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Police dismantle ‘Occupy’ camp near city hall

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:22:52 -0400

Protesters have been camped out on the grounds of 361 University Ave. for three weeks.

Harper launches tourism campaign on China tour

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:18:26 -0400

The PM helped launch a new campaign highlighting the centennial of the Calgary Stampede.

Slate of deals spurs Canada-China relations

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:07:15 -0400

A FIPA gives foreign investors equal footing with domestic businesses in either country.

Boy reports abduction attempt at College & Dovercourt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:59:17 -0400

Police are looking for a suspect after a 10-year-old boy said a strange man grabbed him & tried to pull him away.

Ford vs Stintz: Transit showdown at city hall Wednesday

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:51:46 -0400

Council will debate light-rail transit versus subways after TTC chair Karen Stintz spoke out against the mayor’s plan.

4 people hurt in crash on QEW in Mississauga

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:46 -0400

Police say the Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW at Winston Churchill will be closed for several hours.

Group of Toronto students may be forced to change schools

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37:43 -0400

The Toronto District School Board has recommended new boundaries for students currently attending McKee Public School, in the Yonge and Finch area.

2 RCMP officers shot and wounded in central Alberta

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:08 -0400

The officers were airlifted to two different Edmonton hospitals and were undergoing surgery for "significant" injuries.

Maple Leaf Foods closing southwestern Ontario plant & cutting 100 jobs

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:48 -0400

It's part of a plan to consolidate the company's poultry operations at its Brantford and Mississauga plants.

Man trying to break into Yonge-Sheppard apartments sought

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:48:11 -0400

At 10:30 p.m. Monday, the man believed to be 20 to 30 slashed a window screen on the ground floor of an apartment and tried to enter.

Conservatives cut short House of Commons long-gun registry debate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:36:29 -0400

The bill would quash the long gun registry and destroy its current records.

Feds downplay cost of Queen's anniversary celebration

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:23 -0400

Ottawa plans to spend $7.5 million to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's rein.

SUV crashes into Etobicoke nail salon

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:52:51 -0400

The car crashed shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday into the Top Ten Nails Salon near Sherway Gardens mall.

Harper names Mark Roswell goodwill ambassador to China

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:35:55 -0400

The immensely popular Canadian entertainer has been named as a goodwill ambassador to the country.

Rogers One Number extends wireless calls & texts to PCs

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:31:51 -0400

Wireless customers log on to rogersonenumber.ca, which lets them use their mobile number to manage everything — texts, video and calls — from their PC.

IN PHOTOS: 11 dead after fatal crash near Stratford

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:16:09 -0400

A fatal crash Monday night near Stratford, Ont., left 11 people dead.

Toronto councillors defer debating own raises

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:27:31 -0400

Mayor Rob Ford and city councillors are due for a two-per-cent pay hike this year, part of a cost-of-living increase.

Police find cocaine in hollowed-out fruit at Pearson airport

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:13:54 -0400

Officers seized 20 kilograms of cocaine found inside a fruit shipment from Guyana last week. Four people are charged.

Harper in China to seek markets for Canadian businesses

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:38:24 -0400

The Prime Minister is on a four-day trip through China, which has invested billions in Alberta oilsands.

New census data could re-ignite long form debate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:29:15 -0400

Prime Minister Stephen Harper cancelled the long-form portion of the census in 2010.

Van of migrant workers in deadly crash ran stop sign: police

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:09:24 -0400

Ten agricultural workers and one truck driver were killed Monday in Hampstead.

2 people injured in separate GTA shootings

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:36:03 -0400

Police tell CityNews a man drove himself to hospital after being shot in the back at Fairhill Plaza, on Fairhill Drive.

4 killed in separate crashes across southern Ontario

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:35:24 -0400

These fatalities come as 11 people were killed in a crash in Hampstead, west of Kitchener, making Monday one of the deadliest days on Ontario roadways in recent memory.

Southbound Hwy. 427 closed after fatal crash

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:37:59 -0400

There’s no word when the highway will reopen.

Some city workers worried after city & union strike tentative deal

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:27:42 -0400

The tentative was struck on Sunday, but terms weren't disclosed until members review them.