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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index jumped almost 300 points Monday on the strength of a broad-based rally while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 293.73 points, or 1.36 per cent, at 21,848.59.

TORONTO — The number of incidents Toronto police officers determined to be hate-motivated has gone up nearly 55 per cent compared with the same period last year, police said Monday.

TORONTO — Ontario Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma is defending the decision to abruptly close the Ontario Science Centre, saying it was done for health and safety reasons.

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is sounding the alarm on Canada’s productivity problem and urging policymakers to dig into why the country struggles with low business investment.

OTTAWA — Canada accused China of undermining global trade rules and flooding the market with electric vehicles Monday as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland kick-started the process required to impose new import taxes on Chinese-made EVs.

TORONTO — It hasn't taken Rasheed Bailey long to make a solid first impression with the Toronto Argonauts.

TORONTO — CBC plans to mark Canada Day with a toast to homegrown legend Gordon Lightfoot.

TORONTO — A fourth teen accused in the fatal stabbing of a Toronto homeless man has pleaded guilty. The girl, who was 14 at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee.

TORONTO — Families and community members decried the loss of a beloved institution Sunday after the Ontario Science Centre abruptly and permanently shut its doors last week amid concerns over the state of its roof.

OTTAWA — More than a thousand Bombardier aircraft assembly workers went on strike as of Sunday after their union failed to reach an agreement with the company.