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3 hrs ago | Canada.com

Toronto judge shoots down 'abhorrent' mandatory gun sentence

It is one of the unsavoury secrets of Canada's immigration system. Each year hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Canadian women and men marry foreigners and agree to act as sponsors for them in Canada... The proposed fare is $180 a semester, about $120 less than the normal student fare.

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6 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

Toronto Fire Chief Bill Stewart calls in quits

"I've done my public service," said Stewart, who leaves a 40-year firefighting career.

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10 hrs ago | CBC News

Firefighters discover attempted jewelry store robbery

When they arrived they found smoke in a pizza parlour, but quickly realized the source of the smoke was the jewelry store next door.

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14 hrs ago | CBC News

CBC digital music service launches

Digital music services, available via websites or mobile devices like smartphones, are a boon for those stuck in front of computers all day or those wanting to access music not featured on the playlists of traditional stations.

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18 hrs ago | BlogTO

Morning Brew: TTC service cuts, Eric Miller on Toronto transit, the...

As of this week, the dreaded service cuts along TTC streetcar and bus routes will take effect .

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21 hrs ago | Penticton Herald

A few facts about the The War of 1812

Some facts about the War of 1812: WHEN ? The war ran from June 18, 1812 to January 1815.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

InsideToronto.com

Police launch cell phone registry

Police launch cell phone registry. Staff Sgt. Kim Scanlan, left, Const. Harma Bhatti, and Const.

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The Hamilton Spectator

ORNGE's Chris Mazza got $1.2 million on top of pay

ORNGE gave $1.2 million in loans , plus a big cash advance, to founder Dr. Chris Mazza over the past 18 months.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Canada, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Nikonians News

Death Valley reservations time-crunch, March preview

If you are holding off your decision on attending the Nikonians Academy Death Valley workshop next month, then don't wait much longer.

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BlabberMouth.net

Memorial Concert For Woods of Ypres Mainman To Be Held In April

A memorial concert for David Gold - a founding member of the Ontario, Canada-based black and doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES , who was killed in December in a car accident near Barrie, Ontario - will be held on Thursday, April 5 at The Annex WreckRoom in Toronto, Ontario., The event, which will also double as the release party for WOODS OF YPRES ' ... (more)

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CBC News

Health-care advocates slam Drummond report

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Health Minister Deb Matthews have been forced to defend the Drummond report before the cost-cutting blueprint has been released.

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Buffalo News

Airport plan aims for the sky

The NFTA's ambitious plan for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport calls for spending $406 million on the Cheektowaga terminal, parking lots, runways and more.

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Related Topix: Cheektowaga, NY, Canada, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Citytv

Man stabbed in Scarborough apartment building

A 24-year-old man is in hospital after a stabbing in Scarborough early Saturday morning.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

The Toronto Star

Italian senator accused of embezzling sent $500,000 to Toronto firms

An Italian senator embroiled in a multi-million-dollar embezzlement scandal sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to two Toronto-based companies run by relatives.

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The Toronto Star

Alanna Steinberg accused of running Internet funding scam

Alanna Steinberg, a wheeler-dealer who boasts a network of "angel investors," sat at Wendy's restaurant expecting the $5,000 she demanded up front from her latest mark.

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CBC News

Toronto zoo excited about giant pandas

Panda Er Shun eats bamboo while he watches Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speak during a ceremony at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China.

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Torontoist

Historicist: Empire State of Mind

Every Saturday, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, New York, New York Government, Journalism

The Toronto Star

Toronto working poor: Hussin Butoyi

After fleeing ethnic strife in his native Burundi and languishing in a Tanzanian refugee camp for nine years, Hussin Butoyi was grateful to come to Canada with his three children in 2009.

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The Toronto Star

Toronto working poor: Kenneth Guy

"It was a real shock," says the self-described "people person," who grew up in the Toronto area and had never been unemployed before.

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CBC News

Fraudster uses Ont. van crash to dupe senior

Windsor Police say an alleged fraudster used the tragic Ontario van crash that killed 11 people to fool a senior citizen into sending him nearly $3,000 in cash.

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