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Canada finalizes training camp roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Edmonton
TORONTO — Canada's men's national basketball team roster will consist of less NBA talent and more pro experience from elsewhere heading into the fifth World Cup qualifying window. The Canadians will face Venezuela Nov. 10 and then take on Panama Nov.
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Free flu shots now available for Ontarians aged six months and older
TORONTO — Free flu shots are now available for anyone in Ontario aged six months and older. The province is also encouraging COVID-19 booster shots. Health Minister Sylvia Jones wants Ontarians to get those shots as soon as possible.
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Thomson Reuters reports US$228M Q3 profit, revenue up three per cent
TORONTO — Thomson Reuters reported a profit of US$228 million in its third quarter compared with a loss of US$240 million in the same quarter last year. The company, which keeps its books in U.S.
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Folk singer Alex Krawczyk reflects on Sherman murder case in album about healing
TORONTO — Alex Krawczyk says music has been the route to healing from the shocking and unsolved murder of her parents Barry and Honey Sherman nearly five years ago.
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Credit card debt at record high amid stubbornly hot inflation, survey says
TORONTO — A new survey says Canadians are leaning more heavily on credit cards amid persistent inflation and rising interest rates.
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Siakam nets 31 points, 12 boards in Raptors' 139-109 rout of Atlanta Hawks
TORONTO — If the Toronto Raptors raised a few eyebrows listing Scottie Barnes at guard on their training camp roster, Monday's masterful performance would have silenced the critics.
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CUPE to stage provincewide protest Friday in response to Ontario's ban on strike
TORONTO — A union representing approximately 55,000 Ontario education workers said Monday its members will walk off the job on Friday despite the government tabling legislation to impose contracts and ban a strike.
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Raptors' all-star guard Fred VanVleet listed as out against Atlanta
TORONTO — Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was listed as unavailable for Toronto's game Monday against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Coach Nick Nurse said VanVleet didn't participate in Sunday's practice due to lower back tightness.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,426.14, down 45.05 points): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Health care. Up 81 cents, or 18.93 per cent, to $5.09 on 9.
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One dead, one injured after shooting outside high school in east Toronto
Toronto police say one man is dead and a teenage boy is injured after a shooting outside a high school in the city's east end. Police say on Twitter that officers responded to reports of a shooting at Woburn Collegiate Institute around 3:20 p.m.
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