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Masked gunmen flee with Hamilton prisoner

1 hour 23 min ago
Police are hunting a prisoner who escaped from custody while being transferred from Hamilton General Hospital.

1 in 10 Canadian kids living in poverty: report

2 hours 34 min ago
Canada's child poverty rate has improved but the gap between rich and poor keeps widening, a new report says.

Toronto police use Taser on wayward deer

2 hours 45 min ago
A wayward deer that wandered through downtown Toronto before stopping to rest near a busy intersection has been stunned and captured.

McGuinty strikes back at HST critics

3 hours 17 min ago
Premier Dalton McGuinty is firing back at opposition critics over the HST, accusing them of distorting the truth about the single sales tax to scare people.

Fatal Brampton crash closes busy roadway

3 hours 30 min ago
A busy intersection in Brampton is closed Tuesday morning while police investigate a fatal crash.

ISP owners could face jail under child porn bill

3 hours 44 min ago
The federal government has introduced legislation requiring internet service providers to report any indications of child pornography to authorities or face fines and possible imprisonment.

Raptors meet familiar foe in Pacers

3 hours 50 min ago
The Toronto Raptors face a familiar foe as the Indiana Pacers come to town Tuesday.

Toronto firm buys Mich. stadium for $583K

4 hours 36 min ago
A judge has cleared the way for a Canadian company to buy the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Mich.

'Exchange bandit' gets 6-year sentence

4 hours 57 min ago
A Bay Street financier who robbed several banks in order to feed a gambling addiction has been sentenced to six years in jail.

6th H1N1 death in Ottawa

5 hours 9 min ago
A sixth person has died from swine flu-related illness in Ottawa since September.

Tamil group calls for global vote on independent state

6 hours 40 min ago
The Tamil organization that fought a bloody decades-long war with the Sri Lankan government said it is planning on holding a December referendum in Canada and around the world on the question of an independant Tamil state.

Mother lost grip in child's airport fall: police

November 23, 2009 - 11:06pm
A 15-month-old Winnipeg-born boy died Sunday night after wriggling out of his mother's arms and falling about 15 metres at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.

Jacksoul lead singer dies

November 23, 2009 - 10:24pm
Juno Award-winning artist Haydain Neale of the R&B band Jacksoul died Sunday at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital after a private, seven-month battle with lung cancer.

4 acquitted in Creba killing

November 23, 2009 - 6:47pm
Four men accused in the 2005 shooting death of 15-year-old Jane Creba in downtown Toronto were acquitted of manslaughter charges Monday.

Tories storm out of legislature over HST

November 23, 2009 - 6:21pm
The Opposition walked out of the Ontario legislature en masse Monday to protest the government's refusal to hold public hearings on its bill to create a 13 per cent harmonized sales tax.

Housing first for mentally ill homeless

November 23, 2009 - 2:38pm
More than 1,300 homeless people across Canada will be provided housing as part of a massive four-year project to study the link between mental health and homelessness.

Diabetes study targets high-risk ethnic groups

November 23, 2009 - 1:01pm
Some ethnic communities are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, but a new research project in Toronto hopes to prevent the risk from becoming reality.

Ont. stands by street racing law despite ruling

November 23, 2009 - 12:45pm
The Ministry of the Attorney General says it still views Ontario's street racing law as constitutional, despite a provincial court ruling in Newmarket last week.

TTC stops selling tokens

November 23, 2009 - 12:34pm
The Toronto Transit Commission is halting sales of tokens Monday as it tries to prevent hoarding in the wake of a January fare increase.

Toronto police probe possible hotel abduction

November 23, 2009 - 12:01pm
Toronto police are investigating the possible abduction of a young woman from outside a hotel near Pearson International Airport.