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OTTAWA — The head of the federal agency crafting a national housing strategy says the plan will be far more ambitious than just building homes and is looking to close the equality gap between the haves and have-nots.

A discredited former engineer who declared an Ontario mall structurally sound just weeks before its deadly collapse five years ago was acquitted of criminal negligence on Thursday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays designated right-hander Mike Bolsinger for assignment on Thursday and recalled reliever Leonel Campos. Bolsinger was 0-2 with a 5.

Toronto police have released the results of four investigations in which large quantities of drugs and guns were seized, leaving 28 people facing hundreds of charges. They say officers seized more than 20 firearms, motor vehicles, $3.

TORONTO — Canada's telecommunications regulator says it will require companies to update their networks to be ready to provide so-called next-generation 911 services by the end of 2020.

TORONTO — A bounceback May has left the Toronto Blue Jays' atrocious April in the past. Their play in June may provide the best indicator yet of whether this team is primed to be a contender or pretender this season.

QUEBEC — Canada's "historic" 150th birthday is the right moment to resume constitutional discussions, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard told The Canadian Press in an interview.

TORONTO — A man accused of hurling concrete blocks from overpasses onto a major Toronto highway is facing multiple charges in connection with the alleged incidents. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Wildlife Preserve north of Whitehorse appears to have turned into a busy nursery, despite the best efforts of staff. Executive director Greg Meredith says the preserve has welcomed 15 newborns this spring.

TORONTO — The Canadian Automobile Association says Burlington Street East in Hamilton has won the dubious distinction of being voted Ontario's worst road for 2017.