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TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals have suspended their candidate in Oshawa over an inflammatory social media post. The suspension for Viresh Bansal comes after several Liberal candidates called on leader Bonnie Crombie to dump him.

PORT OF SPAIN — Kaylee Hunter scored five goals and Natelle El Mokbel added four as Canada hammered Dominica 22-0 in CONCACAF U-20 women's qualifying play Friday.

OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada has kicked Ruby Dhalla out of the leadership race just days before debates in Montreal.

TORONTO — Canadian talent will have one fewer space to network at this year's South By Southwest music and film festival in Austin, Texas.

OTTAWA — Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report says.

OTTAWA — The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 350 points Friday amid broad-based losses, while a 2.2. per cent loss on the Nasdaq led the declines in U.S. stock markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 367.05 points, or 1.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

PICKERING, Ont. — Police say they are investigating after people shouted racial slurs, someone drew a swastika, and another person exposed themselves during a virtual meeting held by the City of Pickering.

TORONTO — Ontario's NDP and Liberals are both pledging tens of billions of dollars in new spending to pay for their campaign promises, but are taking different approaches to the other side of the ledger, with the NDP proposing wealth taxes and the Li