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Falling crane brings down power lines on Toronto bus, briefly traps passengersupdated: Mon Aug 20 2012 18:04:00

Bus passengers in Toronto were trapped briefly Monday after a falling crane knocked over electrical poles, sending live power lines onto the bus, a police spokesman said.

Police: Toronto shooting 'unprecedented'updated: Tue Jul 17 2012 16:00:00

A shooting at a house party in Toronto killed two people and left 19 others wounded, authorities said.

Two killed, 23 wounded in shooting at Toronto party updated: Tue Jul 17 2012 16:00:00

A shooting at a house party in Toronto late Monday killed two people and left 23 others wounded, included a 3-year-old child, authorities said Tuesday.

Radiohead's touring company investigated by Canadian Ministry of Labourupdated: Wed Jun 20 2012 12:05:00

Four companies, including one run by the members of Radiohead, have been asked to comply with an investigation by the Canadian Ministry of Labour into the stage collapse that resulted in the death of the band's drum technician, the Toronto Star reports. Scott Johnson, 33, was killed on Saturday when the top portion of the stage at Downsview Park in Toronto collapsed an hour before gates opened for ticketholders.

Radiohead drum tech killed in stage collapse updated: Sun Jun 17 2012 17:21:00

A drum tech for the band Radiohead died when overhanging metalwork crashed onto a stage in a Toronto park, the band's representative confirmed Sunday.

1 killed in Toronto stage collapseupdated: Sat Jun 16 2012 20:26:00

One person was killed when a Toronto stage collapsed before sold-out Radiohead concert.

Crew scurries as stage collapses before Radiohead concert, killing 1updated: Sat Jun 16 2012 20:26:00

Crew members ran for their lives when overhanging metalwork crashed onto a stage in a Toronto park Saturday afternoon, pinning and killing one man, authorities said.

2nd victim in Toronto mall shooting diesupdated: Mon Jun 11 2012 23:15:00

A man shot this month when a gunman opened fire inside a busy Toronto shopping mall died as a result of his injuries Monday, raising the death toll from that shooting to two, police said.

Police: Detained suspect in Toronto mall shooting was under house arrestupdated: Mon Jun 04 2012 17:27:00

A 23-year-old man was supposed to be under house arrest when police say he opened fire this weekend inside a busy Toronto shopping mall, killing one and leading to injuries to seven others.

Suspect in Toronto mall shooting still on the looseupdated: Sun Jun 03 2012 23:02:00

The suspect in a Toronto mall shooting remained on the loose Sunday, one day after he allegedly opened fire in a busy food court, killing one person and injuring seven.

1 dead, 7 injured in Toronto mall shootingupdated: Sat Jun 02 2012 22:32:00

One person was killed and seven others injured Saturday when shots were fired at the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, police said.

Toronto janitor cut gas line to blow up school, police sayupdated: Fri Jun 01 2012 23:49:00

A janitor is facing multiple charges including attempted murder after police say he intentionally cut a gas line and tried to blow up a school.

Debris reportedly falls off planeupdated: Tue May 29 2012 17:08:00

Canadian authorities are investigating reports of debris falling from an airliner. CNN's Ed Payne reports

Engine malfunction caused plane debris to fall in Canadaupdated: Tue May 29 2012 17:08:00

A malfunctioning jet engine on an Air Canada flight caused burning hot debris to fall to the ground after takeoff, an official with Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

3 killed in train derailment in Canadaupdated: Sun Feb 26 2012 22:52:00

At least three people were killed Sunday when a passenger train derailed near Toronto, Canadian officials said.

Drugs, gun raids in Toronto net 60 arrestsupdated: Tue Dec 13 2011 19:49:00

Canadian authorities rounded up 60 people Tuesday in a crackdown on drugs and gun trafficking in Toronto that investigators say reached across the country.

For world leaders, G-20 an enormous waste of timeupdated: Mon Nov 07 2011 07:53:00

Late last week, the leaders and finance ministers of the 20 biggest economies, the G-20, met in Cannes for their annual media extravaganza.

