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Province vows rapid rail link to Pearson by 2015 Pan Ams

21 min 43 sec ago

The long-awaited train should be ready

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Travers: Stephen Harper changes Canada by changing politics

4 hours 5 min ago

Canadians are now living through the fifth year of a phenomenon. Flipping political history and conventional wisdom upside down, a federal party has taken and is holding power by leading the country where it doesn’t want to go.

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Jose Bautista blast powers Jays past Cleveland

July 30, 2010 - 23:04

The Blue Jays win their fourth in a row on the eve of baseball’s trade deadline.

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Cheeky luggage decals banned by Transport Canada

July 30, 2010 - 21:42

The irreverent luggage stickers are “not funny,” Transport Canada says, even if they do make luggage easier to identify.

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At home with Toronto's would-be mayors

July 30, 2010 - 21:34

Where Toronto mayoral candidates live reveals a bit about who they are. A visit with the top five.

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Head of McMichael Canadian Art Collection resigns

July 30, 2010 - 21:03

Thomas Smart, head of one of Canada’s most prestigious art galleries, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, has resigned.

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No new trial for serial killer Robert Pickton

July 30, 2010 - 20:44

RCMP investigators believe convicted serial killer Robert Pickton is responsible for as many as 49 murders.

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James: How to make Toronto great

July 30, 2010 - 20:33

So there’s going to be an election this fall. Here’s a blueprint for what should happen next.

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Man wins $25,000 from ‘negligent’ lawyer in ‘tale of woe’

July 30, 2010 - 20:30

A judge has awarded a man $25,000, ruling that a lawyer did nothing to advance his car accident injuries claim.

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Caribana says goodbye to its ‘saviour’

July 30, 2010 - 20:29

Outgoing CEO Joe Halstead admits he’ll miss the ‘craziness’ of the annual festival as successor takes the helm.

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Bosh fires back at Colangelo: I always played hard

July 30, 2010 - 19:32

After being called out as a quitter by his former general manager, Chris Bosh says he “put his heart and soul” into the Toronto Raptors organization and never gave up on his team.

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Canada’s treatment of war veterans described as national shame

July 30, 2010 - 19:09

The way John Sheardown and other veterans in need of long-term care are being treated in their twilight years amounts to a national embarrassment, critics of the Conservative government say.

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Public gets say on shipment of nuclear waste through lakes

July 30, 2010 - 18:57

Canada’s nuclear safety regulator has agreed to hold a public hearing into a plan to ship 1,760 tonnes of radiation-laced steel through Lake Ontario.

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The new Councillor Ford?

July 30, 2010 - 18:46

Doug Ford, brother and campaign manager of mayoral candidate Rob Ford, tells friends he plans to run for brother’s seat.

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Man shot dead in northwest Toronto

July 30, 2010 - 18:05

A man in his 20s is dead after being shot in the head on Friday at around 3 p.m.

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Let mayor’s son pay his own legal bill: Carolyn Parrish

July 30, 2010 - 17:25

Mayor Hazel McCallion's main challenger on council says Peter McCallion should cover his legal costs with his share of a $4 million settlement.

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City appeals court decision on legal fees

July 30, 2010 - 17:16

Toronto appeals divisional court decision that found council improperly reimbursed nearly $100,000 to two councillors.

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Hundreds line up for iPhone 4

July 30, 2010 - 17:16

More than 300 people gathered early Friday for the Canadian release of the new smartphone.

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Changing the adult mind through the power of plasticity

July 30, 2010 - 16:56

Remarkable new research shows that we can physically rewire our brains, even after cognitive injuries. It also suggests we can make ourselves happier

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All eyes on RIM in smartphone standoff

July 30, 2010 - 16:13

Technology analysts believe the Waterloo, Ont.-based BlackBerry maker needs to fight back against lost smartphone market share to Apple and Google.

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