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Canada deports convicted terrorist after 26 years
A Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an alias, the immigration minister said ...
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Three companies recall antipsychotic drug quetiapine Health Canada says
OTTAWA - Health Canada says three companies are voluntarily recalling all lots of the antipsychotic drug quetiapine. A Health Canada news release says it's due to potential contamination with the antibiotic product clindamycin during the manufacturing process. Health Canada says quetiapine is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adult patients. Health Canada ...
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Giant pandas settle into new home at Toronto Zoo
The two giant pandas on a 10-year loan from China are living up to their rock-star status as they make their first public appearance in their new home at the Toronto Zoo on ...
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MLS Columbus 1 Toronto FC 0
Dominic Oduro scored in the 42nd minute Saturday and the Columbus Crew sent Toronto FC to a fourth straight loss, 1-0. The contest was scoreless until Oduro received an accurate pass from Federico Higuain and beat TFC defender Doneil Henry to find the net. The Crew broke a two-game winless streak with the result, improving to 4-4-3. The Reds, meanwhile, dropped to 1-6-4 and still had trouble ...
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Columbus Crew continue mastery over Toronto FC with win at BMO Field
Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...
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Yankees 7 Blue Jays 2 Robinson Cano Homers Twice as Yankees Defeat Blue Jays
Hal Steinbrenner was at Yankee Stadium on Saturday morning, saying hello to players and fans before the ...
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys a team to the site of a two-train collision on the Canadian Pacific line east of Medicine Hat Alberta
Canada (TSB) is deploying a team to the site of a two-train collision on the CP line east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. This afternoon, a CP freight train hit another train. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of ...
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation - MidDay lottery winning numbers
PICK-2: 7 8 PICK-3: 3 0 1 PICK-4: 1 9 7 0 ENCORE: 0254532 DAILY KENO 3, 4, 6, 12, 20, 29, 32, 39, 42, 43, 44, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 66, 67, 69. SOURCE: OLG Winners For further information: OLG, ...
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Toronto FC falls flat against Crew
Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during the first half Saturday. (Chris Young/Canadian ...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield adjusts to earthling life
Canada's space ambassador, Chris Hadfield, is still readapting to life on this planet after spending 146 days in zero gravity as commander of the International Space Station. For now, though, he's taking his homecoming one step at a time. "Just learning to walk -- that's enough," Hadfield said of the "bizarre" experience of being back on Earth after five ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancels radio show as video story goes viral
Toronto's embattled Mayor Rob Ford will not be behind the microphone this Sunday for his two-hour radio show to respond to allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack cocaine. Ford, who hosts the weekly Sunday talk show "The City" with his brother Doug, abruptly cancelled this week's segment . The decision was made Friday after news of the story broke ...
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Toronto mayor denies media allegations of smoking crack cocaine
TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a target of criticism for his often unconventional conduct, on Friday denied media allegations that he had been caught on video smoking crack ...
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Raptors eyeing Nuggets GM Ujiri for top exec job
Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri, formerly the assistant GM of the Raptors, won the NBA’s 2012-13 Executive of the Year Award.(Garrett Ellwood/Getty Images) The Toronto Raptors are pursuing Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, the 2012-13 NBA Executive of the Year, in hopes of making him their top basketball ...
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Jenkins Ortiz to start first two games against Rays
Email NEW YORK -- The Blue Jays have announced their starting pitchers for Monday and Tuesday's games against the Rays. Right-hander Chad Jenkins will get the call on Monday and will be followed the next day by veteran hurler Ramon Ortiz. The decision previously had been on hold in case Toronto needed to use Jenkins out of the bullpen earlier in the week. A pair of off-days on Monday and ...
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Canada’s own Colonel Cool How the CSA helped launch Chris Hadfield to stardom
Back in Sept. 2, 2010, it was announced that Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield would leave Earth’s atmosphere for a third time and make history as the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station. The Canadian Space Agency recognized the opportunity early on. Soon after the announcement, the agency and Col. Hadfield began dreaming up ways they could engage the Canadian ...
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Mayor Rob Ford must respond quickly and in detail to serious allegations
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford arrives at his office in City Hall the day after allegations of substance abuse surfaced, May 17, 2013. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ...
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Ser Chief Maya in Toronto today
JODI Sta. Maria and Richard Yap The cast of the ABS-CBN teleserye "Be Careful With My Heart" is in Toronto, Ontario today for the "One Kapamilya Go! 2013" fans day. Joining Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap are Aiza Seguerra, Mutya Orquia, Rosario "Tart" Carlos and Vivieka Vivieka. For details, visit the fan page at www.facebook.com/ TFCUSOfficial. Follow ...
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Pandas make public debut at Toronto Zoo
Da Mao, one of the Toronto Zoo's two new giant pandas, on display for the first time on May 16, 2013. (DAVE ABEL/QMI Agency) TORONTO - The pandas make their public debut at the Toronto Zoo Saturday. Join the Toronto Sun's Shawn Jeffords with live ...
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Cult of Hockey Which goaltender should start for Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Olympics
Less than a year away from the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, there is no clear consensus choice for the role of starter for Canada's Olympic team. The incumbent starter has been reduced to the backup role on his own team, the man he supplanted is in the twilight years of a legendary career, and the young third-stringer with a Stanley Cup ring has imploded in the playoffs in four ...
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Police not questioning Millard in other cases lawyer says
Dellen Millard, who was charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of Hamilton man Tim Bosma, has not been questioned about any other cases, his lawyer says. On Friday, reports surfaced suggesting that Millard, 27, may be connected to the disappearance of a 23-year-old Toronto woman, and that authorities were continuing to investigate the death of Millard's father last ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Chicago Cubs: 1. ...
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A three-storey mound of Canada’s oil waste grows in Detroit
A three-story pile of petroleum coke along the Detroit River in Windsor, Ont., on April 20, 2013. Residents on both sides of the river are concerned that the coke mountain is both an environmental threat and an eyesore. (FABRIZIO ...
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Beautiful Victoria Day weekend ahead
Torontonians are settling in for the first long-weekend of the season and the forecast is for a beautiful three days. Saturday, Sunday and Monday are all going to be sunny and warm, according to Environment Canada, with just a few clouds getting in the way. The big weekend finale will be the annual fireworks display at Ashbridge's Bay. Hundreds of thousands show up for the late-night ...
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6 injured in west Toronto fight
At least six males were injured in a fight in a west Toronto park, early Saturday morning. Police say a fight broke out in Colonel Sam Smith Park, near Lake Shore Boulevard West and Kipling Avenue, at about 1 a.m. One of the victims suffered serious knife injuries during the altercation. Five others were also taken to hospital. Their injuries were not as ...
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Canada uneasy about oil-sands byproduct accumulation
A member of the Canadian Parliament said he wants an investigation with the United States into a three-story mound of coke piling up at a refinery in Ontario. The coke is a by-product of the refining of oil sands and has been piling up quickly at the Marathon refinery in Windsor along the Detroit River. "Here's a little bit of Alberta," said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's ...
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Toronto's historical hospital due for upgrade
Toronto East General Hospital is undergoing a massive redevelopment and expansion plan that aims to update the tired facility, which is one of the oldest in the city.
Toronto East General Hospital was opened in 1929 and has been in continual operation ever since, located at 825 Coxwell Avenue in the capital of Ontario, the hospital is a community teaching hospital and has a bed capacity of 470. It treated over 60,000 people in its emergency room last year and provided in-patient care to over 19,000 people. Read more
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