Girl fatally injured in bizarre boat accident

Provincial police say a seven-year-old Hamilton girl has died in a boating accident on Chandos Lake near Apsley, Ont.Police say three children were being towed in a water toy when the accident occurred yesterday afternoon.

Search continues for woman at provincial park

An extensive ground and air search for a 20-year-old Toronto woman is to continue today at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park near Thunder Bay and police say there are no plans to scale it back.

NDP woos city with budget plan

Ontario NDP Leader Howard Hampton became the latest provincial politician to weigh in on Toronto's budget crisis yesterday, saying he would, if elected, freeze public transit fares while covering millions in other costs facing cash-strapped municipalities.

Accused panhandler has lengthy U.S. record

The strange case of a confrontation between two men and four panhandlers that ended in a fatal stabbing on a downtown street last week took another twist yesterday, as The Globe and Mail learned that two of those involved in the deadly melee include a young California woman with an extensive police record and a Mississauga man who helps promote pornographic websites.

Streetcar shopping in a budget crisis

Even as the city goes through a budget crisis, potential bidders on the massive contract to replace the Toronto Transit Commission's aging streetcar fleet are gearing up.During the Canadian National Exhibition, from Aug. 17 to Sept. 3, two of the streetcar manufacturers expected to bid on what will be North America's largest light-rail contract will have life-size mock-ups of their high-tech vehicles on display.

Boy near death after pool accident

The Children's Aid Society will take part in a decision about whether a Toronto toddler, involved in a near-drowning incident last week, will soon be taken off life support.

Hamilton regiment's monument vandalized

'To think that anyone would do this to this war monument ... we waited 30 years to get this.'

Hamilton regiment's monument vandalized

A week before ceremonies honouring the bloody sacrifices made at Dieppe by a storied Canadian regiment, someone has vandalized their waterfront monument.''I was devastated,'' said Dieppe veteran and Royal Hamilton Light Infantry member Jack McFarland after discovering the vandalism during a pre-ceremony sweep to ensure things were shipshape.

Needs a transfer

Although Michael Warren's analysis of the failings of Toronto's transit system (Why, And How, We Should Rebuild The TTC, online, Aug. 10) are both timely and perceptive, he repeats an oft-cited canard: that the city, in lobbying for increased funding of its transit system, is asking for the tax dollars of people who don't live there. In fact, Toronto is asking to slightly reduce the disparity between what its citizens pay in taxes and what they receive in services - to send marginally less money to the rest of Ontario and Canada. According to repeated studies by a diverse set of organizations, that disparity is in the billions every year. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Tourist dies after attack by panhandlers

A tourist to Toronto succumbed to his injuries on the weekend after being attacked by an enraged gang of panhandlers in a downtown neighbourhood.Four panhandlers already facing several assault charges will likely see those charges upgraded after Ross Hammond, of St. Catharines, died of his injuries Saturday, police say.

Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2007

This weekend (the 18th and 19th), the Toronto Comic Arts Festival returns to Toronto! With special guests like James Jean, Paul Pope, and Canadian power trio Chester Brown, Joe Matt and Seth in attendance this year, TCAF continues to ...

Air Canada 8021 Toronto -- On Time

Airline: Air Canada Flight #: 8021 City: Toronto Estimated/Actual Time: -- Status: On Time Terminal: A Gate #: 11.

Credit crunch?

But a Canadian Press story in the Toronto Star yesterday might explain why Black Press, with Torstar support, didn't up Quebecor's bid for a second time before time ran out. The CP story says DBRS, a credit risk agency, said Tuesday it ...

8/15/2007: Toronto plans to stay in the golf business

TORONTO ? When Mayor David Miller unfurled his $83-million tally of cuts last week, one item on the list was a service most people think of as a big money maker for the city: golf courses. Toronto will close its five publicly owned ...

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Results of Toronto Cup women's tennis tournament

Following are the results from Toronto Cup women's tennis tournament Tuesday:

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8/14/2007: Business: Toronto stages late-day retreat

For most of yesterday, it seemed the Toronto Stock Exchange was headed toward its first positive session since Wednesday, but the market?s main gauge slipped below the previous business day?s closing value during the final minutes of ...

Duck Breast

A lot of the more expensive duck breasts you'll see on market are "Magret", which means they should (in theory) come from ducks used in the production of foie gras.

Kuznetsova reaches third round in Toronto

Appearing in her first tournament since a quarterfinal loss to Venus Williams at Wimbledon last month, No. 3 Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova held off Italian Roberta Vinci 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) in second- round action Tuesday at the $1.34 million ...