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MISSISSAUGA — A school board west of Toronto is facing calls to be more transparent about the so-called "weeding" of its libraries amid concerns some books are being removed from collections solely because they were published before 2008.

A man convicted of manslaughter in the death of an Indigenous woman after throwing a trailer hitch at her from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been released on day parole, two years into his eight-year sentence.

TORONTO — Matt Chapman is back in the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup. Chapman was activated from Toronto's 10-day injured list and was sixth in the Blue Jays lineup when they hosted the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Chapman went on the injured list Aug.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,567.84, up 288.90 points): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Up 14 cents, or 8.97 per cent, to $1.70 on 22.

Jurors at the trial of a man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario watched footage Thursday of him being held at a police station after his arrest.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 300 points on a broad-based rally led by base metal stocks as the price of oil reached US$90 per barrel, while U.S. stock markets also rose.

Mould, asbestos and vermin at a Milton, Ont., courthouse have prompted judges to stop presiding over in-person cases at the building.

TORONTO — Kevin Attard has some tough decisions to make. The Canadian trainer has four horses slated to chase two berths into the 2023 Breeders' Cup this weekend at Woodbine Racetrack.

TORONTO (AP) — Three generations of a Ukrainian family sit in a van in the documentary “In the Rearview.” They stare straightforward, staggered by all they’ve left behind. Their home. The dogs they set loose. Their cow, Beauty.

The number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Thursday said.