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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:40:59 EST

Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin announces a $330,000 donation to help fund a new research partnership between the University of Toronto and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:42:37 EST

Snow, ice and bone-chilling temperatures are in store for the Greater Toronto Area this weekend.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:39:03 EST

Windsor Police say an alleged fraudster used the tragic Ontario van crash that killed 11 people to fool a senior citizen into sending him nearly $3,000 in cash.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:32 EST

Ammar Wahid, the former boyfriend of the eldest Shafia daughter, Zainab, says he still struggles with whether he could have done something to rescue her from controlling and abusive family members who eventually killed her.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:24 EST

One of the first people on the scene of the crash that killed 11 people in Hampstead, Ont., on Monday says he is appalled by passersby who gathered at the scene only to record the carnage on their phones.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07:59 EST

People alarmed by bare-knuckle boxing are sure to be shocked by Ultimate Tazer Ball, a new game in which players use stun guns to bring down their opponents.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:25:52 EST

Members of Canada's Jewish community are mourning the loss of Rabbi Gunther Plaut, who died Wednesday in Toronto. He was 99.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:44 EST

Ontario remains committed to helping Toronto pay for upcoming transit improvements, Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli says, but warns that city councillors still have key decisions to make before those projects can get fully underway.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:37:51 EST

Some observers of the recent RCMP shootings near Killam, Alta. have said that it was the kind of incident you would expect in a big city. But police and criminology experts suggest the countryside is no less dangerous.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:02 EST

Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin said two executives have hastily left the company amid reports of turmoil over the firm's involvement with Cyndy Vanier, a hired consultant now facing serious charges in Mexico.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:11:04 EST

The Calgary Zoo says it's getting excited about rolling out the welcome mat for two Chinese pandas.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:17 EST

Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn scored 1:14 apart in the second period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Scott Hartnell and Max Talbot also had goals for Philadelphia, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:13:32 EST

The federal Liberal party nominates advertising executive Grant Gordon as its candidate in the Toronto-Danforth riding, which was held by former NDP leader Jack Layton until his death last summer.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:32:43 EST

Police have released a new image of a woman who was at the Scarborough recording studio at the time Anthony Spencer was shot.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:57:38 EST

Toronto police give CBC reporter Genevieve Tomney a behind-the-scenes look at special training for front-line officers who must react to emotionally distraught or mentally ill people.