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TORONTO — As a growing number of tech companies carry out successive rounds of layoffs, Shopify Inc.'s president says there are no more cuts in the works for the Ottawa-based e-commerce company.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Cooper Foster netted the game-winning goal with 1:36 remaining in the third period as the Ottawa 67's rallied to defeat the Peterborough Petes 3-2 on Thursday. Logan Morrison led Ottawa (37-11-2-2) with two goals.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,606.42, down 113.97): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up 99 cents, or 3.79 per cent, to $27.12 on 26.

TORONTO — A student is in hospital after being shot in the chest during a drive-by shooting outside a Toronto high school, police said Thursday as they looked for suspects in the case.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost just over half a per cent Thursday amid weakness in energy and technology, while U.S. markets fell further. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 113.97 points at 20,606.42.

Toronto Mayor John Tory submitted his formal resignation on Wednesday, days after admitting to an affair with a former staffer.

TORONTO — In a bid to help retailers compete with the illicit pot market, the Ontario Cannabis Store will lower its price margins this fall — but its chief executive warns the move won't solve all the industry's woes.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts continue to give veteran starter McLeod Bethel-Thompson time to ponder his football future. Bethel-Thompson became a CFL free agent Tuesday and has yet to re-sign with the defending Grey Cup champions.

Toronto shifted its attention to a transition of power in the city's top office Thursday, with the deputy mayor saying she was focused on stability in the interim and wouldn't be running to replace John Tory.

TORONTO — William Nylander had mostly been cast in a Maple Leafs' supporting role.