Toronto
Cows close QEW, smoke stalls TTC
Wandering cows and a subway fire created headaches for drivers and transit users as they headed to work this morning.
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Winter not over, forecast warns
Canada's top weatherman says this country's groundhogs got it wrong – and now, as spring arrives, he's forecasting six more weeks of winter weather.
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China admits Tibet protests have spread
China acknowledged Thursday that anti-government riots have spread to other provinces since sweeping through Tibet last week, as communist authorities announced the first group of arrests for the violence.
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Longer Afghan missions eyed
Longer deployments for Canadian troops in Kandahar – perhaps as long as a year – are being considered as the military struggles to meet the manpower demands of a mission that has been extended by two years.
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Today's Fashion Week highlights
Calgary mega-talent Paul Hardy brings his dreamy dresses to the Fashion Week stage at 7 p.m..
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A moment sealed Iraq insurgency
One shot to the throat. One dead American. One more body bag weighing against the triumph of liberation. Half a decade later, the memory of that day sears more than any other absorbed during seven journeys to Iraq.
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Police went too far, judge rules
An Ontario court judge has dealt a blow to the Toronto Police Service's "anti-violence intervention strategy" after dismissing criminal charges against a man who was unjustifiably detained by police.
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Killer's suicide warnings not heeded
Spree killer Donald Douglas Moore of Mississauga was found hanging in his jail cell in April 2004 with a braided rope around his neck and his wrists and ankles tied, just 12 days after being removed from a suicide watch, a coroner's inquest heard yesterday.
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Lawyers stand to lose big in fees fight
Lawyers involved in a landmark class-action lawsuit that won same-sex couples full access to Canada Pension Plan survivor benefits stand to lose millions thanks to an unexpected court development that blocks their ability to collect fees from pension funds.
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'74 slaying suspect was quiet neighbour
Neighbours of the man charged in a 33-year-old murder probe say he was a quiet man, who seemed to work out of his home.
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Tories plan to kill education tax break bill
The federal government says it has a "plan B" to stop a private member's bill that would give Canadians an immediate tax break for investing in their children's education.
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Nuclear bidders unveiled
Under pressure from Ottawa to choose Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to build Ontario's new nuclear reactors, the province announced today that the Crown-owned company is among four in the running for the job.
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Scotiabank to sponsor Caribana
The Bank of Nova Scotia has announced a multi-year sponsorship of the Toronto Caribana festival, providing key support to the sometimes troubled event and warming the bank's relationship with the Caribbean, a key overseas market.
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Retailers fight fuel shortage out west
Two major fuel retailers in Western Canada have stepped up efforts to keep their markets supplied after problems at an Imperial Oil refinery near Edmonton created shortgages in several provinces.
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Obama adviser resigns after calling Clinton 'monster'
An adviser to Barack Obama has resigned after calling rival Hillary Rodham Clinton a monster.
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Israelis mourn 8 killed at seminary
Thousands gathered today outside a bullet-scarred Jewish seminary in Jerusalem to mourn eight students killed by a Palestinian gunman. Israel slapped a closure on the West Bank and beefed up security around Jerusalem.
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Racing to beat the storm
Air travellers leaving for March break vacations were surprised by short lines and few delays at Pearson airport this morning as a winter storm continued to barrel toward Toronto.
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Guilty plea in school sex assault
A man who attacked a 7-year-old girl in the washroom of a west-end Montessori school has pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
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Climate change czar aims to paint province green
Premier Dalton McGuinty has appointed a climate change czar to lead Ontario's fight against global warming.
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