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TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Kobi Simmons to a 10-day contract. The six-foot-five, 180-pound Simmons has averaged 15.9 points, 4.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 31.

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. has named Timothy Deacon as its new chief financial officer, effective April 8. Deacon joins the insurer from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board where he held the same role.

TORONTO — Former Toronto mayor John Tory is set to rejoin the board of directors at Rogers Communications Inc.

TORONTO — Another longtime investor in Gildan Activewear Inc. says it does not trust the company's current board to oversee a sale process and called on it to hold its annual meeting without delay to allow shareholders to elect new directors.

TORONTO — Northland Power Inc. says chief executive Mike Crawley will step down from the top job later this year. The power utility says Crawley will remain with Northland until Sept.

TORONTO — Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies, a Ministry of Health document estimates.

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Elon Musk's X said it's funding legal bills for a Canadian doctor previously chastised by regulators for her tweets about COVID-19.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank of Canada Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers will give a speech in Halifax on Tuesday.

This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation.