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‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dies at 38

1 hour 48 min ago

Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died at 38.

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Latin nightclub arson caught on video

2 hours 28 min ago

An arsonist was caught on surveillance video setting a North York nightclub ablaze early Monday.

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35 charged in child porn bust

2 hours 32 min ago

Police say two child victims were identified in an investigation resulting in 122 charges.

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Ex-MP Tony Ianno faces securities probe

2 hours 37 min ago

Former Trinity-Spadina Liberal MP Tony Ianno will appear in front of the Ontario Securities Commission following allegations of illegal trading.

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How to cast Gilligan’s Island: The Movie

2 hours 54 min ago

No sitcom presents more, and better, big-screen-casting potential than a feature-length remake of the 1960s hit Gilligan’s Island.

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Erik Guay grabs World Cup downhill bronze

3 hours 59 min ago

Canadian Erik Guay earned his second podium in four days by finishing tied for third in the final World Cup downhill of the season Wednesday.

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James: How did a city that's broke find $100 million?

4 hours 5 min ago

The mayor’s announcement raises questions about how the city can find massive sums of cash, almost on demand, while crying poor.  The news means the city has an unprecedented surplus of $350 million at the end of 2009 – great news in tough budget times.

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Canadian man in wheelchair badly beaten in Australia

4 hours 27 min ago

A Manitoba man is in an Australian hospital after he was severely beaten by two teens.

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Surplus will limit tax hikes, Miller says

5 hours 10 sec ago

Mayor David Miller announced an upbeat financial plan Wednesday, pledging to reduce the property tax increase.

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France’s Sarkozy, wife Bruni reportedly having affairs

5 hours 4 min ago

French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, former model Carla Bruni, are reportedly carrying on extramarital affairs, media in France are reporting.

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A craft beer to guzzle with gusto

11 hours 43 min ago

New England is no stranger to revolution. After all, the region figures prominently in the story of American independence.

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Goar: Jim Flaherty the latest to leap into 'innovation gap'

11 hours 43 min ago

Five Canadian finance ministers have tried to crack the productivity puzzle. All failed. Now Jim Flaherty is taking a stab at it.

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Fashion insiders bid adieu to Alexander McQueen

11 hours 43 min ago

A  fashion show of designs by the Alexander McQueen who committed suicide last month went ahead in Paris. 

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DiManno: At Creba trial, a homey and his weakness

11 hours 43 min ago

A homey should never be mistaken for a homi , or even a homo, come to that.

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Wind Mobile launched `in haste,' report says

11 hours 43 min ago

Globalive launched its new Wind Mobile Canadian wireless business before it was ready and hasn't been able to attract significant customers, a "cautionary tale" for other new wireless players, a report says.

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City parks staff rebuked for banning abusive man

11 hours 43 min ago

A man who allegedly made threatening, obscenity-laced calls to city staff  was "unreasonably" banned for life from the city facilities, Toronto's new ombudsman says.

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Do online daters love to lie?

11 hours 43 min ago

Online daters who tell little white lies are probably people pleasers both online and off.

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Ex-president's stolen corpse recovered

11 hours 43 min ago

Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus' former president was found reburied in another grave and three men were arrested Tuesday in what officials called a case of bodysnatching for ransom.

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'Visible minority' will mean 'white' by 2031

11 hours 43 min ago

By 2031, the Toronto region's white population will be the new "visible minority," according to a Statistics Canada study.

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Ex-Tory MP Jaffer gets $500 fine

11 hours 43 min ago

Justice advocates and opposition politicians are demanding an explanation after former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer received a $500 slap on the wrist for careless driving, a muted conclusion to his highly publicized drunk-driving and cocaine-possession charges.

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