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Roughly half of first-time buyers likely to use first home savings account: BMO poll

Roughly half of first-time buyers likely to use first home savings account: BMO poll

TORONTO — A new survey suggests a little more than half of potential first-time homebuyers are interested in using a first home savings account, even though they don't know much about it.
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Service Ontario employees handed over driver info to car thieves: police

Service Ontario employees handed over driver info to car thieves: police

TORONTO — Police allege information on hundreds of Ontario drivers was secretly handed over to car thieves as part of an auto theft ring that included Service Ontario employees.
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Intact subsidiary RSA selling U.K. home and pet insurance business

Intact subsidiary RSA selling U.K. home and pet insurance business

TORONTO — Insurance company Intact Financial Corp. says its Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd. subsidiary has signed a deal to sell its U.K. home and pet insurance business to Admiral Group.
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Martin, Robinson lead Heat to 112-103 victory over Raptors

Martin, Robinson lead Heat to 112-103 victory over Raptors

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors put themselves in holes they just couldn't dig out of Wednesday night. And head coach Darko Rajakovic said discipline, or a lack thereof, was a factor.
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Martin has season-high 24 points and career-high 12 rebounds as Heat beat Raptors 112-103

TORONTO (AP) — Caleb Martin had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, Duncan Robinson scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 112-103 on Wednesday night.
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Ontario's Craigleith to host World Cup snowboard slaloms in February

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Ontario's Craigleith Ski Club will host double snowboard World Cup slalom events in February. FIS, the world governing body of skiing, announced Wednesday on its website that the private alpine ski resort near Collingwood, Ont.
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Minister says no decisions made on 'potential' dissolution of Peel Region

Minister says no decisions made on 'potential' dissolution of Peel Region

TORONTO — Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister said Wednesday he has not yet made any decisions on the break up of Peel Region, though he is now calling it a "potential" dissolution.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,274.21, down 101.72 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Down $5.13, or 5.69 per cent, to $41.13 on 12.
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Ontario needs plan to deal with staff shortages behind ER closures: Auditor report

Ontario needs plan to deal with staff shortages behind ER closures: Auditor report

TORONTO — Ontario has no central plan to help hospitals tackle nurse shortages that lead to temporary emergency department closures, the province's acting auditor general found, while a significant portion of ER patients are only there because they d
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TSX down more than 100 points as oil drops below US$70, Bank of Canada holds rates

TSX down more than 100 points as oil drops below US$70, Bank of Canada holds rates

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down more than 100 points on Wednesday, dragged lower by losses in energy as oil sank below US$70 a barrel, while U.S. markets were also down.
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