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Investigators say a fire that destroyed a home in Orleans Monday morning started in the basement.

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An Ottawa who was arrested in Bahrain Wednesday because of convictions connected to the Arab Spring protests could be released from custody Monday, his fiancée says.

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People affected by the 2008 listeriosis crisis are finally getting their compensation - but the amount on cheques that start arriving this week will be less than expected.

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A 15-year-old boy died early Monday in hospital, hours after collapsing off the ice during a hockey game in the Ottawa area.

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Gov. Gen. David Johnston has presented the first 60 Diamond Jubilee medals to Canadians at a Rideau Hall ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.

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The Syrian embassy in Ottawa was vandalized overnight when the front of the building was sprayed with red paint.

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A Canadian imam issued a fatwa Saturday officially condemning honour killings and family violence.

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Winterlude kicked off its 34th year Friday with an ice-carving competition and the opening of the Snowflake Kingdom. The official launch is Friday night with fireworks at 9 p.m.

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James Reimer posted his second straight shutout and Phil Kessel had a three-point night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Saturday night.

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Ottawa police will not be laying any charges in the death of 17-year-old Serena Deng, who was hit by a truck as she crossed a busy Kanata intersection Sept. 12.

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An Ottawa school is trying to determine what kind of fumes caused at least eight people including some firefighters to feel ill.

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Mark Eaton scored in overtime Friday night as the New York Islanders defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1.

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Father's notice of appeal argues the trial judge erred in admitting evidence from an honour killings expert.

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Ottawa police have charged the 44-year-old driver of a car that struck and critically injured a cyclist on Carling Avenue Thursday afternoon.

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Ottawa Police have charged five men after a violent home invasion early Friday morning in the Overbrook neighbourhood.

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Toronto

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Former First Nations leader David Ahenakew insists he's not an anti-Semite, telling his hate-crime trial Thursday he doesn't "hate the Jews, but I hate what they do" - and that he still believes Jews started the Second World War.
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled a deficit-free fiscal forecast Thursday that contained a political time bomb that could put his government in peril as early as Monday night.
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Two men are dead after a shooting late Thursday afternoon in an Ottawa highrise apartment building.
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World-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking has been appointed a distinguished research chair at Waterloo, Ont.'s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
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When NASA returns to the moon, Canadian-built eyes could show its lunar rovers where to drive.
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To anyone else, the photo album found in the truck of Mark Steinberg's car wouldn't be worth much, but the Vancouver lawyer says the album was his only physical link to a fading past.
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CTVglobemedia Inc. on Thursday joined the parade of media companies across North America that have chopped staff amid an industry downturn.
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Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat sacked his national police chief on Friday, fuelling speculation that the government is preparing to crackdown on protesters besieging Bangkok's main airports.
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Russia is satisfied with Washington's refusal to push for allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be official candidates to join the NATO military alliance, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
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The world's oldest person, an Indiana woman, died on Wednesday at the age of 115, according to a gerontology expert.
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The man who was shot and killed by Toronto police on Friday has been identified.

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The chair of the Toronto Transit Commission has filed a petition demanding a special council meeting to deal with transit funding.

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All lanes of the eastbound Gardiner have reopened after an early morning accident in which a woman was struck and killed.

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Gov. Gen. David Johnston has presented the first 60 Diamond Jubilee medals to Canadians at a Rideau Hall ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.

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The City of Toronto and the union representing 6,000 of its outside workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to avert a work stoppage.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called a byelection for March 12 in Toronto-Danforth riding of the late NDP leader Jack Layton, who died last August from cancer.

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A man has died in a rollover on a highway ramp west of Toronto.

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A family's $30 million donation to McMaster University aims to speed up development of stem cell therapies.

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A woman from Bradford, Ont., is dead after a car collided with a pickup truck near the community north of Toronto.

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Mark's Work Wearhouse has pulled Caterpillar-brand boots off the shelves of its London, Ont.,-area stores in support of hundreds of local Electro-Motive workers who are losing their jobs.

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The markets may be hitting RIM hard after its most recent restructuring, but the Ontario community considered synonymous with the BlackBerry isn't letting bad news get it down.

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A Canadian imam issued a fatwa Saturday officially condemning honour killings and family violence.

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LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade had 25 and the Miami Heat survived a shaky fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday afternoon.

