Provides the latest RSS feeds for Toronto News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Toronto Telegraph.com http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/cat/03cb86c5037f9622/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:39 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:39 -0400 30 Actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly decided to spend some memorable time with family and rented a house in Canada for two months. The 26-year-old, who is nursing his broken heart post his split from Kristen Stewart, will stay in the swanky pad with his family members, reports dailystar.co.uk. "Rob is renting a house in Bloor West Village in Toronto for July and August. He needs time away from ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264913/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264913/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Dan Maloney of the Detroit Red Wings tries to pick a fight with an unconscious Brian Glennie of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Glennie was hospitalized with a concussion. Maloney was charged with assault causing bodily harm for which he was acquitted on June 30, 1976. (John Maiola For The Globe and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215282578/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:30 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215282578/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Marcus Reeeb (L), Ellen Harper, Elodie Oliver, Victoria Crichton and Will Adams, members of The Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra, practise at Rosedale Public School, Toronto June 30 2011. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215283069/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:16 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215283069/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215282532/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:45 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215282532/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada's national poet has warned that the taxpayer-funded position risks becoming "homogenized and diluted" and expressed frustration that during his two-year term in Ottawa he's been asked to produce just one work -- a "mediocre" poem about Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee -- while many more serious, controversial subjects have escaped the official attention ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215282591/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:33 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215282591/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Many Toronto city councillors say a bylaw passed by the Toronto and East York City Community Council could be exactly what they need to restrict the expansion of bars and nightclubs in their neighbourhoods. On Tuesday, TEYCC unanimously ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215281520/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:29 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215281520/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A couple are baffled as to why they have been locked out a Toronto burger franchise that they have been running for more than a year, given that they have made their rent payments each month. Marufa Ahmed and her husband, Mohammad Hashen, say that when they arrived at a Lick's burger franchise on The Queensway last week, they learned they had been locked out of the building. A note from ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215281521/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:28 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215281521/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Dr. Tak Mak, Director of The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, speaks during a press conference regarding the new breakthrough Cancer CFI-400945 drug that will enter clinical trials next month at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, June 18, ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215281456/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:19 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215281456/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Streetwise gives you the full scoop on business deals and Canada's finance and capital market sectors. Through daily updates, our dedicated team of award-winning Globe and Mail journalists set the agenda and ensure you get exclusive and must-have business intelligence and analysis every day. The most informed Globe and Mail readers access Streetwise every day. Why don't ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280291/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:51 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280291/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow has been taken out of rehabilitation after suffering a setback.Morrow pitched two innings on Monday with Dunedin and gave up five hits and three runs, including a homer.It was Morrow's first game since leaving after two innings against Atlanta on May 28 with forearm tightness. He is 2-3 with a 5.63 ERA in 10 starts this season with ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280718/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:50 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280718/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed Stephen Harper to the G8 talks in Northern Ireland on Monday. Despite suggestions the summit could yield a breakthrough in the Canada-EU trade talks, no deal has been reached amid hints of trouble at the table. (Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280304/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280304/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canadian-U.S. team of researchers has developed a new "sharp-shooter" drug they hope will be a breakthrough in treating several types of cancer. The experimental drug is known for now as CFI-400945 and is a new class of cancer drug that targets a certain enzyme that gives rise to some malignancies. Those tumours include breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic and prostate cancers. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280390/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:01 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280390/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto's Scott Gray has picked up the kind of skills that you often see used in a heist movie. He's a certified master safecracker, an expertise that he has developed through years of working as a safe and vault technician. Gray said his preferred strategy is beginning with the dial on the door. "The saying that I like to say is: 'The easiest way in is the easiest way ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280391/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:01 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280391/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The debate over Justin Trudeau's speaking fees has raised questions about what MPs and senators should be allowed to earn on top of their parliamentary incomes. "It's certainly not legally wrong. But as we are re-examining our democratic institutions, should we, in fact, be putting in place higher ethical expectations?" says Penny Collenette, a law professor at the University ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280392/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:00 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280392/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- Leaked documents suggest Canada helped the United States and Britain spy on participants at the London G20 summit four years ago. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280307/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:36 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280307/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Cast members Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart pose at the premiere of the movie "Twilight" at the Mann Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17, 2008. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and opens in the U.S. on November ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280091/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280091/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 * TSX rises 78.56 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,367.46 * Nine of 10 main sectors advance * Tim Hortons up 4 percent after investor exerts pressure * Gold-mining shares slip with price of bullion By John Tilak TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280309/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:55:50 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280309/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred last weekend near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue.Byron Linares, 27, died of a single gunshot wound. Toronto police have ruled the death as a homicide. They are investigating the case for a motive and looking for suspects.Police were alerted to the incident when they received a 911 call to attend an apartment on the ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279530/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:20 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279530/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Councillor Doug Ford, left, speaks with his brother, Mayor Rob Ford during the first portion of the the afternoon council meeting at City Hall on June 13, 2013. (Peter Power/The Globe and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279529/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:20 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279529/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ottawa, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Canada started sending 900 soldiers to Afghanistan to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to train and advise the Army and Police of that Asian country, occupied by NATO since 2001. Major Craig Butl confirmed to journalists that a first batch of 100 troops left yesterday, another 350 will leave for Afghanistan this week and the rest will do it in the next ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279043/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:36:36 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279043/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to Indianapolis. INRD is building a more than $2 million intermodal ramp and container yard at its Senate Avenue Intermodal Terminal to complement the service.The matchback process will include finding export loads to fill import containers that would otherwise go back to the port empty. Midwest Commodities, which specializes in loading containers ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279048/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:15 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279048/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO -- Hundreds of mourners gathered at a memorial service Tuesday for the two pilots and two paramedics who died late last month in an air ambulance crash. Capt. Don Filliter, First Officer Jacques Dupuy, and flight paramedics Dustin Dagenais and Chris Snowball were killed when an Ornge helicopter crashed after takeoff from Moosonee, Ont. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Health Minister Deb ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279115/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:24 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279115/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 June 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Wind Concerns Ontario has sent a letter to Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, demanding that the province investigate the hundreds of complaints about the noise and vibration produced by wind power projects, and follow up on reports of ill health. WCO says that the government has a duty to investigate under the Health Protection ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279531/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:23:05 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279531/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Shelly Glover was one of three Conservative MPs who had been fighting Elections Canada in court over their 2011 election spending. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279055/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:27 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279055/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Chrysler at first staunchly refused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's request to recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee, above, and Liberty SUV models because it did not agree with its assessment that the position of the fuel tank made the vehicles susceptible to catching fire in a collision. It eventually bowed to customer pressure and agreed to the recall. (Carlos ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278768/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:27 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278768/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Outraged Somali-Canadian community members are accusing Toronto police and tactical squads of racial profiling and unnecessary abuse of innocent residents during last week's Project Traveller raids in the city's west end. "These innocent victims include senior citizens, children, single mothers and youth who were forced to live through the traumatic experience through no fault of ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279120/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:25 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279120/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- We are Les Misrables this spring -- cold and wet and wearing fall clothes.In fact, the only reason we haven't challenged a record for rainfall in the past 30 days is that Environment Canada only measures records for individual calendar months.Early May was warm and sunny. But since then it's a mess."Let's just say we're selling raincoats," said Melanie Dea, ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279059/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:24 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279059/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- Toronto artist Adrienne Alison has been chosen to design the War of 1812 Monument to be located prominently on Parliament Hill, the National Capital Commission has announced."The War of 1812 was an incredibly important turning point in Canada's history," said Alison. "As a sculptor, it is a great honour to be selected to create this monument for Parliament Hill so ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279121/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:23 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279121/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Dufferin St. in Toronto was voted the worst road in Ontario in the CAA's 2013 survey. (QMI Agency files) For the second consecutive year, Dufferin St. has made the top of Canadian Automobile Association's list of worst roads for 2013. The annual list was released Tuesday and revealed four Toronto roads as among the most difficult to drive in Ontario, including Finch Ave. W., Bayview ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279060/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:13 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279060/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 sitcom. Just For Laughs also booked Silverman and Ansari to bring their one-person shows to Toronto for the Sept. 19 - 28 run of JFL42, which will feature in all 42 comics performing. Silverman is also hosting a Just For Laughs gala in Montreal in July. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278876/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:01 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278876/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its supportive monetary policy spurred gains in almost every major sector. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 78.56 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,367.46. Nine of the 10 main ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280308/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:41 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215280308/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Spectators wave flags as Canada and the US play during the second half of their friendly women's soccer match in Toronto, June 2, 2013. (Mark ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279532/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:15 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279532/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who was allegedly caught on video smoking crack cocaine, has been joined by Montreal's interim mayor, charged with corruption, fraud, and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279067/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:14 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279067/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the $1-billion cap - up from $30-million in the Atlantic and $40-million in the Arctic - is part of the government's ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277804/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:40 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277804/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Colin Miller will be on the bench with Canada's men's soccer team at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.Miller returned as interim head coach after leading the squad in a game against Costa Rica last month in Edmonton. He was also Canada's coach at a camp in the U.S. earlier this year, and was Canada's interim head coach for part of ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277805/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:38 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277805/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the Canadian Minister of National Defense, Peter MacKay, met today at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization to analyze regional issues and strengthen cooperation in areas of security and defense covered by the OAS.At the meeting, the Secretary General Insulza summarized the progress made ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277816/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:08 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277816/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Coun. Pam McConnell supports moving ahead with the planned revitalization of the St. Lawrence Market North building, despite the rising costs that are now expected to exceed $90 million. