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WINNIPEG — When Joseph David decided to re-enter the dating scene, it wasn't something he was used to.

BARRIE, Ont. — Kasper Halttunen and Logan Hawery scored twice as the visiting London Knights beat the Barrie Colts 8-4 in Ontario Hockey League action on Thursday at Sadlon Arena.

TORONTO — Wally Gabler, who spent five of his seven CFL seasons as a quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts, has died. He was 80. The Argos formally announced Gabler's death Thursday. The cause was not given.

Things have come to a head between Toronto FC and Lorenzo Insigne. Insigne, whose salary of US$15.

WINNIPEG — A jury found a Manitoba man guilty on Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of a neighbour he suspected was stealing from his rural property.

OTTAWA — As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada's digital services tax as a major trade irritant.

OTTAWA — Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them.

TORONTO — Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. says it earned US$1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from US$1.7 billion during the same quarter in 2023. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to US$50.

TORONTO — Ontario's NDP and Liberal party leaders cried foul Thursday over a trip Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford took to Washington, D.C., in the middle of a snap election he called, saying he's touting that visit for partisan purposes.

TORONTO — Strength in technology, base metals and telecom stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index Thursday, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 135.40 points at 25,698.51.