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WIMBLEDON — Canada's Carson Branstine booked her place in a first-career Grand Slam main draw, while Victoria Mboko bowed out in gutting fashion Thursday in Wimbledon qualifying.

TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is now set to stand trial in his Toronto sexual assault case early next year before a judge alone.

Police in eastern Ontario say a nine-year-old cyclist is dead after he was hit by a school bus. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in Almonte, a community west of Ottawa.

TORONTO — An ugly start prompted some harsh words from Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser at halftime Wednesday. His team responded and, thanks to a 51st-minute goal by Theo Corbeanu, Toronto rallied for a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls.

TORONTO — French sporting goods retailer Decathlon says it is closing its five Greater Toronto Area stores this summer. The locations slated for shutdown are in Brampton, Burlington, Markham, Scarborough and Vaughan.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the first quarter. The average asking price in B.C.

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman is urging the province to address a "growing crisis" in correctional facilities, pointing to a record number of complaints about facilities in the last year as well as deteriorating conditions.

TORONTO — National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the government is pouring $14 billion into a new hospital in Mississauga that the province says is set to become the largest teaching hospital in Canada.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a Peel Region police officer shot and seriously injured a man Wednesday morning, officials said. Police said they were called to the area of Malta Avenue and Ray Lawson Boulevard in Brampton, Ont.