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Rogers-Shaw deal: Tribunal continues to hear closing arguments in merger case – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 14, 2022 6:55 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Closing arguments are expected to continue before the Competition Tribunal Wednesday, as the organization weighs whether the $26-billion merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. should be blocked. The …

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Samsonov, Maple Leafs blank last-place Ducks 7-0

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner has been getting plenty of attention on his march to the NHL’s longest point streak in seven seasons. Ilya Samsonov joked Tuesday it was about time he got some love as well. Marner had two assists to extend his point streak to 23 games and …

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Maple Leafs visit the Rangers after Kerfoot’s 2-goal game

By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 14, 2022 3:12 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Maple Leafs (19-5-6, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (15-10-5, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs …

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COP15 talks to focus on role of financial sector in global biodiversity – National

The role of private money and industry in preserving enough natural ecosystems to keep the planet functioning will be the focus of talks Wednesday at an international conference on biodiversity in Montreal. While negotiators continue to try to hammer an overall conservation deal, discussions are also scheduled on how global …

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Toronto and Sacramento to meet for cross-conference contest

By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 14, 2022 2:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sacramento Kings (14-12, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (13-14, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Raptors -5.5; over/under is 227.5 …

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Patient transfers from SickKids skyrocket amid pediatric respiratory crunch

Toronto’s SickKids hospital is reporting a significant increase in the number of pediatric patients being transferred out of its beds as Ontario struggles with a wave of sick children. As a result of the recent viral surge, an average of between two and eight children per day are being transferred …

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Transport Canada must be ‘more vigilant,’ relatives say two years after N.S. sinking

Geno Francis loved most things about fishing on the high seas, but his son says that in his final year, fear overshadowed that passion. “My father said, ‘After this trip, this was it,’ because it was quite dangerous,” Michael Francis said during a recent interview at his home in Milton, …

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Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog

TORONTO — Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada’s largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children undergoing procedures at the moment. There are a lot of blank spots. Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children usually runs …

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Fire breaks out at home in downtown Toronto – Toronto

Toronto Fire says firefighters are battling a fire in the city’s downtown area on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Grange Avenue, near Beverley and Dundas streets, at around 5:30 a.m. for reports of a house on fire. A spokesperson with Toronto fire said the blaze broke out at …

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