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Hundreds of Canadians lost their jobs on Friday, as Caterpillar announced the closure of its Electro-Motive Diesel locomotive plant in London, Ont. Today we bring you excerpts from three personal stories of those affected.

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York Region's promised two months of free transit begin, hoping to win back customers who suffered through a three-month strike.

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Each week, Now in Rep Cinema compiles the best repertory and art house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements.     Cave of Forgotten DreamsProjection Booth (1035 Gerrard Street East)Ongoing. See listings.     Monsieur LazharTIFF Lightbox (350 King Street West)Monday at 7 p.m.     A Man EscapedTIFF Lightbox (350 King Street West)Thursday [...]

Each week, Now in Rep Cinema compiles the best repertory and art house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements.


    Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Projection Booth (1035 Gerrard Street East)

Ongoing. See listings.

    Monsieur Lazhar
TIFF Lightbox (350 King Street West)

Monday at 7 p.m.

    A Man Escaped
TIFF Lightbox (350 King Street West)

Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

    Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol
The Revue (400 Roncesvalles Avenue)

Friday at 9:15 p.m.
Saturday at 4:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
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We grilled a Medieval Times falconer about what it's like to wrangle birds of prey for a living.

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I Want Your Job finds Torontonians who make a living doing exactly what they love to do, in any field, and for any salary, and asks them how they did it. “It’s pretty funny, the reactions I get when people ask me, ‘So, what do you do?’ and I’m like, ‘Uh, I’m a falconer at [...]

We grilled a Medieval Times falconer about what it's like to wrangle birds of prey for a living.

I Want Your Job finds Torontonians who make a living doing exactly what they love to do, in any field, and for any salary, and asks them how they did it.

“It’s pretty funny, the reactions I get when people ask me, ‘So, what do you do?’ and I’m like, ‘Uh, I’m a falconer at Medieval Times,’” says Nathan Enkel. It’s a job he’s held for nearly two years, but his history with feathered friends is a little longer than that.

Read: I Want Your Job: Nathan Enkel, Medieval Times Falconer

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In which we highlight key items from the month’s city council meeting. You can also watch it live. City council is meeting today (February 6) and tomorrow (February 7). Here are a few items from this month’s agenda that have been in the news, or should have been. City council will weigh whether or not [...]

In which we highlight key items from the month’s city council meeting. You can also watch it live.

City council is meeting today (February 6) and tomorrow (February 7). Here are a few items from this month’s agenda that have been in the news, or should have been.

City council will weigh whether or not to

Read: What’s On City Council’s Agenda: February 2012

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It should be another "absolutely fantastic day" in Toronto, because it's Monday and we've got the news! Specifically: Things may get a little less than fantastic for Ford today as the transit feud heats up; a by-election has been called for the Toronto-Danforth riding; how the Toronto Police might be "whitewashing criminal justice" (spoiler alert: it involves stats!); there's a new (angry!) detective in town; and a quick commuter alert for eastbound Gardiner Expressway users.

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Read: Newsstand: February 6, 2012

It should be another "absolutely fantastic day" in Toronto, because it's Monday and we've got the news! Specifically: Things may get a little less than fantastic for Ford today as the transit feud heats up; a by-election has been called for the Toronto-Danforth riding; how the Toronto Police might be "whitewashing criminal justice" (spoiler alert: it involves stats!); there's a new (angry!) detective in town; and a quick commuter alert for eastbound Gardiner Expressway users.

Read: Newsstand: February 6, 2012

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In today's UP, a lecture on how technology and politics intersect and conflict; former governor general Michaëlle Jean lectures at Roy Thomson Hall; and chaotic comedy at the Smiling Buddha.

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LECTURE: John Duffy, a public affairs consultant (and pivotal political adviser to the federal and provincial Liberals during better times for the party) will speak tonight about the connection between politics and technology, how each affects the other, and the degree of confluence between them, as part of the Literary Review of Canada‘s lecture series, [...]

In today's UP, a lecture on how technology and politics intersect and conflict; former governor general Michaëlle Jean lectures at Roy Thomson Hall; and chaotic comedy at the Smiling Buddha.

"Former governor general of Canada Michaëlle Jean, seen here greeting well-wishers with her old boss in 2010, speaks tonight at Roy Thomson Hall. Photo by GBryson Photography from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.


Read: Urban Planner: February 6, 2012

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