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277914/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:17 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277914/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277830/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:04 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277830/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 WINNIPEG -- Canada's western premiers say bullying is a serious issue and all provinces and territories need to find ways to tackle the new dimension that the Internet brings to the torment. Following a brief meeting of Canada's western leaders in Winnipeg, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said they are putting bullying on the agenda when the country's premiers meet in Ontario next ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277835/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:53 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277835/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Five-time world hockey champion France St-Louis has joined the Canadian team staff for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.St-Louis was named an assistant chef de mission for the Games, joining chef de mission Steve Podborski and assistant chef Jean-Luc Brassard."What an extraordinary occasion this is for me, an opportunity to be part of the Olympic Movement -- something that I have believed in for many ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276421/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:10 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276421/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 This week, the innocence of a young Toronto family was shattered by anti-semitism. My heart dropped as I drove onto their quaint tree-lined street and saw beautiful religious Jewish children playing on their driveway. A police car was across the street and a television crew alongside.The husband, a respected Rabbi, showed me the side door to his house. On it was scrawled the words, "F.... ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276552/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:09 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276552/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Meet Matthew Stowe, the new Top Chef Canada, from Cloverdale, B.C. Last week, the 31-year-old product development chef for Cactus Club Restaurants Ltd. won the coveted title, beating out 16 contestants in the show's third season. On the eve of his televised triumph, he told The Globe and Mail why working for a chain restaurant gave him a competitive ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276455/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:52 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276455/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Brian Denney, CEO of Toronto and Region Conservation, Nicola Kettlitz, President, Coca-Cola Ltd., Rick Portiss, Manager, Restoration and Environmental Monitoring, Toronto and Region Conservation, Hon. Jim Bradley, Minister of the Environment, Government of Ontario and John Guarino, President, Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada with their big catch at Tommy Thompson Park on the Leslie Street Spit. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276941/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:23 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276941/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) unveiled Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei's monumental sculpture series Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Bronze in the reflecting pool of ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276942/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:21 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276942/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 , Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, participated in today's launch of the Government of Canada's much-anticipated next-generation Open Data Portal ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276943/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:20 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276943/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada stepped up with critical funding, including 90 million in new money,for the humanitarian appeals for and refugee hosting countries.But, even if the crisis ended tomorrow, the humanitarian impact on children and communities will last for years--if not decades, and will require steady international assistance.Alas, the conflict shows no signs of stopping, with devastating consequences ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276944/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:19 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276944/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Laszlo Csatary, seen here in Budapest in 2012, is suspected of war crimes against Jews during Word War Two, including helping to organize thousands of deportations to the Auschwitz death camp. (Laszlo ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276556/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276556/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The European Union had sharp words for Canada today as the two sides struggle to complete a trade deal, saying through a spokesman that it's been waiting for four months to hear the Canadian government say it's ready to make the compromises necessary for an agreement.The undiplomatic comments from the 27-member union came after The Globe and Mail reported Canadian trade negotiators are ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275025/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:47 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275025/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Shortstop Jose Reyes, left, and starting pitcher Brandon Morrow, right, began their rehab assignments with Class-A affiliate Dunedin (Fla.) on Monday night with mixed results. (Associated Press/Getty ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275138/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:31 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275138/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Rathgeber clause: Liberals in the Senate are seeking to amend a Conservative bill forcing disclosure of union expenses saying it ought to match another Conservative bill on disclosure of public sector salaries. That bill had been sponsored by backbench Tory MP Brent Rathgeber and had sought the publication of which civil servants made more than $188,000 a year. But then the Conservatives raised ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275139/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:30 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275139/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 METRO VANCOUVER - Burnaby Mounties say an 85-year old man is devastated over the theft of a bike he rode across Canada in the mid-1980s.Cpl. Rick Skolrood, a spokesman for the RCMP, said the man kept the 10-speed Apollo bicycle mounted on the wall in his garage to remind him of his trip.In 1981, then 53, the man attempted to cross Canada on his bike but fell ill in Regina and had to abandon his ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274869/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:09 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274869/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Fitch: Market Moves Bring Bank Interest Rate Risks to Forefront The recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields and speculation surrounding possible changes in the Fed's bond buying program have highlighted the potential risks faced by U.S. banks in a rising rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings. A sustained increase in interest rates, potentially signaling an end to the prolonged low rate ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274627/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:30 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274627/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada will continue to deploy warships and military aircraft to joint anti-drug operations in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coast of Central America to show Ottawa's ongoing commitment to the counter-narcotics effort in the Americas, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said June 18, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273521/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:54 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273521/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Community Foundation. More than 400 people, including philanthropists, community and business leaders, will gather to celebrate the recipients of the Community Foundation's ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274065/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:11 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274065/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Hudson's Bay Company shook up its management team Tuesday, moving president Bonnie Brooks upstairs to the role of vice-chair of the company's board of directors and tapping chief merchant Liz Rodbell to take over the president's job. Canada's oldest retailer announced the changes in a press release Tuesday. Both individuals will report directly to company chairman Richard ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273631/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:34 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273631/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The monumental sculpture Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads by Chinese activist artist Ai Weiwei is being unveiled in Toronto in advance of the Art Gallery of Ontario's upcoming exhibit Ai Weiwei: According to What? (Andy Wong/Associated ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273304/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:30 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273304/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. "We have a very different outcome and much better outcome than I thought we were going to have," Harper told reporters. Before the summit, Harper had said he feared Putin's support for Syria would make a G8 agreement difficult. "I think this was a very significant move on the part of Mr Putin and the Russians," he said. (Reporting by ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273486/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:41 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273486/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 In pictures: Meet Harpal Singh, an Indian immigrant in Brampton Katie can speak the language better than her mother. She's already prepping to study chemistry at Harvard (Class of 2026) and believes having another language under her belt will get her there.Each Saturday, Katie and hundreds of fellow students gather at Chinguacousy Secondary School in Brampton to do worksheets in Arabic, look ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272505/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:13 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272505/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 C290NOW.ca , a website developed specifically to address the debate regarding Bill C290 - An Act to Amend the Criminal Code - Sports Betting, to capture the amount of money being illegally wagered through offshore Internet betting sites and bookmaking operations primarily controlled by organized crime. Together with provincial lottery corporations that have gathered ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272506/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:29 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272506/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford peers over the edge of the Dufferin Street Bridge June 5, 2013. Ford visited the bridge following an announcement that it will be closed for 18 months for much needed repairs. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271095/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:57:37 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271095/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, walks with U.S. President Barack Obama after a G8 summit group photograph was taken at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, 2013. (ANDREW ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270604/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:57:31 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270604/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Canadian property and casualty insurance industry is expanding with the launch of the Receivables Insurance Association of Canada. "Less than 1 percent of Canadian companies currently utilize receivables insurance as part of their financial planning," said the bulletin. "Canada's CEOs, CFOs, Credit and Enterprise Risk Managers misunderstand the role of receivables ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270325/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:24 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270325/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 June 18, 2013 /CNW/ - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has released a Provincial Summary report outlining policy strategies to reduce the harms related to alcohol. In the report titled 'Reducing Alcohol-Related Harms and Costs in Ontario: A Provincial Summary Report,' CAMH Senior ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271096/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:40:16 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271096/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Chatham-Kent is home to more than 300 wind turbines similar to this one. Transport Canada has ordered that eight turbines in the southwestern Ontario region be removed. (Associated Press ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270385/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:50 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270385/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- Carling Avenue kept its perennial spot as one of the top 10 worst roads in Ontario in an annual poll of drivers by the Canadian Automobile Association.Carling placed No. 9 on the list, which was headed up by Toronto's Dufferin Street.Bouvier Road in Clarence-Rockland ranked eighth.Carling, currently being repaved between Woodroffe Avenue and Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre, came in ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270754/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:38 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270754/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of their longest winning streak in nearly five years - with a big thanks owed to their starting pitching. Esmil Rogers hopes to give them another strong start in his first chance to face the team with which he broke into the majors as Toronto hosts the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays (33-36) claimed their sixth straight win and ninth in 11 ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269436/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:02 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269436/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Canadian Automobile Association has released its list of Ontario's worst roads and Toronto roads occupy four of the roads on the list. The list is not compiled scientifically; voters cast their ballots in an online poll. The worst roads of 2013 ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269370/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:01 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269370/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:31am EDT June 18 (Reuters) - Canadian stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday, dragged down by weaker commodity prices as investors looked forward to the two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting which could give investors hints on the future of its monetary easing program. TOP STORIES * The European Central Bank is "ready to act" if need ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270613/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:38 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270613/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Politics Insider is available exclusively to Globe Unlimited subscribers. It gives you a daily dose of political journalism you won't find anywhere else. You'll get key insights from Globe reporters in Ottawa and across the country that go beyond the news headlines of the day, and exclusive interviews with key policymakers and politicians. With scandals in the Prime Minister's ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268205/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:55 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268205/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty salutes at the end of his final speech as Premier at the Ontario Liberal Party Leadership convention in Toronto on Friday January 25, 2013.Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty will resign his seat in the legislature Wednesday, according to government sources, despite saying just last month that he would remain the MPP for Ottawa-South until the next general ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268281/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:50 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268281/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Sunday, June 23 people across the GTA will get off the couch to squat, kick and sweat with Toronto's toughest fitness experts to help give kidney cancer the boot. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268575/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:42 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268575/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Burlington paramedic's father mourns his son's death in Ornge crash . Capt. Don Filliter, First Officer Jacques Dupuy, and fight paramedics Dustin Dagenais and Chris Snowball were killed when an Ornge helicopter crashed following takeoff from Moosonee, Ont. The memorial service will start at 2 p.m. at the Toronto Police College. Premier Kathleen Wynne is among those who will be ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268283/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:00 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268283/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ontario's opposition parties are hoping to get clear answers today when a former top aide to former premier Dalton McGuinty testifies at the committee hearings into cancelled gas plants in Oakville and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268282/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:00 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268282/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The provincial government of Alberta, Canada, is called on to release an independent report on pipeline safety, an environmental activist said. The provincial government in July commissioned an independent review of pipeline safety. The report was completed in December but is not yet available to the public. Canadian energy regulators reported three releases of waste from pipeline breaches in ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268215/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:29 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268215/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:35am EDT June 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Canadian post-secondary students feel stressed, overwhelmed, lonely and some have even considered suicide in the past year, a new study released on Monday ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269776/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:35:37 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269776/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canadian trade negotiators are running up against bureaucratic infighting among European Union officials, who are backing away from earlier commitments in talks for a Canada-EU trade deal - increasing the chances Stephen Harper will return home empty-handed after a week-long trip to the region.Negotiations between Canada and the 27-member EU have entered their fourth straight week in Brussels. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267140/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:26:00 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267140/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Publish What You Pay, PWYP, Nigeria, the coalition of civil society organizations committed to the promotion of transparency in extractive industries, has urged Nigeria to emulate Canada and other European nations in passing a law that would make it mandatory for the country's extractive industries to report on revenue payments. The European parliament recently followed the footsteps of the ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266864/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:13:52 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266864/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Like a kid gifted with a brand new construction-vehicle toy, Councillor Peter Milczyn gleefully clawed away at the roof an abandoned theatre house from behind the wheel of an excavator grapple.Since he was elected to represent the Etobicoke-Lakeshore ward in 2000, Mr. Milczyn has envisioned a redevelopment of the area surrounding the Westwood Theatre at Six Points Interchange - the messy six-way ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266525/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:44 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266525/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 In a review of Ontario and Quebec finances published Monday, Moody's Investors Service has given the "okay" to the provinces with a stable rating of double-A-2, similar to the eastern provinces but below that of the western provinces. With direct and indirect debt now exceeding 200 per cent of revenues for both provinces, one cannot help but scratch the pointy forehead as to how ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266234/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:41 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266234/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Hundreds of people gathered on the BC Legislature Lawn wearing red and white t-shirts to help form the Living Flag, a tradition in Victoria's Canada Day celebrations. Sunday July 1, ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266172/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:36 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266172/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Growing up in Vancouver and making his offseason home in London, Ontario, Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis finds extra significance any time he heads north of the border to face the Blue Jays. Francis will make his second career start in Toronto on Tuesday as the two clubs square off at Rogers Centre. Francis won his only start there, pitching for the Royals and holding the Jays to two runs on ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264675/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:12:26 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264675/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO - The number stared back from the third-deck facade, above the Orange Julius sign on the right-field fence. It mocked the Rockies. Couldn't manager Walt Weiss squeeze a few more pitches out of starter Jorge De La Rosa? He allowed just one hit through seven innings. He didn't labor. He sat at 95 pitches - the scoreboard read in bold white numbers - but was given the hook because ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264676/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:56:29 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264676/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Blue Jays starters have a 3.10 ERA in June, leading to a 10-4 record in the month. (Jon Blacker/Reuters) Remember the Toronto Blue Jays? They spent this offseason absorbing the Marlins’ best players (non-Giancarlo Stanton division) and throwing down money like a Canadian family talked into taking a horse-carriage ride in Central ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262950/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:11:10 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262950/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Blue Jays Adam Lind (right) celebrates his three-run home run with teammate Jose Bautista against the Texas Rangers during third inning AL action in Toronto on Sunday June 9, 2013. (Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260775/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:22:45 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260775/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Police released the names and charges of 35 people arrested in connection with a year-long investigation into drug and gun trafficking in north ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261236/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:22:39 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261236/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Maicer Izturis broke up a scoreless duel with a two-run single in the eighth inning Monday, boosting Toronto to a 2-0 interleague win over Colorado. After Rockies ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261239/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:45:24 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261239/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 B.C.'s Finance Minister is challenging his counterparts in Ontario and Quebec to stop allowing Hollywood studios to pit the three provinces against each other for "unaffordable" film tax credits."As a country, and individual provinces within the country, we are better off to stop competing to see who can send the biggest cheque to Hollywood," Mike de Jong said ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260202/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:50 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260202/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Korean Air, South Korea’s flagship airline, has announced to increase frequency on its routes to Canada and China. From 20 June, the current five flights a week between Seoul/Incheon and Vancouver will be increased to daily flights, with flights to Toronto also increased to daily from 24 June. The flights between Seoul/Incheon and the Chinese destination Jinan will increase from four ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259964/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:07:20 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259964/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Max Scherzer improved to 10-0 and struck out 10, Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and the host Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, on Monday night. Scherzer became the first pitcher to begin a season 10-0 ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261237/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:07:14 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261237/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 It will be another three years before the revitalization of Toronto's Union Station is complete, though officials say the work is being completed on budget. More than $600 million is being spent to make the city's downtown transit hub more accessible, more up to date and more functional for the tens of thousands of people who pass through its doors each day. While the work is taking ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260204/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:58:43 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260204/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO -- It's the personal connection that you get from stories like that of Nike Valeus that makes the relationship between Pathways to Education Canada and Jays Care Foundation so special. "That's everything to us," said executive director of Jays Care Foundation Rob Drynan. "It's one thing to have statistics. ... but it's another thing to actually have ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260453/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:55:19 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260453/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A Russian painter, deaf since birth, has been refused permanent residency in Canada because he did not meet the language proficiency requirement when tested verbally, despite getting near perfect scores when tested using sign language. The decision to reject Dmitri Smirnov's bid to remain in Canada because he did not meet listening and speaking language requirements angered deaf advocates ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260131/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:53:41 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260131/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau asks a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on June 13, 2013. Trudeau says he will offer to return a $20,000 speaking fee he received for speaking at a money-losing fundraising event last year for a New Brunswick charity. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259238/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:13:51 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259238/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Attitudes toward Canada's oil have shifted dramatically in the United States in recent years, as Americans increasingly view it as a key part of their own energy independence, outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson says.After four years in Ottawa, Mr. Jacobson steps down from his post next month with the fate of a key piece of cross-border energy politics, the Keystone XL ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259172/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:13:36 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259172/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The fracas over Toronto shock jock Dean Blundell’s comments about the death of Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristiasn Pelss is not going away, withJose Canseco, the former Major League Baseball star, ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259245/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:54:42 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259245/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- The Blue Jays are playing their best baseball -- entering Monday's game, they have won five straight and nine of their last 12. Still, nobody is looking too far ahead. "We're worried about tonight," manager John Gibbons said. "We can't get too far ahead of ourselves. We're playing good baseball right now, but we'd just like to win this ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259588/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:52:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259588/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- Both Brandon Morrow and Jose Reyes will continue their pursuit to put their injury woes behind them on Monday. The duo will be suiting up for Toronto's Class A Dunedin Blue Jays as they continue their rehab. "Tonight will be a big night," manager John Gibbons said of Morrow. "We don't want to rush it. He's got to show us he's good and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259587/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:52:02 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259587/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Decades after the litterbug was otherwise beaten, Canadian cities are preparing for the end game: Cigarette butts. The stubby end of a smoke has becomeCanada’s number one litter problem, with 416,955 picked up in the 2012 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259179/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:50:31 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259179/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 With U.S. energy production grabbing an enormous amount of attention these days, it is becoming easy for investors to take a pass on the Canadian oil sands.But don't write off companies ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258199/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:10:36 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258199/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 USA The G8 summit is in fact G7 plus one, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contends, slamming Russia for "supporting" the Syrian regime. His words mark the split at the summit, where Russia is set to oppose arming Syrian rebels. Tensions ran high at the sidelines of the G8 summit, as the leaders of the eight world nations gathered in Northern Ireland for Syria-dominated ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258184/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:56 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258184/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 anniversary of a historic statement by Canada's Minister of National Health and Welfare, Judy LaMarsh, that smoking causes lung cancer. On that day, Minister LaMarsh rose in the House of Commons and declared: "There is scientific evidence that cigarette smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer and that it may also be associated with chronic bronchitis and coronary heart ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258646/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:18 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258646/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Cathleen "Kay" Eddison learned about the Second World War in her high school history class this year. For her, though, it wasn’t history. On Wednesday, Ms. Eddison will become one of B.C.'s oldest high school graduates. The 89-year-old great-grandmother will receive her adult high school diploma from ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258207/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:47:50 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258207/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Where does Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. fit between the between the big banks and the boutiques?It's a question that the Canadian subsidiary of Australia's huge bank has sought to answer for years, and its chief executive officer David Fleck said the company is getting better at recognizing where it can add value to the Canadian ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257249/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:07:24 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257249/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Couture clothing designer and entrepreneur Lynne Tyrrell lived in a sequined world of her own creation, a world filled with fabrics, feathers and fur. Having hired a bona fide baroness to sketch designs for her business, Ms. Tyrrell chose The Baroness as the name for her Toronto boutique. She didn't mind at all that the title, with its aristocratic cachet, was soon being applied to her. ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257639/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:07:22 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257639/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson delivers a speech on December 4, 2012 in Montreal. The U.S. envoy to Canada says his country is not spying on Canadian citizens.U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson is commenting on the intense debate over the U.S. National Security Agency collecting large swaths of data on its citizens from major Internet companies.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256988/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49:08 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256988/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A weekend incident in which a drink was thrown at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford highlights the need for him to have a security detail at public events, his councillor brother says. Ford was attending an annual street party in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood when a woman walked up and threw a drink at him on Saturday afternoon. The mayor was unharmed in the incident. A 27-year-old Toronto ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257302/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49:06 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257302/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro is followed by a pack of media through the Foyer of the House of Commons following Question Period on Parliament Hill in Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, September 17, ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257257/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:56 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257257/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO - From the heart of Wine Country Ontario, 17 Canadian wine experts will blind taste and judge 1,100 wines from across the country at the first annual National Wine Awards of Canada (#NWAC13 on Twitter). Judging for the competition - which is hosted by WineAlign, Canada's largest online wine site - is exhaustive and will take place over 5 days through June 21 in ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257262/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:39:08 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257262/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Jordan to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis next door in Syria, its foreign affairs minister said in a statement Monday. The pledge followed a visit by John Baird, who held talks on Syria's more than 2-year civil war with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, late Sunday in the capital, Amman."Compassion for Syrians fleeing death and ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256091/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:53:27 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256091/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Photo credit: (Getty Images) Verizon Communications Inc is looking to enter Canada's cellular telephone business, potentially fulfilling the government's hopes of having a fourth major wireless company, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday. Verizon could look at taking over a smaller player in Canada, such as Wind Mobile, and participating in a new wireless spectrum auction, the ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255799/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:57 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255799/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Kia Canada Inc. has built one of the world's largest arcade machines for their partnership of Luminato Festival 2013, international premier arts and cultural festival. Dubbed an "arcade-stallation," the 14-foot tall arcade machine was conceived by Kia Canada's creative agency of record, Innocean ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256581/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:47:39 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256581/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada is still considering whether to choose the F-35 Lightning II or another aircraft to replace its fleet of CF-18s. (Tom Reynolds/Lockheed Martin ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256162/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:45:49 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256162/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Supreme Court of Canada will announce Thursday whether it will hear an appeal in Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's conflict-of-interest case.Clayton Ruby, the lawyer who led the charge against Mr. Ford in the case that nearly ousted him from office, filed his leave to appeal in mid-March, arguing that a lower-court ruling hinged on a technicality and the matter is of "national ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255424/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:00:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255424/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Hackers steal thousands from Vancouver church The Ladysmith First United Church on Vancouver Island in Canada is missing $40,000 after a persistent cyber-attack on the ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254676/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:52:19 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254676/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Sales were up across the board at Ontario liquor stores in the 2012-13 fiscal year, with Ontario craft beer and wine seeing some of the biggest increases. (Aaron Harris/Canadian ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255039/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:04 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255039/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 An Ontario man has been handed a fine of nearly $1 million and a prison sentence of more than seven years after he filed falsified tax returns for five straight years and netted millions in refunds he shouldn't have received. The Canada Revenue Agency issued a news release on Monday announcing that Roy Francis Smith, of Markham, Ont., had been sentenced to 92 months in prison and a fine of ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255038/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:04 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255038/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 From left, Blue Jays Adam Lind, Colby Rasmus and Edwin Encarnacion hit the ball well on the team's just-completed road trip and have fared well over the years during interleague play. Colorado visits Toronto for three games, starting Monday. (Tom Pennington/Getty ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255041/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255041/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto's historic Masonic Temple, which was built in 1918 and hosted international music acts as a concert venue, has been sold to an Ontario consultancy firm. (Google Street ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255040/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:03 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255040/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Demonstrators on Parliament Hill Monday call on the government to reverse cuts to refugee health care, a policy that was announced almost one year ago. