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  • One-billion-year-old water saltier than seawater

    University of Toronto scientists have found pockets of water that had been sitting 2.4 kilometres underneath the Earth's surface for more than a billion years. Earth sciences professor Barbara Sherwood, who admitted that she had tasted it from time to time, revealed that the water has the consistency of maple syrup and is much saltier than seawater, News.com.au reported. She told the LA ...

  • Pattinson seeking solace plans holiday with family

    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 ...

  • Of wetlands and waterfronts

    If our city fathers had known that one day in the future officials would be gathering on Toronto's shores to announce the creation of a swamp, they would have shaken their whiskered heads in disbelief.The marshland that covered much of the eastern waterfront in Toronto's early years was viewed as a threat to the city's health and welfare, a breeding ground for disease. Authorities ...

  • Misconduct investigations put Canada in different light

    MONTREAL - Canada, among the 10 least corrupt countries in the world the past six years according to rankings by Transparency International, is mired in scandals. Quebec’s anti-corruption task force Monday arrested Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum over fraud allegations, adding to controversies rocking political circles in Toronto and Ottawa that have taken the shine off Canada’s ...

  • 2 men jailed in Dominican wedding fight return to Canada

    Stacey Vernon poses with her new husband, Nick Miele, just hours before he was arrested after a fight at the Bahia Principe Esmeralda resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Courtesy Vernon ...


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Million Dollar Baby

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  • Ex-teammate Esmil Rogers tames Rockies as Blue Jays cruise to win

    More photos. (Fred Thornhill , Reuters) TORONTO - Esmil Rogers, a pitcher who could never harness his talent in Colorado and who happens to be the Blue Jays' best starter, couldn't help himself. When Toronto manager John Gibbons removed him in the seventh inning, the right-hander smiled like someone who had just talked his way out of a parking ticket. His growth in Colorado was not ...

  • FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller to direct Canada’s men’s team at CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament

    Colin Miller’s déjà vu season as Canada’s men’s national soccer team head coach continues. The FC Edmonton head coach will be the interim coach for a third time in 2013, as the team gets set for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. Here, Miller is pictured at Commonwealth Stadium when he was named head coach for FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League in ...

  • After weeks of negotiations EU blames Canada for stalled trade deal

    The European Union is accusing Canada of holding up a major trade deal in an undiplomatic bout of finger-pointing as each side blames the other for an apparent impasse in negotiations.In an unusually frank statement, the EU said it's ready to make the hard political decisions necessary to bridge differences. Canada, in reply, is saying it has yet to receive an offer that addresses its core ...

  • MLB Toronto 8 Colorado 3

    Maicer Izturis on solo shots as streaking Toronto reeled off a seventh consecutive win. Former Rocky Esmil Rogers (3-2) collected the victory, yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out five. Colorado ...

  • Blue Jays rout Rockies for seventh straight victory

    Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Esmil Rogers throws against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their MLB Interleague baseball game in Toronto June 18, 2013. (FRED ...

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