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Leylah Fernandez will have plenty of competition at the National Bank Open. Currently ranked No. 25 on the WTA Tour, Fernandez will be joined by world No. 1 and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, 2023 US Open singles and 2022 NBO doubles champion Coco Gauff, and back-to-back Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in field that includes all top-10 players — and 43 of 44 overall.

Gold prices could rally to $3,000 by year end, says Goldman Sachs. The firm “sees continued tailwinds for gold amid an ongoing flight to safety due to geopolitical risks, continued buying of the commodity by central banks, and rising demand among Asian households,” as noted by BarChart.com. Gold is also pushing higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told a U.S. Senate panel the U.S. economy had cooled, and “made no surprisingly hawkish comments that could have thrown cold water on the Fed cutting interest rates yet this year,” as noted by Kitco.com. All of…

When Bruce Huff was 19 years old, he turned down an offer to play Class D minor league baseball for $150 a month.

Former NBA player Jontay Porter is due in court Wednesday to face a federal criminal case tied to the betting scandal that got him banned from the league earlier this year.

Efforts are underway to combat growing rat populations in two of Ontario’s largest cities, as the rodents that typically lurk underground become more visible thanks to a combination of construction and climate change.

In 1999, Paula Schnurr and Patti Moore were part of a group in Toronto that ran to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time in which 100 women ran a one-mile relay. That record stood for 24 years until an American team beat it by five minutes last year. On Sunday, 100 women in Hamilton won in back, they say.

In its efforts to press the Ontario and federal governments to do more to address mercury contamination of its river, Grassy Narrows First Nation told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that many community members are struggling to do everyday things like go to work and school. During the virtual public hearing, the First Nation called for justice after decades of mercury poisoning.

The U.S. and other NATO allies said at Tuesday’s summit they will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four Patriot systems.

Splashback over city’s bid to fine tourists who pee in sea