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ORANGEVILLE, Ont. — Police in Orangeville, Ont., say a local elementary school teacher is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a student.

TORONTO — The managing editor of CBC's "The National" was reassigned Wednesday for what the public broadcaster called "an inappropriate, insensitive and frankly unacceptable tweet" he made as part of a controversial debate over cultural appropriation

CALGARY — The annual reveal of new foods coming to the Calgary Stampede has been released, and the list includes both the sickeningly sweet and the simply weird.

TORONTO — Netflix is giving Ontario cottage country dwellers an entertainment fix over holiday weekends this summer.

OTTAWA — "There were court challenges in these other disputes. We have won them all." — Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr on April 25.

Nine stories in the news for Thursday, May 18 ——— CANADA BACKS CALL FOR MAGNITSKY ACT Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has agreed to create a so-called Magnitsky Act to expand Canada's international sanctions law to targ

OTTAWA — Matt Cullen could hardly find the words to describe the Pittsburgh Penguins' performance Wednesday night in a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. With the win the Senators took a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final.

OTTAWA — Mike Hoffman noticed the chatter on social media about his team's supposedly boring style of play, but he and the rest of the Ottawa Senators appear not to care as it continues to work.

COBOURG, Ont. — Mat Robson stopped all 21 shots he faced as the Penticton Vees downed the Trenton Golden Hawks 4-0 in preliminary-round play at the RBC Cup on Wednesday.

TORONTO — A pedestrian has been injured after a portion of a building collapsed onto the sidewalk in east-end Toronto on Wednesday evening. The collapse happened at 6:30 p.m. outside a restaurant on Danforth Ave. Police Const.