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EDMONTON — Despite being selected in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft, the Edmonton Oilers have decided to part ways with forward Sam O'Reilly.

KINGSEY FALLS — Cascades Inc. says it's permanently closing its manufacturing facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y., after almost four decades. The decision has led to the loss of 123 jobs and closure costs are estimated at $5 million.

TORONTO — The number of homeless people in Toronto has more than doubled between the spring of 2021 and last fall, a newly released survey showed.

TORONTO — Defensive end Andrew Chatfield Jr. has been a bright light in what's been a tough start for the Toronto Argonauts.

LONDON — Public health officials in London, Ont., say one person has died and more than 40 have become sick in an outbreak of legionnaires' disease.

Provincial police say four people are facing charges after they allegedly cut down more than 30 hydro poles and stole copper wire from them in a remote area in northern Ontario.

TORONTO — Coldplay fans appeared to experience a smoother exit from Toronto's Rogers Stadium on Monday night, after complaints of poor crowd control following the outdoor venue's inaugural show last week.

Police say a youth has died after an ATV crash that occurred last week in southwestern Ontario. Chatham-Kent police say they responded to an ATV collision on private property last Thursday.

CALGARY — The premiers of Alberta and Ontario agreed Monday to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces and pledged to increase interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles.

CALGARY — Alberta plans to hold public consultations this fall on adding nuclear power to the province's energy mix, Premier Danielle Smith said Monday.