Wednesday Aug 1 2007
News
Transfer programs may solve Toronto's feared enrolment crunch
Wednesday 1 August 2007
The solution to an expected enrolment crunch at Toronto's universities may lie partly in looking west, to provinces that allow more movement between colleges and universities. According to estimates, between 40,000 and 75,000 spots will be needed in Toronto in the next decade or two, demand fuelled by immigration and an increasing desire for a university degree. The projected growth is unique to the Toronto area; enrolment elsewhere is expected to remain stable or decline.
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Alsop to Toronto: Hey, you, get into my cloud
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Will Alsop's Cloud is on the Toronto horizon.The Alsop design - a playful architectural blob that resembles the molar of a giant Teletubby - is the inspiration for a new project that will be unveiled next week, the architect confirmed from his London offices yesterday.
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Drug arrests at nightclub
Wednesday 1 August 2007
A late-night entertainment-district bar that bills itself as ''Toronto's most technologically advanced nightclub'' offered more than loud music and elaborate light shows, police allege.Early Sunday morning, officers armed with a search warrant descended on the Republik Lounge on Richmond Street West, arrested its corporate manager and an employee and charged both with trafficking in cocaine.
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25-year-old man dead after drive-by shooting
Wednesday 1 August 2007
A drive-by shooting last night has left a Toronto man dead, police said.Emergency crews were called to the scene on John Garland Boulevard near Martin Grove Road shortly after 9 p.m. yesterday.
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Hotter, hazier days of summer on the way
Wednesday 1 August 2007
The Toronto region appears to be paying the price this week for a remarkably comfortable July.The GTA is facing an extended heat wave that could deliver the summer's first four-day stretch of 30-degree-plus weather, along with high humidity and poorer air quality.
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Chilean players offer new take on scuffle
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Popular perceptions that Chile's Under-20 soccer darlings were victimized on July 17 by Toronto police appear to be changing as some team members confirm less flattering aspects of the story.
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Suspected pipe bomb was treasure cache for online scavenger hunt
Wednesday 1 August 2007
At first sight, the package looked like a pipe bomb, planted in a hollow log at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ont., near a stand of walnut, white pine and cherry trees.
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Police close highway, seek burgundy Escalade
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Peel Region police say they are looking for a burgundy 2002 Escalade in an investigation yesterday that shut the westbound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville, Ont.Police say the driver of the Escalade, with licence plate AKRZ 595, should be considered armed and dangerous.
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U of T to shut down shooting range
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Concerns about the ''sinister uses'' of guns in society have prompted University of Toronto officials to rid the campus of its 88-year-old sport shooting range, despite its continued popularity and spotless safety record.
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Hundreds gather to bury 11-year-old
Wednesday 1 August 2007
The weekend funeral at a North York church for 11-year-old shooting victim Ephraim Brown drew hundreds to pay their respects, including friends and neighbours, former teachers and members of the public - including two women whose family members had also been wounded or killed in high-profile Toronto shootings.
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Blogs
[Canada.com] - Litsch Bats Away D-rays
Wednesday 1 August 2007
dly E-mail Font: * * * * TORONTO - Jesse Litsch used to be a bat boy for the Devil Rays. Last night he shut them out for 6 2 /3 innings in their own house. Rays mana ...
Toronto 2 Tampa Bay O; Sweet Homecoming As Jays Starter Earns Standing Ovation @ SportSpyder.com - Tampa Bay Devil Rays Mainstream Headlines
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Wednesday 1 August 2007
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) is the second largest Jewish film festival in North America, and one of the largest Jewish film festivals in the ...
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Now I'm Following You - Blond Ambition Tour Toronto
Wednesday 1 August 2007
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Johnatan @ Madonna You Like
Into The Groove - Blond Ambition Tour Toronto-Arrest Night
Wednesday 1 August 2007
www.madonnamultimedia.com [live] [1990] [toronto] [madonna] [bat] [night] [youtube]
Johnatan @ Madonna Tube
Material Girl - Blond Ambition Tour Toronto-Arrest Night
Wednesday 1 August 2007
www.madonnamultimedia.com [live] [world] [night] [tour] [ambition] [youtube] [toronto]
Johnatan @ Madonna Cathedral
preliminary thoughts on travel and the tsunami. - Toronto, Ontario ...
