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TORONTO — Blayre Turnbull and Jess Kondas scored their first goals of the season to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the Boston Fleet on Friday.

OTTAWA — A former chief adviser and close friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he doesn't think Trudeau will stay on to lead the Liberals in the next election.

OTTAWA — Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada's new $1.

TORONTO — Losses in the tech sector led Canada's main stock index and U.S. markets lower Friday, as investors made year-end adjustments to their holdings. The S&P/TSX composite index ended down 50.42 points at 24,796.40.

Police say they have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man in an unprovoked choking assault and a robbery on Christmas Eve.

TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has closed its two-part deal to buy a 14.9 per cent stake in U.S. bank KeyCorp for about US$2.8 billion.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have both entered into automatic share purchase plans with brokers.

Five-year-old Beau starts each day being carried by one of his parents to the family's living room, where his wheelchair awaits in their Beamsville, Ont., home.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is probing a shooting near Thunder Bay in which a man was shot and wounded by a police officer on Boxing Day. Investigators say at around 2 p.m.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson had five assists to help the United States open its world junior hockey title defense with a 10-4 victory over Germany on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.