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TORONTO — A new study suggests shoppers chewing gum may spend more time browsing, and stores could benefit by enticing customers with free gum samples.

WASHINGTON — If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than cash. A winter coat helps — and a sense of community.

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police say a suspect in the fatal shooting of a southern Ontario chiropractor has died in hospital. Halton regional police say 44-year-old David Williamson of Burlington, Ont., died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Police say a Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., woman is charged after allegedly distributing intimate pictures of her ex-husband.

LONDON — Britain's government will begin the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on two years in which to complete the most important negotiation for a generation.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some schools are closed and there are travel delays in parts of Atlantic Canada as snow, freezing rain and rain moves through the region on the first official day of spring.

OTTAWA — Senior defence officials have ordered a curb on non-essential activities across the department, The Canadian Press has learned, as they look to free up millions of dollars for military operations and other more critical tasks.

Four stories in the news for Monday, March 20: ——— HOPES PLACED ON LIBERALS TO COUGH UP VENTURE CAPITAL CASH: Those connected with new and growing companies hope the Trudeau government will make additional commitments in the budget concerning venture

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Everyone's talking about problems hurting workers. In the last U.S. election, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton argued about reasons for a historic disruption in the labour market.

NAPANEE, Ont. — Rookie defenceman Taylor Kezama scores 8:13 into double overtime as the University of Alberta Pandas defeated the McGill Martlets 2-1 on Sunday to win the U Sports women's hockey championship.