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Offbeat building sites get a second look from developers

Saturday 1 September 2007
As we wind down our state of the 905 condominium market series, it would be fair to say that the suburban belt around Toronto is rapidly coming to terms with the fact that condominium suites are for more than just single professionals.
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'Greed is a wonderful thing when you do what I do'

Saturday 1 September 2007
He said his name was Scott. And when customers rolled up to his rented Toronto-area warehouse, which was liable to happen at any time of the day or night, none was turned away.
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Second phase homes moving fast

Saturday 1 September 2007
EnvisionLOCATION: Burlington BUILDER: Emery Homes SIZE: Townhouses, 1,212 to 1,912; semi-detached, 1,385 to 1,861; detached, 1,892 to 2,499 square feetPRICE: Towns from $260,000; semis from $280,000; singles from $360,000
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Arrests made in mail bombings

Saturday 1 September 2007
Police have made two arrests in connection with two letter bombs delivered to Toronto addresses in recent weeks.Officers started closing off streets in the Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard area just after 10 p.m. before raiding a home and taking two men into custody, Staff Sergeant Paul Theriault of 53 Division said last night. No names were released last night.
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McGuinty plans ban on pesticides

Saturday 1 September 2007
Ontario would be following Toronto and many other municipalities in the province that have enacted such bans
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Truscott's acquittal a great relief to author inspired by his case

Saturday 1 September 2007
''I don't ever remember a time not knowing about it.''Ann-Marie MacDonald is on her cellphone from rural New Brunswick, where she's on a fishing holiday from her home in Toronto. The award-winning novelist and playwright is talking about the 1959 murder in Southern Ontario of 12-year-old Lynne Harper and the conviction of a schoolmate, 14-year-old Steven Truscott, for the crime.
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GM to axe 1,000 Oshawa jobs

Saturday 1 September 2007
General Motors of Canada Ltd. will eliminate about 1,000 jobs at a truck plant in Oshawa, in January in the face of slumping pickup sales caused in part by the slide in the U.S. housing market.
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MUSIC: INDIE POP STARS GET FUNKY

Saturday 1 September 2007
Just as you need to step outside the city to view the sparkly sky, you'll need to leave Toronto on Tuesday to see Stars, the Montreal-based indie band that plays a small, snug club up the road in Waterloo. There - at the Starlight Lounge, appropriately enough - fans get a special sneak preview of the much-anticipated In Our Bedroom After the War, the band's fourth (and possibly breakthrough) album, out Sept. 25.
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Teen gang operated like a 'wolf pack', police say

Saturday 1 September 2007
Sixteen-year-old Julian Beckles and three friends were looking to take an evening dip in a west-end public pool when they came across about nine members of the Grown Men Business, a group that terrorized downtown Toronto parks with ''wolf-pack style'' muggings this summer, police say.
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Suspicious-parcel calls keeping police busy

Saturday 1 September 2007
Opening the mail has become an anxious experience ever since police warned the public about a pair of firebomb packages delivered to Toronto addresses. Police in Toronto and Halton Region say they've had an explosion in the number of calls for suspicious parcels in recent weeks, including a Toronto office building that was evacuated because a former employee sent company materials back by courier, and a Georgetown woman who went to the local police station with a suspicious box that, upon examination, turned out to be a teapot.
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Blogs

Air Canada 8020 Toronto -- On Time

Saturday 1 September 2007
Airline: Air Canada Flight #: 8020 City: Toronto Estimated/Actual Time: -- Status: On Time Terminal: A Gate #: 11.
unknown @ FlyKCI.com - Arrival

Solid State Breakdance Sept 8-9 @ DanceMaker's

Saturday 1 September 2007
Toronto, ON Sept 8th-9th 8pm 15$ Sept 9th 4pm 10$ Tickets available at the door, cash only to reserve, please email info@solidstatebreakdance.com TAKE IT BACK VIDEO PREVIEW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZxJajPEQQE TAKE IT BACK ...
Toronto Artists @ Toronto Artists Community

Drowsy Chaperone announces Toronto casting

Saturday 1 September 2007
Bob Martin will be taking on his much heralded role of Man in Chair for the Toronto run of The Drowsy Chaperone, but another Canadian, Jonathan Crombie, will step into the role when the hit musical continues on tour. ...
Daryl Lorette @ William Shakespeare Cafe

Looking For Any Sprint Phone In Gta Toronto Asap

Saturday 1 September 2007
Looking For Any Sprint Phone In Gta Toronto Asap......please Send Pm.
example@example.com (kusafuda) @ HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - Non GSM phone Buy/Sell/Trade

BAR/CAFE SET FOR DECK, BALCONY OR RECREATION ROOM ( Toronto ) $99.00

Saturday 1 September 2007
Beautiful high-style Cafe Set for your deck, balcony or your bar in your recreation room, featuring a square glass-top table and 2 chairs covered in durable, water proof green and white striped materi.
unknown @ Latest kijiji ads. Location: Toronto.

