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TORONTO — The importance of the Toronto Arrows to Canadian rugby was reinforced Thursday with news that Rugby Canada is embedding two of its staff with the Major League Rugby side.

The discovery of 171 "plausible burials" at a former residential school in northern Ontario has retraumatized the First Nation that announced the finding, its chief said, with efforts underway to ensure residents have the mental health support they n

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,341.44, down 34.79): Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX:TOU). Energy. Down 33 cents, or 0.48 per cent, to $67.82 on 9.1 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower Thursday, with losses in technology and industrials buoyed by energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were also down. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 34.79 points at 20,341.44.

TORONTO — Jason Priestley wants Canadians to draw their own conclusions about Harold Ballard, the controversial former owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

TORONTO — Ontario bettors can again wager on Ultimate Fighting Championship events. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reinstated betting on UFC events in the province Thursday. On Dec.

Health-care workers from across Canada could soon start practising in Ontario more quickly under legislation the provincial government plans to introduce next month.

TORONTO — Former Ontario Lt.-Gov. David Onley is set to be remembered at a state funeral on Jan. 30. Morley Bedford Funeral Services says Onley will lie in state at the legislature on Jan. 28 and Jan.

HAMILTON — Attacking midfielder David Choiniere has signed a new multi-year contract with Forge FC. The 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., scored in Forge's 2-0 championship win over Atletico Ottawa in October.

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.