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OTTAWA — Considering the circumstances, Charlie McAvoy was pretty impressive in his NHL debut.

TORONTO — Chase Anderson and two relievers combined on a four-hitter, Jonathan Villar homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Toronto 2-0 on Wednesday night to hand the struggling Blue Jays their fifth straight loss.

CALGARY — A Calgary man jailed in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Canadian history has failed in his attempt to have his conviction overturned.

TORONTO — Two years ago, the CFL trumpeted Jeffrey Orridge as the man who would "take the league to the next level." Now, he is stepping down as commissioner over what he calls differing views on the future.

Ottawa police say three separate fires in the city's Vanier area on the weekend are being investigated as suspicious. Police say their arson unit has been called in to investigate all three fires that happened close to each other on Sunday morning.

TORONTO — Jason Grilli was a busy man Wednesday. For the veteran Blue Jays reliever, National Grilled Cheese Day really is food for thought.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Liberal government has ignored renters for the past 16 years and it's high time someone offered them a helping hand, New Democrat Leader John Horgan says.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say a detective with 27 years on the force has been arrested and charged after a 15-month-long investigation. In a news release Wednesday, Peel Regional Police say Det.

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — A witness testifying at a Nova Scotia doctor's drug-trafficking trial gasped Wednesday after hearing that thousands of oxycodone pills were prescribed by Dr. Sarah Dawn Jones to her former roommate in a single month.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotian woman acting as her own lawyer in a bid to overturn her conviction for murdering a young Inuit university student had a rough ride at the province's appeal court Wednesday.