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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ended up almost 300 points on Friday, buoyed by gains in the base metals sector, while markets in the U.S. were also up. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 281.66 points at 18,860.95.

TORONTO — Mark Giordano has seen it before. He'll no doubt see it again. Wins, losses, injuries and controversy are magnified early in every NHL season. In a Canadian market, the spotlight's even brighter. And then there's playing in Toronto.

TORONTO — Shares in Corus Entertainment Inc. fell as much as 10 per cent after it reported a fourth-quarter loss of $367.

TORONTO — John Tory had absorbed the verbal jabs and endured the criticism of his record as his rivals at this week's mayoral debate slammed his eight-year tenure leading Canada's most populous city.

TORONTO — Ontario is making further changes to its $10-a-day child-care program funding in a bid to boost uptake, with nearly 20 per cent of operators still undecided about opting in less than two weeks before the deadline.

TORONTO — Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan will team up with world silver medallist Sophie Bukovec in a quest for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Melissa Humana-Paredes will play with Brandie Wilkerson.

TORONTO — The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is asking the Capital Markets Tribunal to approve a settlement with an Ontario cannabis company and one of its former executives that the regulator alleges failed to file accurate financial statements

TORONTO — A line of sports media members formed outside the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse earlier this month shortly after the team blew a seven-run lead and was eliminated from the post-season.

Municipalities across Ontario will elect new local governments on Monday.

TORONTO — As the world crawled through months of pandemic closures, Sara Quin was hunkered down in isolation conducting musical experiments.