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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.1 per cent to $82.4 billion in January.

TORONTO — The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on Sunday — but compared with a decade ago, fewer of them will be indulging in alcohol.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.

Canada had the last laugh on the U.S. despite losing to its North American rival in a penalty shootout in the semifinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, after a series of last-minute renewals, and hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the government on what happens next

HOWICK, ONT. — Three people have died after police say a car and a pickup truck collided northwest of Kitchener, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash took place in the community of Howick just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

OTTAWA — Like so many of her teammates, the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League has held many firsts for Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer. She was one of the first three players to be signed to Ottawa’s roster.

It was easy to find Savannah Grewal on the course at last week's Blue Bay LPGA. All you had to do was follow the sound of her laughter.

A team-by-team look at the field for the world women’s curling championships, running from March 16-March 24 at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. Team members are listed from third to lead.

Rachel Homan has her sights set on ending Canada’s five-year gold-medal drought at the world women’s curling championship. Homan’s Ottawa rink is carrying an incredible winning streak into Saturday, when play begins in Sydney, N.S.