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A substitute teacher has been arrested and charged in connection to an assault at a school in Bradford. South Simcoe police say officers opened an investigation at a school in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury in April.

OTTAWA — Canada posted a merchandise trade surplus of $638 million in June as exports of crude oil and gold rose sharply, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The agency said the result compared with a revised trade deficit of $1.6 billion in May.

OTTAWA — Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her G7 counterparts have issued a joint statement calling for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. reported a second-quarter profit of $17.8 million, down from $24.1 million a year earlier.

Waterloo Regional Police say a 14-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. Police issued the alert Monday around 7:15 p.m. for the teen who they said had last been seen in Kitchener, Ontario.

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — Niagara Regional Police say several thousand people pushed through the fences at a free Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont., on Saturday. Municipal officials say the venue at H. H.

TORONTO — Canadians Stacey Fung and Carol Zhao won't reach the National Bank Open main draw.

TEMISKAMING SHORES, Ont. — The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police says a 38-year-old Toronto man drowned Sunday in Twin Lakes in northeastern Ontario.

PRINCE EDWARD, Ont. — Police say a man is dead after being spotted in the waters of Lake Ontario in Picton, Ont., Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police say they were dispatched to the area of Point Petre shortly before 7 p.m.

As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them "a bag of money up front." That's the incentive on offer in Huntsville, Ont.