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Toronto, Ontario, Canada NOTE: there are many links in this entry so be sure to click on them! i have been to southeast asia only once before (after emigrating to canada that is), to vietnam in 2001, to visit family and return to my ...
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Chile soccer players clash with Toronto police
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Toronto (Reuters) - World soccer body FIFA is investigating a clash between Chile's Under-20 soccer team and Toronto Police late Thursday, with Chileans accusing Police of using pepper spray and electric-shock guns against their players ...
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Fires cause Toronto police to urge laneway vigilance
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Source: www.cbcsrc.ca --- Tuesday, July 03, 2007 Toronto Police are asking residents to be alert after 14 properties were damaged by fire in a one-hour period early Monday morning. ...
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No motive for Toronto musician's killing: police
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Source: rss.cbc.ca --- Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Toronto Police say they don't know why 25-year-old Michael George was shot and killed in his Scarborough driveway early Sunday morning. ...
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Toronto police blame Chile for soccer fight
Wednesday 1 August 2007
A melee between Toronto Police officers and members of Chile?s Under-20 soccer squad on July 19 was sparked when officers were spat at, kicked and one female officer punched in the face, Toronto Police Chief William Blair said Monday. ...
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DREAM THEATER IN-STORE APPEARANCE IN TORONTO
Wednesday 1 August 2007
DREAM THEATER is doing a very special in-store signing at HMV in Toronto on August 19. Read the banner below for more details...and no, covering a rendition of the "Canadian Rap" will not get you to t...
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Air Canada 8020 Toronto -- On Time
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Airline: Air Canada Flight #: 8020 City: Toronto Estimated/Actual Time: -- Status: On Time Terminal: A Gate #: 11.
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Sports
Litsch pitches shutout in homecoming
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Former Tampa Bay bat boy Jesse Litsch threw 6 2-3 shutout innings against his old team, leading the Toronto Blue Jays past the Devil Rays 2-0 on Tuesday night.
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Jays sign former all-star lefty Redman
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Sportsnet.ca has learned that the Toronto Blue Jays have signed former all-star pitcher Mark Redman to a minor league deal and he will start Tuesday night for triple-A Syracuse.
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Argos' Levingston riding the pine?
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Return specialist Bashir Levingston may be replaced by Dominique Dorsey in another significant lineup change for the Toronto Argonauts, Sportsnet.ca has learned.
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Boston's NLL team stocks roster
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Defenceman Pat Merrill of the Toronto Rock was the first player taken by the new Boston entry during an expansion draft to stock its National Lacrosse League roster Tuesday.
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Leafs sign three young players
Wednesday 1 August 2007
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Jeremy Williams and defenceman Derrick Walser to two-year contracts and forward Alex Foster to a one-year contract.
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Argos' Levingston riding the pine?
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Return specialist Bashir Levingston may be replaced by Dominique Dorsey in another significant lineup change for the Toronto Argonauts, Sportsnet.ca has learned.
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Berry set to clear the air with Taaffe
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Doug Berry has nothing but respect for Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Charlie Taaffe and his football team and plans to talk to him about the misunderstanding that happened when their two teams played one another last Friday.
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Tabbies wearing down coach Taaffe
Wednesday 1 August 2007
As the Hamilton Tiger-Cats continue to lose, their head coach continues to lose his patience.
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Mitchell sets Argos' receiving record
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Derrell (Mookie) Mitchell became the leading pass receiver in the history of the Toronto Argonauts franchise at 10:35 of the first quarter in a game against the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday at the Rogers Centre.
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Als hang on, put Argos away late
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Brian Bratton's 79-yard punt return for a touchdown with 1:36 remaining led the Montreal Alouettes to a 26-13 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday night.
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