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TORONTO — The majority of Canadians aspiring to buy a home say they will push their plans to next year or later to wait for interest rates to drop, a new survey shows.

OTTAWA — Ontario's latest attempts to limit cellphone use in classrooms are designed to help students focus on learning, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

LANGLEY, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.

CALGARY — Canadian linebacker Charlie Moore retired Monday following three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary selected Moore in the third round of the 2021 CFL draft.

MONTREAL — A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province's secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nikita Grebyonkin to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Monday. The contract, which comes into effect immediately, carries an average annual value of US$875,000.

MADRID — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament Monday in a walkover after Czech opponent Jakub Mensik retired.

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say a third teen is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing death last week of a 16-year-old high school student.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Tributes continue to pour in for Bob Cole as his family has confirmed a funeral will be held for the legendary broadcaster Friday in St. John's, N.L.

VANCOUVER — Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the habit or keep them from taking it up in the first