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TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has completed the first step in its investment in KeyCorp with the acquisition of a 4.9 per cent stake in the U.S. bank. The Canadian bank says it paid US$17.17 per share or about US$800 million for the stake.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says an orangutan managed to leave its outdoor habitat before it was returned without incident. The zoo says Kembali the orangutan accessed an area just outside of its habitat Thursday evening.

OTTAWA — It is already more cost effective over the long term to buy an electric vehicle than a gas-powered model, but the savings must get substantially higher if Canada is to meet its EV sales targets, the parliamentary budget office concluded in a

OTTAWA — Travis Green said the Ottawa Senators need to focus on more than scoring goals this season. The Senators' new head coach said the young NHL team needs to approach the upcoming campaign around building a strong team culture and identity.

TORONTO — Canada's largest public school board says identifying information about some students may have been exposed in a recent cyberattack.

A suspect in the murder of a Toronto-area woman whose burned remains were found earlier this month has fled Canada, police said Thursday, adding an international dimension to the weeks-long investigation.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Region police say a suspect wanted for second-degree murder in the deaths of two women may be west of Toronto.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained 100 points Thursday, led by gains in energy, technology and financials, while U.S. stock markets fizzled to a mixed close following earnings from Nvidia. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 100.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.

An investigation into suspected gang activity in Durham Region led police to arrest 32 people and lay 184 charges, investigators said Thursday as they detailed allegations of firearms trafficking, drug crimes and fraud.