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Blue Jays Buehrle loses to Yankees again 5-0

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle delivers the ball to the New York Yankees during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2013, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill ...
Toronto mayor faces political test over crack allegations

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is facing his greatest political test following two reports that he is seen in a video apparently using crack cocaine. He called the accusations ...
Kuroda dominant in Yanks win over Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be a serious contender in the AL East, and now they're finally playing like one. The next 10 games could actually make them one. As they open a potentially vital stretch, the Blue Jays look to extend their longest winning streak of the season and end a seven-game skid to ...
Ontario cottage country cleans up after severe flooding

Instead of kicking back on the dock this weekend, Stan Tick and his family are going to try to fix theirs. And pick up the flotsam and jetsam, including massive logs, that have been deposited on the lawn of their Lake Vernon property."It was very - I'm not going to say scary, because you're used to the conditions - this was really quite out of the ordinary," said Mr. Tick, ...
Crack story immerses Ford in scandal

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford briefly speaks to the media about allegations made by a U.S. website that he smokes crack cocaine. (Michelle Siu/The Globe and ...

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Blue Jays no match for Kuroda in opening loss

TOR@NYY: Loup snags Cano's liner, doubles off Gardner NEW YORK -- The Blue Jays have yet to find a way to solve Hiroki Kuroda, as they managed to record just two hits over eight innings against the Yankees' right-hander in a 5-0 loss on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Kuroda entered the game having allowed just four runs in two starts against Toronto this season, but he was even ...
The Lede Long Before Crack Cocaine Allegations Toronto Mayor Was a Source of Controversy

angrily dismissed allegations on Friday that he had used crack cocaine in a 90-second cellphone video that is being peddled to United States and Canadian news organizations for more than ...
Yankees 5 Blue Jays 0 Yankees Hiroki Kuroda Stifles Blue Jays Over 8 Innings

On any given day this season, the ...
No more boring politics Canada’s moved on to cynical contempt

I was always quite proud of the Canadian political system during the time I lived in Britain, especially when their Parliament was mired in some scandal involving Rupert Murdoch or the cleaning of ancestral moats.When anyone asked about politics back home, which was not often, I would bore them with stories of peace, order and good government until their eyes glazed over and they reached for ...
Toronto Mayor Blames Newspaper For Cocaine Video

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in a photograph taken last September. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford responded on Friday to a video that purports to show him smoking crack cocaine, calling it "ridiculous." According ...

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Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Toronto Sikhs organising marathon to help children in need

Britain's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest marathoner, will be among those participating in the first ever marathon being organised by the Sikh community of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Canada May 19.

The event is being organised by the Guru Gobind Singh Children's Foundation (GGSCF) to raise funds for children in the developing world and promote "a healthy and active lifestyle", The Globe and Mail reported.

Founded by children and youth in 1999 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Khalsa and to honour the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, GGSCF organises "interesting, challenging, and enjoyable charity fundraising events with a focus on children helping children".

"Our major achievement is getting youth involved. We keep them engaged in different activities around the GTA," Sarpreet Khera, one of the five-member board of the GGSCF, was quoted as saying.

"We bring children on board to get involved to do positive things in the community, the community in which they live, thereby taking them away from other things like loitering, joining gangs, etc."

Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $800,000 to help children in need.

According to the report, Fauja Singh will be participating in the event only in a symbolic manner. ...