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Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in northeastern Ontario eight years ago. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 200 points Friday, led by strength in energy, tech and base metals, while U.S. markets also rose. The latest U.S. employment report surprised to the upside, bringing relief to market watchers, said Graham Priest, portfolio manager at BlueShore Financial. The report showed the U.S. economy added 254,000 […]

OTTAWA — NDP House leader Peter Julian said there’s more work his party wants to get done in the House of Commons before the next election, despite how chaotic the first weeks of the fall sitting have been. But if other parties make that work impossible, it could factor into the NDP’s voting decisions, he […]

TORONTO — Detroit Red Wings goalie Jack Campbell is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league and union announced Sunday. Campbell will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care from the program. The 32-year-old from Port Huron, Mich., signed a one-year, US$775,000 contract with the Red Wings in July after previously […]

TORONTO — Police say a 30-year-old Toronto woman is facing multiple murder charges in three deaths that took place within three days this week in Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Niagara Regional Police say Toronto police first responded to a call for service in the east end of the city on Tuesday and found a […]

HAMILTON — Shemar Bridges’ stellar CFL season has come to a premature end. Hamilton’s rookie receiver took to social media Friday to make the announcement. Bridges didn’t provide a reason why, but he didn’t practise all week due to a thigh injury and was placed on the one-game injured list, meaning he would miss the […]

OTTAWA — NDP House leader Peter Julian says there’s more his party wants to do in Parliament before the next election, but the current dysfunction continues it will become a factor in how they vote on a confidence measure. In just three weeks, two Conservative non-confidence motions have failed to bring down the government — […]

A northeastern Ontario jury has started deliberating in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial. Jurors heard the complainant’s emotional account of her encounter with Hoggard eight years ago in Kirkland Lake, Ont., and her allegations that he raped, choked, slapped and urinated on her. They heard Hoggard’s own dramatically different account of what he […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Jurors have begun their deliberations in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard, 40, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in an incident alleged to have taken place on June 25, 2016 in Kirkland Lake, Ont. Both the Crown and defence agree that a sexual encounter took place […]

TORONTO — A Canadian man who is trapped in Lebanon with his family says they are anxiously waiting for seats on a flight out of the country, as a barrage of Israeli airstrikes continues. Jalal Tabaja, a father of four Canadian children, says he has moved his family to a hotel in a quieter area […]