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Pickering councillor faces new penalty, probe amid escalating conflict with city

Pickering councillor faces new penalty, probe amid escalating conflict with city

The mayor for a southern Ontario city says a councillor is facing a second consecutive 90-day pay suspension and allegations against her have been referred to police, after he announced the municipal council would move its meetings online over allege
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CPP Investments selling stake in Goodman logistics partnership

CPP Investments selling stake in Goodman logistics partnership

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it is selling its stake in a logistics investment partnership it established with Australia's Goodman Group. CPP Investments says it will realize about US$2.
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Maple Leafs sign veteran defenceman Philippe Myers to two-year extension

Maple Leafs sign veteran defenceman Philippe Myers to two-year extension

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries an average annual value of US850,000. The 27-year-old from Moncton, N.B.
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'It sucks': Canada crashes out of world juniors for second straight year

'It sucks': Canada crashes out of world juniors for second straight year

OTTAWA — Canada was buzzing. The ice was tilted. A dramatic comeback victory felt inevitable. A team previously unable to click offensively appeared to have finally unlocked some cohesion.
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'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?

'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office. It's the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.
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US routs Switzerland 7-2 in world junior quarterfinals; Czechia eliminates Canada 4-3

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.
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OHL Roundup: Spitfires light up Storm, Rangers edge Bulldogs in OT

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ilya Protas put up five points and the Windsor Spitfires handed the Guelph Storm a 9-5 drubbing in Ontario Hockey League action on Thursday.
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CP NewsAlert: Former minister Marco Mendicino not running in next election

CP NewsAlert: Former minister Marco Mendicino not running in next election

OTTAWA — Toronto MP Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, says he will not run in the next federal election.
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S&P/TSX composite rises after New Year's break, U.S. stocks down

S&P/TSX composite rises after New Year's break, U.S. stocks down

TORONTO — Energy and base metals stocks led Canada's main stock index higher on the first trading day of 2025, while U.S. stock markets started the year in the red.
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Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year's Day tradition

Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year's Day tradition

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont.
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