Toronto Star News

BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States’ worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.

McGill tops all other Canadian Universities in the quality of education it provides, and is listed 19th in the latest QS World University Rankings.

A user-operated tele-robot brings “virtual closeness” to colleagues separated by distance.

There were enough players who skated partial seasons with the Leafs last year that their collective influence this year will be worth watching.

While league officials support the more stringent rules, the new system takes too long and has left leagues too little time to complete before the season begins.

Vampire Weekend's American-indie-pop-via-Soweto sound has a major following, but Ben Rayner isn’t impressed.

Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum turned in a typically efficient performance in Tuesday night’s 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers, allowing three runs and walking just two batters in seven innings.

El Gastrónomo Vagabundo is part of the mobile food truck revolution that’s sweeping North America.

Americans gathered Tuesday to vent outrage against the Florida church behind the planned burning of the Qur’an.

Progressive Conservatives hint at what they will do with the McGuinty government’s full-day kindergarten program if elected next October.

Luke Schenn and Tyler Bozak are just two Maple Leafs who love video games. Players share their love for virtual hockey.

The body found on the weekend in a wooded area near Orangeville has been positively identified as the remains of missing nurse Sonia Varaschin.

Companies are using everything from pesticide, to sticky traps, to heat and ice to kill the rapidly breeding pests.

Claude Bechard, a Quebec cabinet minister who soldiered on in his post despite suffering from terminal cancer, has died.

GM Brian Burke says rift between coach Ron Wilson and defenceman Tomas Kaberle is no big deal.

Based on Mordecai Richler’s 1997 Giller Prize winning novel, Barney’s Version will compete for Venice Film Festival's top prize.

George Smitherman is promising to freeze property taxes and city hiring for a year if he is elected mayor of Toronto.

Nelson DeJesus has failed to overturn his 2006 conviction for murdering realtor Lisa Posluns as she worked late in her Yorkville office.

The former mayor, defeated by Linda Jackson by just 90 votes in a bitterly fought 2006 election, plans to run for regional council.

The Bank of Canada is expected to raise its trend-setting interest rate Wednesday but the central bank’s future course is anyone’s guess in the face of a tepid recovery.