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“In Canada, this seizure ranks among the top five”

Curtain falls on illegal DVD ring Police have confiscated goods from a massive DVD burning lab found in a Toronto basement. via Toronto Sun

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“For many years, there has been a debate in this country about legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana. I'm here to say marijuana is illegal because it is dangerous, it's not dangerous because it is illegal”

Tropical Distribution was hit this week by a Tropical Storm, an undercover police probe that led to the seizure of equipment used to boost production at large pot-growing operations across the GTA. via Mississauga

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A construction company from Windsor, Ont., has been chosen to help build a new structure on the Ground Zero site in New York City. via Canoe

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“He spent the entire day with us experiencing a lot of teasing, a lot of jokes at his expense and the third degree and he took it all in quite well. The next time he came, Michael was glad there was a new boyfriend with another cousin on the scene.”

Thousands turned out Friday to say farewell to a paramedic and reservist killed in Afghanistan with a service that mirrored his life - quiet and dignified. via Slam Sports

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“What constitutes a youth sentence as opposed to an adult sentence depends on the particular legislative sanctions in force at the relevant time.”

OTTAWAForcing violent young offenders to prove they should not face adult prison terms violates their constitutional rights, a deeply divided Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. via The Toronto Star

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“But if you look out 31 2 years, his successor will not have an easy job.”

Buzz Hargrove went out on a high note yesterday, calling the last agreements he will negotiate with the Detroit Three win-win for the unions and the companies. via Globeinvestor.com

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“It was simply inhumane to dump Miss Beck's body in the snow, in the countryside as he did”

The day after Wayne Ryczak admitted killing a woman and dumped her body on a rural road, the St. via CANOE

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“I feel very, very confident that the medical system knows all about the problems, that they're working quite proactively on it, and that the lessons that could be learned have been learned from their investigation in Sault Ste. Marie”

Ontario must launch an independent investigation into the C. difficile outbreak that has reportedly claimed some 125 lives at five hospitals over the last 20 months, the Progressive Conservatives demanded ... via C-Health

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One person was killed and two others suffered serious injuries in a head-on collision Wednesday night near Huntsville, Ont. via CANOE

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“Especially because they have a young child...and they wrote all of her love songs together, for each other.”

She was a small-town beauty who overcame a tragic childhood to pursue her dream of country music stardom. via CANOE

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