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CHATHAM, Ont. — Major telecom companies in Canada are allegedly giving preferential access to their networks in violation of the rules, TekSavvy Solutions Inc. said Thursday as it asked the federal telecommunications regulator to investigate.

A proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two municipal parks in a city east of Toronto is drawing criticism from lawyers who say the plan won’t boost safety and could limit access to the popular winter pastime.

TORONTO — New research suggests a four-day week may be gaining mainstream momentum in corporate Canada as workplaces continue to fine tune post-pandemic schedules and working conditions.

Toronto police are looking for a suspect after an alleged hate-motivated assault at a downtown subway station on Wednesday. Police said officers were called to Bloor-Yonge station around 8:30 a.m.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group says it expects its investment in the Charles Schwab Corp. will translate into reported equity in net income of about $285 million for the first-quarter of the bank's 2023 financial year.

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — A judicial pre-trial has been scheduled in a northeastern court in the sexual assault case of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard.

TORONTO — Another prestigious honour for Bulldog Hanover. The world-record harness racer captured the 2022 Cam Fella Award, Standardbred Canada announced Thursday.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 06, 13, 25, 31, 41 & 47.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Bryce McConnell-Barker had two goals and an assist as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds picked up a 6-3 win to hand the Saginaw Spirit their fifth straight loss Wednesday.

TORONTO — Postmedia is moving a dozen of its Alberta community newspapers to digital-only formats, eyeing more outsourcing deals for printing, laying off workers and selling the home of the Calgary Herald.