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  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

  • Johnson and Rays rub more salt in Blue Jays’ wounds

    Tampa Bay Rays Kelly Johnson (right) is congratulated by teammate Jose Lobaton after hitting a homer off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ramon Ortiz during second nning AL action in Toronto on Tuesday May 21, 2013. THE (Frank Gunn/The Canadian ...

  • Allegations of cocaine use are too serious to ignore

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends the flag-raising ceremony marking the start of Pride Week on May 17, 2013. Tuesday will be the first time the beleaguered mayor faces his council colleagues since accusations he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine surfaced last ...

  • Johnson Jennings homer as Rays beat Blue Jays

    Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday ...

  • McGriff to represent Blue Jays at 13 Draft

    Email TORONTO -- The Blue Jays will be represented at the coming First-Year Player Draft by former first baseman Fred McGriff. McGriff spent parts of five seasons in Toronto from 1986-90, during which time he hit .278 with 125 homers and 305 RBIs. He finished his 19-year career with 2,490 hits after stops in San Diego, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles (Dodgers) and Chicago (Cubs). Now 49, ...


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Movie Review

Mystic River

Mystic River

Clint Eastwoods Mystic River has all the emotional resonance and narrative contrivance of a Shakespearean tragedy, except its set in a working-class Irish-Catholic neighborhood in Boston. Its a big, ambitious meditation on life and death, guilt, vengeance, and the bonds between husbands and wives, and many critics have already declared it Eastwoods masterpiece. While it may be a few years ... ...

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  • Lind regaining ability to get on base

    Email TORONTO -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons appears to have settled on Adam Lind as his everyday cleanup hitter against right-handed pitchers. Lind was back in the No. 4 hole for the second consecutive game Tuesday night versus Tampa Bay. The permanent move had been expected for some time, with Lind's having turned into one of the club's more reliable hitters. In his past 21 ...

  • Toronto mayor ducks questions about crack video

    TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to avoid questions on Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further ...

  • Lack of interpreters in Ontario courts an ‘embarrassment’ judge says

    An Ontario judge has blasted the province for failing to remedy a long-standing shortage of qualified interpreters in the courts.Frustrated over an impaired driving case he felt compelled to toss out, Ontario Court Justice Peter Tetley said the number of cases being adversely affected is at an intolerable level. "It is unfair to the public," Justice Tetley said. "It is unfair to ...

  • Ontario budget deal with NDP will stave off spring election

    Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne capped her frenetic first 100 days in office by reaching a budget deal with the New Democrats that will avoid a spring election. The agreement, which, coincidentally, came on the Premier's 60th birthday Tuesday, buys her minority Liberals much-needed breathing space as they gird for what promises to be even more difficult work ...

  • Koevermans nearing return to Toronto FC lineup

    After undergoing off-season knee surgery, Toronto FC's Danny Koevermans is confident of a return to action on June 1. (file photo) (MIKE ...

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