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TORONTO — Strength in technology and energy stocks helped Canada's main stock index move up in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 37.57 points at 25,319.20.

TORONTO — Police allege a person who reported that their dog had been stabbed by a man in a Toronto park on Tuesday was in fact responsible for hurting the animal.

Zach Werenski was slightly annoyed. The Columbus Blue Jackets were in a tailspin and on the way to another playoff-less spring. The defenceman was spending hour after hour at the team's practice facility searching for answers.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed veteran American receiver Bralon Addison to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. Addison, 31, was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 11.

TORONTO — Teenage winger/forward April Lantaigne, leaving the University of South Alabama after a successful freshman year, has signed with AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League. The 18-year-old from Whitby, Ont.

The initial concept for “Endless Cookie” seemed straightforward: two half-brothers — one Indigenous, one white — tell stories about their different upbringings, brought to life through animation. Making it work, however, proved anything but simple.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants — but he doesn't mind if they work from home. When asked by Radio-Canada on Tuesday if U.S.

Police in Durham Region say a man and his three-year-old daughter are dead after they were struck by a car in Pickering, Ont., on Tuesday night. Police say they were called to the intersection of Brock Road and Taunton Road just before 8 p.m.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is no longer automatically disqualifying applicants with certain medical conditions such as allergies and ADHD, as it works to improve its numbers and grow the size of Canada's military.

TORONTO (AP) — General manager Ross Atkins said a Toronto Blue Jays jersey with Anthony Santander’s name on it was “floating around our office” throughout the offseason.