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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than one per cent on Wednesday in a broad-based slump and U.S. markets also fell, as stocks took a dramatic turn in the later half of the afternoon.

TORONTO — A distracted maintenance worker who drove onto an active runway required an Air Canada plane to scrap an initial landing attempt to avoid a collision at Toronto's Pearson airport last year, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Wed

TORONTO — A look at winger Tyrese Spicer, Toronto FC's first overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft: Age: 23. Home: Trincity, Trinidad. College: Attended Lipscomb University in Nashville, scoring 29 goals and adding 18 assists in 57 games.

TORONTO — Tyrese Spicer remembers the tough times growing up in Trinidad. "Not having enough money to buy sneakers, buy cleats, to go to school. Not having enough money to eat," he recalled.

TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario's French-language public school system will be voting next month on whether to give their union a strike mandate after nearly a year and a half of bargaining.

TORONTO — Frank Testin was hopeful when he heard Pope Francis would allow priests to bless same-gender couples. He thought it was a small step toward LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Roman Catholic Church. Then he read what the Vatican actually said.

TORONTO — It's a simple yet important routine for so many Canadians — plugging in their cellphones and smartwatches before bed to ensure they're fully charged in the morning. Increasingly, there's another item to add to the list: the car.

KITCHENER, Ont. — One person is dead and six others were sent to hospital due to a carbon monoxide leak in Kitchener, Ont. Police say they were called to a home just after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a gas leak.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe watched one of his players accidentally direct a puck into the Maple Leafs' net. Then it happened again. And once more for good measure. Toronto's head coach had no issues with the team's effort Tuesday.

TORONTO (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored twice and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.