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TORONTO — Winding up a rock band is never easy, but for members of Sum 41, the experience has been an odd mixture of confusion, camaraderie and ultimately acceptance.

OTTAWA — A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik accused the federal government of "serial hypocrisies" as closing arguments began on his client's lawsuit over his prolonged detention in Sudan.

OTTAWA — The six candidates running for Liberal leadership have now all registered with Elections Canada, which monitors their fundraising activities as political leadership contestants under the law.

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has begun hearing arguments about whether to approve a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see three major tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers.

TORONTO — The CFL's free-agency process will kick into high gear Sunday. That’s when the league’s free-agency window will open, allowing CFL teams to talk freely with any pending free agents and/or their representatives.

TORONTO — A haunted house story, told from the perspective of the ghost: that's the elevator pitch for Steven Soderbergh's new film, "Presence.

Barring the acquisition of a new striker, it will be scoring by committee for Toronto FC this season.

TORONTO — Ontario voters are set to head to the polls in a rare winter election.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, bringing it to three per cent.

TORONTO — BMO, Porter Airlines and Mastercard are launching a new credit card option for travellers looking to earn points for the airline's reward program VIPorter.