Toronto Star News

The Russians are coming to Mexico in ever bigger numbers — and just in time to bolster a tourism industry dealing with economic downturn.

Takeover talk resumed Monday as investors and analysts pondered whether the little-known Thorsten Heins had been appointed to lead a RIM turnaround or prepare it for sale.

Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement was involved in which projects were selected for the multi-million dollar G8 legacy fund, according to documents obtained by the NDP.

Salvage experts can begin pumping fuel from a capsized cruise ship as early as Tuesday to avert a possible environmental catastrophe and the ship is stable enough that search efforts for the missing can continue, Italian officials said.

A young academic has been sentenced to four months in jail for sexually assaulting his wife during rough sex despite his claim that, in their dominant-submissive sexual role playing, “no” frequently meant “yes.”

A collision on University Ave. this morning sent an SUV smashing into a Second Cup coffee shop.

A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected Leon Mugesera’s latest bid to stay in Canada and delay the extradition to his native Rwanda, where he is wanted on charges of inciting genocide and crimes against humanity.

New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, born in the Year of the Rooster, can look ahead to a lucky year, but must watch for legal conflicts, according to his Chinese horoscope.

The new man at the top of struggling Research In Motion Ltd. says his priority is to reinvigorate marketing and restore growth in the U.S., adding that he has no intention of allowing the iconic BlackBerry maker to be broken apart and sold in pieces.

The new federal crime bill will cost Ontario $1 billion to beef up prisons in order to house new inmates, the province says.

Research in Motion (TSX:RIM) shares are down more than six per cent in early trading after the BlackBerry maker announced big changes at the top of the company, with a new CEO and the departure of longtime chiefs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis.

In a move that puts her at odds with Mayor Rob Ford, the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission says the $8.2-billion light rail line proposed for Eglinton Ave. should not be run underground for its entire length.

The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new round of measures aimed at deflecting Tehran's nuclear development program.

Newt Gingrich moves on to Florida savouring a major upset victory over Mitt Romney, who will be looking to reset his once front-running campaign with a focus on attacking his chief rival’s character.

The European Union formally adopted an oil embargo Monday against Iran and a freeze of the assets of the country’s central bank as part of sanctions meant to pressure the country to resume talks on its nuclear program.

International Criminal Court judges on Monday ordered four prominent Kenyans, including two potential presidential candidates, to stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a deadly wave of violence triggered by their country's disputed 2007 presidential election.

Smartphone pioneers Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are stepping down from their chief executive roles at struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. in a dramatic shakeup that will see chief operating officer Thorsten Heins take the leadership reins.

If you need a life-saving kidney, the worst place in Canada to be is Ontario and British Columbia where you can wait four to six years for one.

Looming budgets cuts could mean loss of services to aboriginal, seniors, low-income earners and vulnerable Canadians, think tank warns.

The New York Giants advanced to the Super Bowl with a 20-17 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers on in the NFC championship game.