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The glorious weather has forced the city to reveal its most impressive asset.

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Ryerson threatened with $10M lawsuit over Facebook study group

Ryerson University is being threatened with a $10-million class-action lawsuit spearheaded by a student who was nearly expelled for running a Facebook study group where classmates swapped tips on homework questions. 19 March


Bus shooter sentenced to nine years in prison

A businessman says he was “ashamed and disgusted” after watching himself on a startlingly clear surveillance video firing a gun on board a TTC bus filled with people last year. 19 March


Experts warn Facebook users about email scam that claims password has been reset

Another email scam is circulating online trying to ensnare unsuspecting Facebook users into divulging all their passwords. 18 March


Second case of flesh-eating disease in Windsor, Ont.; patient 'cautiously stable.'

WINDSOR, Ont. - A hospital official confirms there is a second case of flesh-eating disease in Windsor, Ont. 18 March


Police probe Rizzuto links in brazen daytime shooting at Montreal clothing store

MONTREAL - A deadly daytime shooting that paralyzed Old Montreal was possibly linked to a violent feud involving Canada's most prominent Mafia family, police sources said Thursday. 19 March


Harper cashes in twice on Olympic beer bet as Obama doubles down

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has cashed in on his bet with Barack Obama over the Olympic men's gold-medal hockey game. 19 March 10:51


Is clock ticking on "22 Minutes"? Show appears to be on the bubble for renewal

HALIFAX, N.S. - Is the clock ticking on "22 Minutes"? 18 March


One person's garbage is another’s treasure

For Gretel Meyer Odell making kids costumes is just one of her many creative outlets. 19 March


Suspect arrested in hospital jewelry theft

Police have arrested one man and are looking for another in the theft of $7,000 worth of jewelry from an unconscious elderly woman shortly before she died in a Toronto hospital. 19 March


Stroller heist suspect charged in poppy theft

Police have identified a male suspect and are hunting a female accomplice after a Toronto dad used the Internet to track down his stolen baby stroller. 19 March


Music videos are an endangered species on TV but online they're thriving

MuchMusic and MTV may have given up on the music video, making it an endangered species on television, but if Lady Gaga's new video is an accurate barometer of audience interest, the art form is here to stay, albeit on a new platform. 18 March (1)


Rethinking the modest recovery story: Is Canada's economy poised to take off?

OTTAWA - Foreigners are buying up Canada, the loonie is heading for parity with the American dollar and recent economic indicators are off the map. Could the recovery be outracing expectations? 18 March (1)


New wireless player Public Mobile to carve out place with no-frills service

MONTREAL - New wireless player Public Mobile is looking to win customers who don't already have cellphones with a no-contract, no-frills service that lets it avoid competing directly with established carriers. 19 March


First Nations end blockade of Ring of Fire, agree to six months of talks

First Nations communities surrounding a potentially massive chromite deposit in northern Ontario ended their two-month blockade of the Ring of Fire on Friday, a project the government claims is key to the province's economic recovery. 19 March 16:17


Inflation, retail sales point to stronger economy, but also to higher interest rates

OTTAWA - Consumer prices and retail sales jumped higher than expected according to data released Friday, setting the stage for a second strong economic quarter - and the prospect of higher interest rates. 19 March 16:16


Police won't discuss Rizzuto ties, but say Montreal shootings professional hit

MONTREAL - Police arrested the owner of an Old Montreal boutique where deadly shootings took place as homicide detectives finished combing through the blood-spattered crime scene Friday. 19 March 16:15


Pair accused of identity theft after attempts to open bank accounts in N.S.

HALIFAX, N.S. - Two people are facing dozens of charges including identity theft after attempts to open accounts at two Halifax-area banks aroused the suspicions of staff. 19 March 15:55


Family of missing N.B. woman reject possibility she deliberately ran off

MONCTON, N.B. - The family of Donna O'Rielly is rejecting the possibility that the missing New Brunswick woman has run off. 19 March 15:53


Police say blown tire led to fatal crash on Nova Scotia's Highway 102

TRURO, N.S. - RCMP say a car accident on Highway 102 near Truro that killed a Nova Scotia man was caused by a blown tire. 19 March 15:51


N.L. kicks in funding to help build bulletproof shelters for military

GRAND BANK, N.L. - A Newfoundland company that is making almost bulletproof shelters for the Canadian military is getting some financial help from the provincial government. 19 March 15:51


Gitmo deal close in exchange for 9-11 military tribunals, not civilian trials

WASHINGTON - After months of negotiations with a bipartisan group of six senators, the White House is reportedly close to a deal to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison where Canadian terror suspect Omar Khadr has been behind bars for years. 19 March 15:41


Worm turns on second Tory, this time over airport tequila row

OTTAWA - The worm has turned on a second Conservative cabinet minister over an airport security impasse - this one fuelled by tequila. 19 March 15:39


Ottawa will help First Nations cut off by early closure of muddy ice roads: PM

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government will help Manitoba reserves cut off by the early closure of northern ice roads. 19 March 15:16


Sentencing of N.B. teen girl who fatally stabbed man, 78, adjourned until April

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The sentencing of a 16-year-old New Brunswick girl who stabbed an elderly man in the neck and left him to die has been adjourned until next month to provide time to prepare a plan for a rehabilitation program. 19 March 15:15


Chantal Kreviazuk to headline Paralympic closing ceremonies on Sunday

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Chantal Kreviazuk and Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq will be among the performers at the closing ceremonies for the 2010 Paralympic Games. 19 March 15:02


Former UN envoy to Afghanistan says arrests of Taliban leaders stymie talks with insurgents

KABUL, Afghanistan - The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday. 19 March 14:23


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Last week's news that Mexican magnate Carlos Slim had become the richest man in the world induced plenty of speculation about the shift of economic power from the West to other emerging nations. We didn't give it much thought, until we saw Warren Buffett channel Axl Rose in a Geico commercial/power ballad. Maybe things are much worse than we thought. 

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