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Tavares' 11th career hat trick sends Maple Leafs past Flyers

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares had his 11th career hat trick and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
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Growth in health spending to slow down in 2022 after pandemic surge: CIHI report

The growth in health spending seen during the first two years of the pandemic will slow dramatically in 2022, predicts a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The total health spending in Canada is still expected to rise by 0.
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P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

TORONTO — Debut novelist Nicholas Herring took home the top fiction prize at the Writers’ Trust Awards Wednesday evening for his tale of a lobster fisher whose unhappily monotonous life is upended by a series of unexpected events.
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Tavares bags 11th career hat trick, Maple Leafs down Flyers to snap four-game slide

Tavares bags 11th career hat trick, Maple Leafs down Flyers to snap four-game slide

TORONTO — John Tavares helped ease some of the pressure on his under-fire head coach. At least for a few days.
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OHL Roundup: Pastujov, Grimes lead Storm to 6-5 shootout victory over Sting

SARNIA, Ont. — Sasha Pastujov scored the game winner and Dixon Grimes made the game-sealing save in the shootout as the Guelph Storm defeated the Sarnia Sting 6-5 on Wednesday.
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TDSB to close schools for duration of Ontario education workers' strike

Canada's largest school board says it will keep schools closed for the duration of an Ontario education workers' strike planned for Friday, which the union has said will continue indefinitely.
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Quarterbacks Collaros, Bethel-Thompson lead CFL all-star teams

Quarterbacks Collaros, Bethel-Thompson lead CFL all-star teams

TORONTO — League passing leader McLeod Bethel-Thompson and CFL outstanding player award winner Zach Collaros top the respective divisional all-star teams.
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Sun Life reports Q3 net income of $466 million, down 54 per cent from last year

Sun Life reports Q3 net income of $466 million, down 54 per cent from last year

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. says its profit was down 54 per cent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier due to general market declines, and also recorded a $170 million charge related to its sale of Sun Life UK.
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Spin Master sees revenues drop 12.7 per cent as consumers battle inflation

Spin Master sees revenues drop 12.7 per cent as consumers battle inflation

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it earned US$141.4 million in the third quarter of 2022, or $1.33 cents per diluted share, compared with earnings of $135.3 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based toy and entertainment company, which reports in U.
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GFL raises guidance as revenue up 33 per cent in third quarter, net loss decreases

GFL raises guidance as revenue up 33 per cent in third quarter, net loss decreases

VAUGHAN, Ont. — GFL Environmental Inc. reported a revenue increase of almost 33 per cent at $1.8 billion for the third quarter of 2022, up from a year earlier and raised its guidance for the year on the strength of those gains. The Vaughan, Ont.
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