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TORONTO — Claude Giroux stepped up to support his coach. The veteran forward then dragged his team into the fight on the way to securing a much-needed win following a tumultuous stretch both on and off the ice.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Jackson Parsons made 30 saves and earned his third shutout of the season to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Owen Sound Attack in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist as the Ottawa Senators scored three times in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Wednesday night and pick up just their second victory in three weeks.

TORONTO — Martinrea International Inc. says net income for the third quarter was $53.7 million, up from $35.9 million a year earlier. Sales for the quarter were $1.4 billion, up from $1.2 billion during the same quarter last year.

TORONTO — Jurors at the sexual assault trial of Peter Nygard began their deliberations late Wednesday afternoon, with the fate of the former fashion mogul now resting in their hands.

TORONTO — Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Chris Edwards, no stranger to CFL discipline, has been suspended three games for setting off a melee in the dying seconds of Saturday's Eastern semifinal in Montreal.

TORONTO — When Donald Shebib got behind the camera for his 1970 drama "Goin' Down the Road," the director's modest expectations couldn't have foreseen its regard as one of the country's greatest films.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says its net income rose in the third quarter from last year, supported especially by business growth in Asia.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,530.21, down 45.38 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 81 cents, or 1.84 per cent, to $43.29 on 10.0 million shares.

GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corp. says it sales and income got a boost in the third quarter thanks in part to its diversification efforts away from contracts reliant on gasoline-powered vehicles. Sales were $2.43 billion in the third quarter, up from $2.