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After five straight holds of the Bank of Canada's key interest rate that followed its hiking cycle of more than a year, economists say a rebound awaits the national housing market — but don't expect a big surge just yet.

TORONTO — Even though he just had his best game of the season, Immanuel Quickley only wanted to talk about the Toronto Raptors winning consecutive games for the first time in six weeks.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Andrew Cristall scored twice and Tij Iginla added a goal and two assists as the Kelowna Rockets edged the visiting Wenatchee Wild 4-2 on Sunday to win their first round, best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series in six games.

BARRIE, Ont. — The visiting Oshawa Generals outshot and outscored the Barrie Colts en route to a 3-0 Ontario Hockey League playoff victory on Sunday at Sadlon Arena.

UTICA, N.Y. — Kristin O'Neill's career-high, three-point game lifted Canada to a 5-0 win over Czechia in the women's world hockey championship Sunday. The 26-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

MONTREAL — The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in the upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday.

CHETWYND, B.C. — Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man.

MONTREAL — Canada will offer an additional evacuation flight out of Haiti next week due to a spike in the number of requests to flee the Caribbean country that poured in just as Canada was set to wind down its efforts, the federal government said Sun

NEW YORK — The NHL has assessed Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane a maximum fine of US$5,000 for slashing Calgary forward Dryden Hunt in a game Saturday night. The incident happened at 3:46 of the second period.

UTICA, N.Y. — Josefin Bouveng had two goals and an assist as Sweden remained perfect at the world women's hockey championship with a 6-2 win over Japan on Sunday.