SI.com: Peter King: Self-inflicted wounds against Chiefs have Chargers in trouble; mailupdated: Tue Nov 01 2011 14:38:00

Here are the five things that worry me about the Chargers in the wake of their second straight late collapse, the 23-20 overtime loss at Kansas City on Monday night:

Oscars 2012: The season commenceth! updated: Wed Oct 12 2011 17:58:00

The end of August saw the kickoff of the Venice International Film Festival, which overlaps both Telluride and Toronto. The three kick off the annual film industry frenzy known as awards season. See? Los Angeles does have seasons.

People.com: Toronto International Film Festival: What to Watch Forupdated: Thu Sep 08 2011 18:31:00

A slew of stars - including Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling - are heading to Canada

Top women seeds crash out of Rogers Cup in Torontoupdated: Fri Aug 12 2011 11:07:00

Four of the top 10 seeds at the Rogers Cup in Toronto were eliminated on a day of upsets at the WTA Tour event.

Photographer highlights contrast between Japan, Canada fashionsupdated: Fri Jun 17 2011 15:56:00

Paul Hillier never gave much thought to fashion.

A supermodel at 17updated: Fri Jun 17 2011 15:56:00

CNN's Alina Cho meets a Wichita, Kansas teen who's become a rising star in the fashion industry.

Why did parents keep baby's gender a secret?updated: Thu Jun 02 2011 12:36:00

Recent news about the Toronto parents' decision to keep their baby's gender a secret because they didn't want their child burdened or defined by gender-stereotypical pressure highlights some complex questions about gender.

Couple raising 'gender-free' childupdated: Fri May 27 2011 18:39:00

"Gender-free kids" a bad social experiment? Dr. Drew looks into the issue.

Boy or a girl? It's a secret -- and an international controversyupdated: Fri May 27 2011 18:39:00

The name 'Storm' may be gender-neutral, but it is also listed as a synonym for controversy.

Coffee spill diverts United Airlines flight, Transport Canada saysupdated: Wed Jan 05 2011 09:34:00

Don't underestimate the power of a spilled cup of coffee.

United Airlines flight diverts to Torontoupdated: Tue Jan 04 2011 07:19:00

A United Airlines flight was diverted to Toronto late Monday after the plane's communication system began to malfunction, an airline official said.

Survey: 71 percent of tweets are ignoredupdated: Tue Oct 12 2010 14:00:00

Ever feel like you're talking to a brick wall on Twitter? That might be because 71 percent of tweets get absolutely no response from the world.

Power returns to Toronto after outage affects 200,000updated: Tue Jul 06 2010 00:22:00

Power returned to downtown Toronto on Monday night after a fire in a transformer knocked out service to more than 200,000 customers and brought much of the city to a standstill for about four hours, officials said.

Power outage hits Toronto, 200,000 customers affectedupdated: Mon Jul 05 2010 19:58:00

A power outage in Toronto, Canada, Monday afternoon left some 200,000 customers without electricity, stalled electric-powered passenger trains between stations and stopped much of the city's downtown, authorities said.

Police car burns as protesters watchupdated: Sun Jun 27 2010 12:04:00

A police car was set on fire by protesters demonstrating during the G-20 summit in Toronto, Ontario

G-20 battleline: Stimulus versus austerityupdated: Sun Jun 27 2010 10:12:00

As world leaders meet in Toronto for the G-20 summit, disagreements are brewing over how the global economy's fragile recovery should best be steered.

What to expect at the G-20updated: Sun Jun 27 2010 10:12:00

As world leaders meet in Toronto for the G-20 meeting, CNN's Jim Boulden examines what's on the agenda.

Arrest puts spotlight on security ahead of G-20 summit in Torontoupdated: Thu Jun 24 2010 22:14:00

The spotlight is on security -- as well as economic recovery plans -- as leaders from the world's biggest economies gather in Toronto for a pair of summits this weekend.

