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OTTAWA — As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Patrick Thomas scored in the third round of a shootout to lift the Brantford Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the winless Peterborough Petes in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at Brantford Civic Centre.

TORONTO — In November, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will hand off the Grey Cup for the final time. Ambrosie made the surprising announcement Saturday that he'll retire sometime in 2025.

NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, Ont. — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree has apologized on behalf of the Canadian government to a group of Ontario First Nations for mismanagement of their money over a century ago.

TORONTO — New details are emerging that link a suspected transnational drug trafficking ring allegedly run by a wanted Olympian to an April homicide in Ontario.

HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Ontario's police watchdog and the provincial force have both launched investigations following the deaths of two women and one man in Huntsville, Ont.

TORONTO — Heather Thompson would love to work. The 26-year-old dreams of going back to university to study politics and environmental science, and ultimately pursue a career to "try and make things better" in society.

TORONTO — Seneca Polytechnic says it is temporarily closing one of its campuses north of Toronto because of the federal government's recent cuts to the number of international student permits.

OTTAWA — Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination.

Angela Salvatore had been away from her father's hospital bedside for just over an hour when she says she got a frantic call from a nurse, pleading with her to calm him down.