gas prices could rise for long weekend and into summer amid fires, economic worries

TORONTO — Experts say shifting factors including wildfires in Alberta, a slowing economy and potential pressures on supply will all have an effect on gas prices as the long weekend heralds the start of the summer.
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