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INNISFIL, Ont. — Two Innisfil, Ont., men are now charged with manslaughter in an overdose death from earlier this year. South Simcoe Police say the 23-year-old victim, also from Innisfil, died in early April after overdosing on heroin and fentanyl.

CALGARY — Canadian-owned refineries are expected to register higher profits as more U.S. Gulf Coast facilities are shut down due to ongoing extensive flooding from what's left of Hurricane Harvey.

TORONTO — Major North American indices finished higher today as the U.S. released a series of strong economic data. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index rose 50.43 points to 15,133.13.

OTTAWA — Passengers who were trapped aboard two Air Transat jets earlier this summer described hours on end of sweltering heat, a lack of water and the stench of vomit in the cabin as a federal agency began hearings Wednesday into their ordeal.

MONCTON, N.B. — The prime minister thanked civil servants Wednesday for the work they've done for months to help federal employees affected by the government's problem-plagued pay system.

SYDNEY, N.S. — A Nova Scotia man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman solely for thrills has admitted to being an accessory to the murder of another young woman.

TORONTO — A Toronto neurosurgeon charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife has been denied bail. Dr. Mohammed Shamji, 41, showed little emotion as he sat in a Toronto courtroom on Wednesday.

BEAUMONT, Alta. — Shiva Kumar Shunmugam was wrapping up a lazy summer afternoon tending to social media feeds for the Alberta town of Beaumont when a strange request came into the fire hall's Facebook page.

HALIFAX — Clear cutting will be among the contentious issues examined in a new review of Nova Scotia's forestry practices, the provincial government announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Eligible Ontario households will be able to get smart thermostats for free on a first-come, first-serve basis under a new government program.