Crazy Stuff I?ve Seen in Toronto as of Today?

Saturday 1 September 2007
Toronto is a great city, lots to do and really good people. However, there is some stuff in Toronto that you would never see on PEI. This is some of it: Naked people protesting! 1. Naked people protesting in the middle of public ...
bobby @ EDGE Exchange Program Blog

News: Hollywood frets over Toronto test

Saturday 1 September 2007
Film News: Fest can make or break ad, award plans -- The Toronto Film Festival has evolved through multiple identities: global press junket, paparazzi haven, low-profile acquisitions mart and crowd-pleasing movie-thon. More...
indietalk @ IndieTalk - Indie Film Forum

Help - Have time for 1 - Kitch Farmer's Market or St.Jacob's?

Saturday 1 September 2007
all this farmer's market talk is making me want to go now..... :) i'll be there saturday!!!
unknown @ Chowhound's Latest » Ontario (including Toronto)

Eating in Uxbridge?

Saturday 1 September 2007
I keep hearing about it too - would be very interested to hear from anyone who has been. Apparently it's in the old tannery, and is quite lovely and expensive by local standards. I understand they also own a little lunch/tea place in ...
unknown @ Chowhound's Latest » Ontario (including Toronto)

$286900, 4br, Condo for Sale in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario

Saturday 1 September 2007
Details Photo Gallery View Rooms.
unknown @ nowtoronto.com | homes for sale | toronto, ontario

The Doors - The End (Live In Toronto 1967)

Saturday 1 September 2007
Seeds: 1 Peers: 9 Filesize: 127.9 MB.
unknown @ Torrentreactor.to

Man charged in letter bomb case in Toronto

Saturday 1 September 2007
TORONTO, Aug 31 (Reuters): Canadian police charged a man with three counts of attempted murder on Friday after he was arrested with three home-made bombs in the trunk of his car.Television cameras followed a line of official vehicles as ...
unknown @ Digg / upcoming

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Jays down M's in wild A.L. battle

Saturday 1 September 2007
Clinging to post-season hopes that are best described as the stuff of fantasy, the Toronto Blue Jays closed the books on August by sending the Seattle Mariners deeper into their free-fall.
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Mariners make 10 roster moves

Saturday 1 September 2007
The Seattle Mariners outrighted four players to the minor leagues before Friday's game against Toronto, clearing space on the 40-man roster for the 10 players who will join the team for the final month of the season.
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Argos take a chance on Boerigter

Saturday 1 September 2007
Receiver Marc Boerigter has agreed to terms with the Toronto Argonauts, Sportsnet.ca can confirm.
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Rogers Cups to combine beginning 2011

Saturday 1 September 2007
Beginning in 2011, Canada's premier men's and women's tennis events will run the same week in Toronto and Montreal.
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Jail time tolls for new Leaf Bell

Saturday 1 September 2007
Newly acquired Toronto Maple Leaf mark Bell is headed to jail, Sportsnet has learned.
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Argos take a chance on Boerigter

Saturday 1 September 2007
Receiver Marc Boerigter has agreed to terms with the Toronto Argonauts, Sportsnet.ca can confirm.
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Argos cut return specialist Levingston

Saturday 1 September 2007
The Toronto Argonauts released return specialist Bashir Levingston on Thursday in a move that probably has as much to do with economics as it does production.
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CFL: Ask the Expert

Saturday 1 September 2007
Have a burning CFL question? Well, send it into Sportsnet.ca and our expert Perry Lefko may answer your question or find the answers for you every Thursday. This week Michael Ryan asks: "Whatever became of Robert Baker, the talented but troubled former wide receiver of the Toronto Argonauts?"
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New king of the jungle in Hamilton

Saturday 1 September 2007
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will resume practice on Thursday and will announce whether Jason Maas will continue as the starter or rookie Timmy Chang will replace him for Monday's Labour Day game against Toronto at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
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Argos' Bishop allowed to practice

Saturday 1 September 2007
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Michael Bishop has been given the go-ahead by the team's medical staff to resume practicing.
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