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  • Blue Jays launch nine-game homestand with a win

    Toronto Blue Jays Brett Lawrie slides safely into third after hitting an RBI triple off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi during first inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Monday May 20, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Dickey wins 2nd straight Blue Jays beat Rays 7-5

    Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey works against the Tampa Bay Rays during first inning baseball action in Toronto on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris ...

  • Ontario Man Charged with Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Sexual Activity

    BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that David Allen Vickers, 49, of Stanley, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is ...

  • While Toronto gets perfect 25C weather for Victoria Day Gander Newfoundland digs itself out of record 54cm snowfall

    GANDER, N.L. -- Newfoundland and Labrador is digging out of a spring storm that walloped parts of the province over the weekend with record-breaking snowfall amounts. Environment Canada says 54 centimetres of snow fell in Gander on Saturday and Sunday over a 20 hour period. Meteorologist Wanda Rideout says the total climbs to 66 centimetres if you include the snow that had already melted ...

  • City of Toronto begins to spray to control European Gypsy Moth population

    Toronto is currently dealing with an infestation of the European Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar). Infestation levels reached a point where manual control methods, such as egg scraping, sticky traps, and ground spraying of pesticides are no longer effective in controlling the Gypsy Moth population. The City ...


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Movie Review

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places is what you might imagine a Frank Capra film would be like if it were reimagined for the Reagan era and starring a couple of stand-out comedians from Saturday Night Live. In true Capraqesue fashion, its all about the underdog rising up and the greedy-wealthy being punished, even though the lesson at the end of the movie is to get as much money as possible at all costs ... ...

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  • R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

    Dr. David Michaels Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, will participate in a panel discussion focusing on a broad range of current topics and issues affecting occupational and environmental health and safety professionals ...

  • Search dogs at Canada’s borders more likely to sniff out meat than drugs records show

    OTTAWA -- Federal search dogs at international border entry points have a penchant for sniffing out one thing more than anything else: meat.The release of the data comes as federal officials question the necessity and effectiveness of the dogs, with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) dismantling some of its search-dog teams over the past year -- a move the federal union believes will erode ...

  • York Regional Police revise assessment on abduction report

    A few hours after police reported an attempted abduction in York Region, they now say that it may not have occurred. On Monday morning, police reported that a man had allegedly tried to abduct a two-year-old child at Vaughan Mills Park. Further investigation has left police unclear if that happened. York Regional Police tweeted on Monday afternoon that their investigators say the male ...

  • Man shot dead at Toronto barbecue

    Toronto police are investigating the killing of a man in the Dundas St.-Ossington Ave. area. (JACK BOLAND, Toronto Sun) TORONTO - A long weekend barbecue turned bloody after a 35-year-old man was shot dead at an apartment building in the Ossington Ave.-Dundas St. W. area. Quincy Ramirez was fatally shot at least once in the chest around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday. A 67-year-old building resident, ...

  • With Johnson rehabbing Jenkins likely to fill rotation

    Email TORONTO -- Toronto has recently been playing things day by day when it comes to its fourth and fifth men in the rotation. Because the rainout in New York on Sunday pushed everyone back a day, the next time the Blue Jays have a decision to make is Friday, when the Orioles come to town. However, don't expect Josh Johnson to be a part of that discussion. "From what he's ...

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