Educational book sector alarmed by Indigo deal

Depending on whom you ask, Toronto-based Indigo Books and Music has cornered at least 65 per cent and perhaps as much as 80 per cent of the Canadian retail book market. And now, according to some industry observers, it's positioning itself to become the dominant player in supplying non-text books to school libraries in Ontario and possibly the rest of the country.

Fire marshal investigating two church blazes

The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating fires that destroyed two churches early yesterday in the small community of Cannington, northeast of Toronto.Residents are expressing outrage at a series of blazes in a six-block radius, which appear to have been ignited around 4 a.m. Durham police say a number of vehicles and neighbouring restaurants were also damaged.

Road-tolls plan may soon be parked at council's door

Some time next year, after a provincial election campaign in which clogged roads and crowded public-transit systems got little attention, the new government at Queen's Park - no matter who wins Wednesday night - could end up with a report on its desk containing an explosive suggestion: tolls for Toronto-area roads.

Police seek anonymous caller

Toronto police said yesterday they want to speak to a man who made an anonymous phone call Saturday night, telling them where to find a body.Police say an unidentified man called 911 operators around 11 p.m. and directed police to go to an apartment on the 12th floor of a building at 200 Woolner Ave. near Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue West.

Dissenting homeowners want higher taxes

In the countdown to a contentious council vote on new revenue ''tools'' set for Oct. 22, some Toronto residents are sending an unexpected message to city hall: ''Raise my property taxes.''

Fourth arrest made in Brampton stabbing

Peel Regional Police have arrested a fourth man in connection with the stabbing death of an honours student in Brampton.Police say Omari White, 18, turned himself into police late Saturday night and faces charges of first-degree murder.

Where to go to get your haunt on

For many Torontonians, Thanksgiving weekend means one last trip north to board up the cottage. But while kayaks, life jackets and other summer accoutrements are laid to rest, some things in Muskoka aren't. They are ghosts, legions of them, if you believe Terry Boyle, a ''haunted'' historian who leads tours and who has written several books on the hidden weirdness of cottage country. ''I believe that ghosts are entities from another time who have crossed over into ours. And so it doesn't mean, when we see a ghost, that we are seeing a dead person. It's a living being, and its residence is elsewhere.'' Mr. Boyle's latest, Haunted Ontario Revisited, describes in eerie detail the presence of apparitions

Paris and the hippie chick

Paris Hilton may be making a stop at the Toronto Islands bingo night if Hanne Whitfield gets her way. That's because the lifelong island girl - complete with arty hippie parents, ''Peace on Earth'' button on her lapel, a mop of curls that hasn't met a comb in 20 years and not a scrap of makeup - has just been named head designer for Hilton's new eponymous clothing line.

Banned, but on a shelf near you

It kills ''virtually any plant that is green and growing,'' says the label on a bottle of Total WipeOut, a thorough-sounding herbicide found on shelves at Canadian Tire and the gardening sections of other stores. With products like this, and other brands like Roundup, Lawn WeedOut and Killex, there's no reason for a Toronto homeowner to suffer the indignity of crabgrass or dandelions - except that the use of such products is banned in the city.

The centre of the party universe, Circa 2007

It was a circus at Circa on Thursday night, bursting with plumage and sparkle and painted eyelashes. It was as if all of Toronto was attending the long-anticipated comeback of club king Peter Gatien. But the evening also included Mena Suvari, an old friend of Mr. Gatien from his I'll-take-Manhattan days, who flew in for the premiere.

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Toronto FC entered Sunday's game against the Colorado Rapids in a way they rarely enter any match: coming off a win.

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TFC's momentum hits a road block

Playing out the string, when there are no postseason hopes and all that is left to play for is pride and positive momentum for next year, is never fun, but TFC looking to be making a positive out of it.

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