Oakville, developers strike a deal on green space

Environmentalist-turned-mayor hails town's latest attempt to use land for housing as 'a comprehensive, balanced and sustainable plan'

Oakville, developers strike a deal on green space

After a political fight that lasted nearly 10 years, Oakville has reached an agreement with the development industry on a plan for the last big block of residential land in the town.

Projects reflect city's long effort to stop sprawl

It wouldn't be fair to lump Markham in with its neighbours as a Johnny-come-lately to high-density development. The city's planning department has worked hard to establish pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development since the mid-1990s, usually in the face of considerable pressure from low-rise developers.

Woman possibly entombed while she was still alive, pathologist testifies

The mistress of a former Toronto policeman accused of murdering her could have still been alive when she was entombed in a plastic garbage container that was then concealed behind a false wall in his house, a jury was told yesterday.

Police turn to YouTube for help

Toronto police have posted a cellphone voice message on YouTube in which a homicide victim seems to identify his killer just before he was shot. The recording captured an altercation between Munit Walia and someone he calls ''Blanks'' as the victim waited in his car for his girlfriend outside a townhouse complex in the Martin Grove Road and Finch Avenue West area on July 30.

FIFA suspends Chilean brawler

The world governing body of soccer has suspended and fined a Chilean soccer player for assaulting match officials during Chile's infamous under-20 semi-final loss to Argentina last month in Toronto, after which police restrained several Chilean players.

Victims may have sworn at panhandlers, sources say

Two men involved in a stabbing incident in downtown Toronto last week may have responded to a group of panhandlers' request for money with profanity, exacerbating a situation that led to a 32-year-old tourist being stabbed to death, The Globe and Mail has learned.

Suspected thief fires shot from police officer's gun

A Toronto man approached a plainclothes officer yesterday, lunged for his holstered gun and managed to fire a shot, police say.The bullet hit the ground and nobody was injured, said Staff Sergeant Al Coulter.

Animal-rescue worker not co-operating, OSPCA says

A Toronto Humane Society investigator who last month rescued a Rottweiler from a sweltering car - and handcuffed its owner to the car door - failed to file the requisite report, the chief inspector for the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said yesterday, explaining his decision to put the investigator's status on hold pending a review of the incident. Citing ''a lack of co-operation'' by Tre Smith, OSPCA inspector Hugh Coghill said he has still not seen the report.

NDP woos Toronto with budget plan

Hampton promises millions in funding, Sorbara says plan would mean big debt

8/17/2007: Canada: Toronto panhandler charged in stabbing death of man

When a police officer led Nicole Kish into the glass prisoner?s box of a Toronto courthouse Thursday afternoon, she stared straight at her mother and burst into tears. Her mother also began to cry. A few hours earlier, Toronto police ...

8/17/2007: Opinion: Why does Toronto think we need their expertise?

Who do these Toronto snobs think they are that they can design walking trails for us Windsor peasants? We already have lots of walking trails, thank you very much, and if we need more we'll design them ourselves, and they won?t straddle ...

Swedish Man Arrested for Suspicious, Big Miscles

Prosecutors looked into the case, but decided not to pursue it.Janne Magnusson, an officer at Stockholm Police's drugs unit, told Metro that he thought that the officer had been "a bit too ambitious". - Garry J. Wise, Toronto ...

Toronto Tps

Morning, I have heard little or what i should say no chatter on 41, 42, or 43 Band this evening. User error or ??? BC396 with the rest of the city comming just fine. Possible due to new radios??? Any thoughts? Respectfully.

Headline News: Walking the red carpet at the Toronto International ...

Film alumni Raha Shirazi and Carl Bessai, and graduate film student Tudor Voican, showcase their work at the 2007 festival...

WSJ Law Blog

... us the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog picked up our recent post on a Canadian study indicating apparent judicial bias on the Ontario Court of Appeal:. The Wall Street Journal!!! Thanks kind of cool, no? - Garry J. Wise, Toronto ...

Toronto: Henin Continues Impressive Form

Justine Henin was among a handful of top seeds to advance through to the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup on Thursday, when the number one seed saw off China's Peng Shuai in straight sets.

Toronto Cup women's tennis tournament results

Following are the women's singles third round results of WTA $1.34 million Toronto Cup Thursday:

Toronto Real Estate surged in July with resales i...

Toronto Real Estate Toronto Real Estate surged in July with resales increasing but prices easing somewhat. Toronto home resales have broken records for the fourth month in a row showing that this market is still defying expectations and ...

1 am Toronto temperature (Fri. Aug. 17, 2007)

I have never seen a dewpoint reading as this low in Toronto in August. Very interesting. Both the NAM and GFS text output had DPs in the mid to upper 40s for Toronto at this time. Environment Canada is calling for a low of 54 in Toronto ...

Escobar turns tables on Toronto as Angels prevail

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels avoided a three-game series sweep as former Blue Jay Kelvim Escobar pitched seven strong innings to lead his team to a 4-3 win over Toronto in American League play on Thursday. ...

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM & B+W MRC UV ( Toronto ) $1500.00

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