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TORONTO — Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven't been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where they took shelter after violence exploded in Sudan's capital this week.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,693.15, up 22.34): B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Materials. Up four cents, or 0.72 per cent, to $5.59 on 11.3 million shares.

TORONTO — The firm of the architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre is calling on the province to save the building and build on its legacy.

TORONTO — Strength in technology and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index creep higher on Friday, while U.S. stock markets rose slightly on the final day of trading for the week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 62.

Joe Preston cannot stop smiling. The mayor of St. Thomas, Ont., wakes up with one on his face and it's there when his head hits the pillow at night. But the month-long smile has drawbacks.

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri believes that change has to start at the top. That includes him, the Toronto Raptors team president.

TORONTO — The theft of more than $20 million worth of gold and other valuables from Toronto Pearson International Airport this week likely required insider knowledge of the airport and its operations, a security expert says.

TORONTO — Canadian Premier League clubs will be allowed to share talent with teams in lower divisions under a pilot project announced Friday.

TORONTO — Cash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased.

TORONTO — After a surge in gas prices across Eastern Canada earlier this week, experts say costs at the pump could level off despite the typical high-demand period associated with this time of year.