Baby in car suspected in heist
Sgt. Mike Quinn carries baby found in back seat of car allegedly used in home invasion.
Harper sticks to strategy
Stephen Harper worked to regain the critical upper hand on the economic front yesterday, pointing to rosy employment stats and swiping his opponents for living in a "theoretical fantasyland." Speaking to a ...
Fear and panic trump good economic news as loonie, markets pounded
The loonie took a pounding and Canadian markets plunged Friday as mounting fears of a global recession sank oil prices and offset good employment news and government help for the big banks.
Boy, 17, killed in park robbery
A 17-year-old boy is dead after an apparent robbery Etobicoke last night. The boy was hanging out with friends in a park near Royal York Rd.
Stock market mayhem deepens: oil price slides, C$ slump continues
Stock markets in Asia and Europe are extending the desperation which took New York's Dow Jones industrial average down 679 points to a five-year low and left Toronto's S&P/TSX index with a loss of 456 points at ...
Toronto chips in$1.1-million to buy lake in Richmond Hill
The perennially cash-strapped City of Toronto may raise a few eyebrows with one of its latest spending decisions: The city is forking over $1.1-million toward buying a lake in Richmond Hill.
Further study urged for Bloor
A $25 million upgrade of Bloor St. is no "maintenance" job but rather a major undertaking that requires proper study and consultation, lawyer Clayton Ruby told a court hearing yesterday.
Grit supporters sabotaged
Andrew Lane, who publicly backs Liberal candidate Carolyn Bennett, found his car vandalized, apparently for political motives.
Canada's Election-Year Challenges
By Pete Vere OTTAWA, OCT. 6, 2008 .- In an environment where the mainstream media virtually ignores positive news regarding the Church, there's a lot of work to be done to make the truth known, says the ...
Death row dog offered new lease on life
October 8, 2008 09:59 AM - Rambo, who has been living on doggie death row at the Mississauga Animal Shelter for the past nine months, will get a new lease on life if a proposed deal is approved in court this ...
Sexual abuse at Toronto daycare
Two Toronto men have been arrested after a girl was allegedly sexually assaulted over several years at an Etobicoke daycare, police say.
Financial markets heartened by co-ordinated central bank rate cut
A co-ordinated move by central banks to cut interest rates cheered financial markets this morning.
Suspect in park shooting known to police
A teenager who seemed to be getting his life back on track is wanted for the slaying of an Etobicoke teen in what police describe as a robbery-gone wrong.
TSX closes higher after 5 negative sessions as central banks cut rates;NY tumbles
The Toronto stock market closed higher to snap a vicious five-session losing streak at the end of a whipsaw trading day.
New economic worries hammer Harper
Opposition leaders appear to be gaining ground with their all-out attacks blasting Stephen Harper as out of touch - and out of empathy - with Canadians fearful of an economic crisis.
Don't switch boats in storm: Harper
Stephen Harper offered up a stiff dose of "hard-headed" pragmatism Tuesday as the Conservatives finally released their costed platform just one week before election day.
Grit supporters get phone threats
Liberal supporters in St. Paul's are facing a new intimidation tactic -- anonymous, threatening phone calls.
Economic gloom pushes stock markets firmly into the red for fifth straight day
After Monday's dizzying downdraft, stock index futures point to a modestly positive open on Wall Street while European bourses are higher despite ongoing worries about the bank industry.
Students cheer high school English teacher as he makes Giller short list
Anthony De Sa was teaching a high school English class Tuesday when he learned his short story collection "Barnacle Love" had been shortlisted for the lucrative Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Stock markets pushed firmly into the red for fifth straight day
Deepening economic gloom pushed stock markets into the red for the fifth straight day Tuesday as investors worried further intervention in financial markets won't prevent a looming recession.
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