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254858/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:02 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254858/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 * TSX rises 101.54 points, or 0.83 percent, to 12,288.90 * All 10 main index sectors advance * Brookfield climbs after asset sales announced By John Tilak TORONTO, June 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index jumped on Monday as hopes that this week's Federal Reserve meeting would reaffirm support for the U.S. central bank's easy monetary policy spurred sharp gains in shares of ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255972/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:41:51 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255972/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Streetwise gives you the full scoop on business deals and Canada's finance and capital market sectors. Through daily updates, our dedicated team of award-winning Globe and Mail journalists set the agenda and ensure you get exclusive and must-have business intelligence and analysis every day. The most informed Globe and Mail readers access Streetwise every day. Why don't ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253694/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:06 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253694/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The addition of a California chain of hardware stores could be a model for how Lowe's Cos. Inc. tackles the Canadian market, an industry observer said Monday.Lowe's is offering $205-million (U.S.) for the assets of Orchard Supply Hardware Stores, which has locations about one-third the size of Lowe's typical big box ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253904/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:06 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253904/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The behind-the-scenes role that U.S. ambassador David Jacobson played in convincing the Harper government not to quit Afghanistan remains a point of pride for the American envoy as he prepares to leave his post.His intervention came in 2010, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper was preparing to pull Canadian combat troops out of Kandahar. Mr. Jacobson played a major role in convincing the Harper ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253905/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:00 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253905/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ottawa, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) A Canadian judge accused the Mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum, of corruption, for being involved in a scandal in the sector of construction in the southern province of Quebec. Applebaum faces 14 charges related to a complot, abuse of trust and fraud to the Canadian government, by means of the delivery of illegal permissions to build two real estate works in the ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253908/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:12 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253908/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Ontario legislature may have adjourned for the summer holidays, but the Progressive Conservatives aren't taking any breaks from hammering the Liberals, rolling out a new attack ad this ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253956/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:30 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253956/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A 48-year-old man from Perth East Township has been fined for pulling a double horse trailer packed with 54 people. A Perth County OPP officer pulled over a Ford pickup truck pulling the trailer Saturday around 11 p.m. The trailer looked like it was filled with people. "It didn't look like horses," media Constable Kees Wijnands said. When the driver opened the trailer doors, 54 ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253791/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:29 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253791/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 CALGARY -- Calgary's housing market continued in May to shine compared with the rest of the country as the city's year-over-year price growth was the best in Canada and the increase in MLS sales activity topped all other major ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253733/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:25 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253733/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Dalton McGuinty breaks his last political promise TORONTO -- A new Ontario PC television ad attacking Premier Kathleen Wynne has triggered a war of words. The advertising spot seeks to draw a tight connection between Wynne and former Premier Dalton ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254275/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:19 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254275/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 LONDON - British police said Monday they are investigating newspaper photos that show Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity chef's ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253917/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:12 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253917/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 This beautiful historic house, which sits atop a spacious 1.26 acres in Eastern Ontario's Thousand Islands region, is fully renovated while retaining its century-old character. Exposed stone walls, wide plank hardwood floors, large woodburning fireplace, and a spacious screened porch are just a few key features of this three-bedroom country ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253967/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:07 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253967/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TERRACE, B.C. -- Enbridge Inc. shot back at critics of its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday, arguing the project is making enormous and costly commitments to avoid accidents and that the biggest risk to the country is not approving ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253604/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:29:47 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253604/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 This Canada Day, we are looking for what you think makes Canada extraordinary. We're not looking for the Rockies, hockey, the beaver and other well-established Canadian icons (as great as they may be). We're looking for those people, places and things that deserve their time in the spotlight (even if other Canadians don't know it ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215252789/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:56:13 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215252789/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto will play host to experts from around the world to discuss the issue of drug shortages from a national and international perspective. The summit is being hosted by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and co-hosted by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA). The summit will provide delegates with the opportunity to better understand the causes and contributing ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253241/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:39:13 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253241/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada's $98.4 million pledge to Jordan followed a visit by John Baird who held talks on Syria's two-year civil war with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, late Sunday in the capital, Amman. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215252745/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:37:34 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215252745/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Skeleton found in couple's yard SARNIA, Ont. - A Point Edward, Ont., couple has been stuck with a $7,500 bill after finding a human skeleton while putting in a fence in their backyard. Police were called when the couple came across the bones a couple of weeks ago. A forensic anthropologist concluded the bones were those of an aboriginal woman who was no older than 24 years old when she ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215252603/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:37:21 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215252603/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 top three prospects , onto the disabled list in the Minor Leagues in the past six weeks. Slowly, but surely, all three are beginning to return to action. Osuna was the first to get back on the mound, throwing five shutout innings for Class A Lansing on June 9. While the Blue Jays don't want to publicly commit to a timeline for Sanchez's and Norris' return, assistant general ... http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253242/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:34:40 -0400 http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215253242/scat/03cb86c5037f9622