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TORONTO — Advocates are urging government officials to heed a grieving mother's plea for more funding and support for mental health, housing and social services after her teenage son was stabbed to death in a Toronto subway station.

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 1:41 into overtime and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game skid.

TORONTO — A Toronto-based neurosurgeon who has deepened our understanding of brain tumours and a northern Ontario psychologist focused on Indigenous-led mental health care are among the winners of the prestigious Canada Gairdner Awards.

TORONTO — Paul Maurice would have screamed louder — and dropped more expletives — if he could find the words.

TORONTO — Josh Liendo lowered his own national men's butterfly record twice and reigning Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil won the women's butterfly at the Canadian swim trials Wednesday Liendo of Markham, Ont., clocked 50.

TORONTO — It took a couple of splits before John Atkinson realized Summer McIntosh's 400-metre freestyle swim at the Canadian trials might be something special.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,837.65, up 180.12): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up $1.24, or 2.36 per cent, to $53.86 on 15.2 million shares.

TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League confirmed Wednesday the league conducted an independent third-party investigation to probe allegations of parents paying for their sons to be selected in the 2022 OHL draft.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose almost one per cent Wednesday amid broad-based strength while U.S. markets also posted strong gains. “It’s a rather benign day,” said Craig Fehr, investment strategist at Edward Jones.

A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque has been found not criminally responsible in the case.