Toronto Star News
Province vows rapid rail link to Pearson by 2015 Pan Ams
The long-awaited train should be ready
Travers: Stephen Harper changes Canada by changing politics
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.
Jose Bautista blast powers Jays past Cleveland
The Blue Jays win their fourth in a row on the eve of baseball’s trade deadline.
Cheeky luggage decals banned by Transport Canada
The irreverent luggage stickers are “not funny,” Transport Canada says, even if they do make luggage easier to identify.
At home with Toronto's would-be mayors
Where Toronto mayoral candidates live reveals a bit about who they are. A visit with the top five.
Head of McMichael Canadian Art Collection resigns
Thomas Smart, head of one of Canada’s most prestigious art galleries, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, has resigned.
No new trial for serial killer Robert Pickton
RCMP investigators believe convicted serial killer Robert Pickton is responsible for as many as 49 murders.
James: How to make Toronto great
So there’s going to be an election this fall. Here’s a blueprint for what should happen next.
Man wins $25,000 from ‘negligent’ lawyer in ‘tale of woe’
A judge has awarded a man $25,000, ruling that a lawyer did nothing to advance his car accident injuries claim.
Caribana says goodbye to its ‘saviour’
Outgoing CEO Joe Halstead admits he’ll miss the ‘craziness’ of the annual festival as successor takes the helm.
Bosh fires back at Colangelo: I always played hard
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.
Canada’s treatment of war veterans described as national shame
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.
Public gets say on shipment of nuclear waste through lakes
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.
The new Councillor Ford?
Doug Ford, brother and campaign manager of mayoral candidate Rob Ford, tells friends he plans to run for brother’s seat.
Man shot dead in northwest Toronto
A man in his 20s is dead after being shot in the head on Friday at around 3 p.m.
Let mayor’s son pay his own legal bill: Carolyn Parrish
Mayor Hazel McCallion's main challenger on council says Peter McCallion should cover his legal costs with his share of a $4 million settlement.
City appeals court decision on legal fees
Toronto appeals divisional court decision that found council improperly reimbursed nearly $100,000 to two councillors.
Hundreds line up for iPhone 4
More than 300 people gathered early Friday for the Canadian release of the new smartphone.
Changing the adult mind through the power of plasticity
Remarkable new research shows that we can physically rewire our brains, even after cognitive injuries. It also suggests we can make ourselves happier
All eyes on RIM in smartphone standoff
Technology analysts believe the Waterloo, Ont.-based BlackBerry maker needs to fight back against lost smartphone market share to Apple and Google.




