Lawyer criticizes judge's 'poisonous' remarks

An outspoken Ontario Court of Appeal judge, Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver, was accused yesterday of using poisonous terminology in a personal campaign to ''prune the Charter with an axe.''Prominent Toronto defence lawyer William Trudell levelled the accusation during a speech to about 200 criminal lawyers who have been quietly stewing since Judge Moldaver publicly disparaged the defence bar in two speeches of his own for wasting time and court resources with needless legal motions.

A mayor's tight grip on city hall

As Mayor David Miller has consolidated power over the past year, he has extended political control of the city bureaucracy to the point that the tradition of a neutral, apolitical public service has been seriously eroded in Toronto.

FIVE THINGS: YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TORONTO THIS WEEKEND

1 BATS ON THE AIRHockey sticks will be put aside for a little pastime from down south called the World Series. Baseball fans will mob sports joints like Shoeless Joe's and Wayne Gretzky's for Saturday's Game 3 showdown between the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox, at 8 p.m., and Game 4 on Sunday, same time.

City proposal aims to divert runoff from sewer

Water should be running off roofs into the ground, not the sewer system, and the city plans to do something about it, says Lou Di Gironimo, general manager of Toronto Water.

Police issue warning after driver exposes himself

Toronto police are asking the public to remain vigilant after a possible sex offender was seen in North York.Police say they have received several reports of a man driving a car and exposing his genitals to children in the area between Yonge Street and Avenue Road, just north of Lawrence Avenue West.

SLOW-GOING TRIBUTE

How does your garden grow? Well, if you are a Pierre Trudeau fan, the answer to that question might be: not well.Trudeau Park, a permanent memorial to the late prime minister, was approved for development by Toronto City Council in 2001. The shovels were supposed to have turned the soil at the site at the foot of Spadina, facing Lake Ontario, by this fall.

It's time to pay the piper, Toronto

Contrary to the pain you may be feeling in your pocket, Toronto actually became a bit of a bargain in 2007. Last year, Canada's most expensive metropolis was the 47th-costliest city on the planet in which to live, according to the Mercer Human Resources' annual cost-of-living survey. By the middle of this year, though, T.O. had tumbled in world rankings, coming up for duty at No. 82. That may earn envious glances from people trying to make ends meet in the world's most expensive locales - Moscow, London, Seoul and Tokyo.

Condo towers or academe powers?

When the University of Toronto's faculty of law recently unveiled designs for a major expansion, some alumni noticed an intriguing detail in one of the three plans. The law school, situated on Queen's Park Crescent, needs new office, library and teaching space. In one model, a jagged addition envelopes the law school's current digs as well as the faculty of music, directly to the north. ''Then,'' according to Saucier and Perrotte's write-up, ''turning toward the current planetarium site, it ends poetically, suggesting an elegant form to what may in the future become part of the [Royal Ontario Museum] expansion.''

Brampton man faces child pornography charges

A 44-year-old Brampton man who police believe may have had dealings with young people through his work at Turkish mosques and community centres in Toronto and Mississauga faces charges of possessing and accessing child pornography.

Man gets eight months in airbag-theft case

An eight-month jail term has been handed to one of two Toronto men charged after a fatal police takedown in August that claimed the life of a York Regional Police officer.

Air Canada 8021 Toronto -- On Time

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

Oct. 26th: Toronto vs. Washington

boxscore:http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2007102628 Final Score: Toronto 98 Washington 64 another very sick showing, all-around, taking the W in the pre-season finale. following a 33 point win with an even more all-around ...

Eight Canadians enter country's Hall of Fame

TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors look ready for the regular season after a convincing 111-78 preseason victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. ...

More thoughts

I don't know what else to add here, it was just silly. It was like the Raps were the US National team while the Wiz were doing an impression of the Canadian national team. In fact. and I can not confirm this, but I think that the worst ...

Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair: Vegan Products For a More ...

Vegetarianism A Noble Way of Living - Episode 405, Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair: Vegan Products For a More Compassionate Lifestyle, Air date: October 24, 2007 (VEG - 20071024)

Flights from London to Toronto starting at 288 GBP

Flights from London to Toronto starting at 288 GBP (Outgoing: 10.11.2007 Return:17.11.2007) price per passenger incl. taxes.

Lunch at Lai Toh Heen (short review)

You are right. The choices look boring. However, the tastes are competible to Lai Wah Heen. The most enjoyable dish for me was meat wonton in chicken consomme. It's surprisingly good. ( I tried all those dim sum at LWH before, ...

Lentils de Puy....

they're on sale at Whole Foods on Avenue road right now.

Richtree?

I believe you're talking about what used to be known as Marche's, with its "open-market" set-up and is a chain (nothing wrong with that!). It's a crowd-pleaser, in that there's something for everyone. They give you a card upon entry and ...

Dressed as a skeleton, Paris Hilton goes nuts in a Toronto porno shop!

Employees at a Toronto adult video store claim Hollywood starlet Paris Hilton, dressed as a skeleton, stormed into their establishment and demanded posters promoting her infamous sex tape be removed. It was all caught on cam.

Best Creme Brulee in GTA

Milagro has a very good creme brule. I remember it being very wide and shallow, which means a great brule to creme ratio. (On a tangent... my current fave for flan is Mexitaco. Soooo good.)

Lunching My Way Around College & University

The Village Idiot Pub (aka VIP) is decent pub grub, but nothing spectacular. If you're at Dundas and McCaul I'd walk towards Spadina and grab some Chinese food in that area.