Canadian lawmakers slam plan to build $2 million fake lake for G20updated: Wed Jun 09 2010 10:35:00

Canada's Cabinet ministers are in hot water for their government's plans to spend nearly $2 million building a man-made lake for this month's G20 summit.

People.com: Corey Haim's Funeral: Toronto Not Paying, Corey Feldman Not Goingupdated: Mon Mar 15 2010 16:49:00

"The family has decided to make Corey's funeral on Tuesday a small private affair," says Feldman

People.com: Mom: Corey Haim's Funeral Will Be Paid for by City of Torontoupdated: Mon Mar 15 2010 09:27:00

A memorabilia site says they will also contribute to the costs

Fortune: Trading textbooks for triple cremeupdated: Fri Feb 19 2010 10:02:00

In the fall of 2003, Petra Cooper was president of McGraw-Hill Ryerson Higher Education in Toronto, then a $47 million unit of McGraw-Hill. At 41, she was comfortable, successful -- and bored. The industry was being turned upside down by digital media, and a once-growth-oriented job was now all about cutting costs. "I saw the scope of the job getting smaller and smaller," Cooper recalls.

Toronto bomb plotters sentenced; alleged mastermind gets lifeupdated: Mon Jan 18 2010 17:19:00

Zakaria Amara, a man prosecutors say wanted to create a Canadian version of 9/11, was sentenced Monday to life in prison in Canada.

Toronto wrap: Coens, Clooney tops at festivalupdated: Fri Sep 18 2009 08:06:00

It's easy to see why movie stars love Toronto: Toronto loves them right back.

Fall festival season kicks off race to the Oscarsupdated: Tue Sep 08 2009 06:59:00

If Cannes Film Festival raises the curtain on the spectacle that is the movie awards season, then the fall festival circuit is the critical first act.

NYC landmark goes 'green'updated: Wed May 20 2009 04:20:00

The owners of New York's Empire State Building are spending millions to go "green." CNN's Maggie Lake reports

Bill Clinton to cities: Act on climateupdated: Wed May 20 2009 04:20:00

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged urban leaders and policymakers they need to take the lead now in fighting climate change.

Tamil protesters close Toronto highwayupdated: Mon May 11 2009 01:17:00

Tamil demonstrators protesting the ongoing civil war in Sri Lanka flooded onto a major highway in Toronto, Canada, shutting it down for several hours before dispersing early Monday, police said.

Time.com: Teen Shot at Toronto High Schoolupdated: Tue Sep 16 2008 16:00:00

A teenage student was shot and critically injured during a fight outside a Toronto high school Tuesday, police said

This month on 'The Screening Room'updated: Thu Sep 11 2008 13:30:00

Venice and Toronto Film Festivals

Analysis: Toronto film fest could offer surprisesupdated: Wed Sep 03 2008 11:07:00

A mere film festival cannot compete with the Academy Awards' grip on the public imagination, but the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (which begins Thursday) comes pretty close -- in part because it has become the first important bellwether for the onslaught of Oscar hopefuls.

Time.com: 12 Deaths Linked to Tainted Meat in Canadaupdated: Tue Aug 26 2008 16:00:00

Meat tainted with a deadly bacteria in a Toronto processing plant is likely to sicken more people in the coming months, a Canadian health expert said Tuesday, a day after the government announced the death toll from the outbreak had risen to 12

Canada links Toronto plant to deadly listeriosis outbreakupdated: Sun Aug 24 2008 12:52:00

Canadian health officials have linked a deadly listeriosis outbreak to a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, prompting the company to expand of its recall of meat products.

Blasts, fireballs at Toronto propane company force evacuationsupdated: Sun Aug 10 2008 14:08:00

Police in Toronto, Canada, asked thousands of people to evacuate their homes Sunday after early morning explosions at a propane company sent balls of flames into nearby neighborhoods.

Evacuation after blastsupdated: Sun Aug 10 2008 14:08:00

Several early morning explosions at a Toronto, Canada propane company prompted police to evacuate citizens in the area.

SI.com: Allan Muir: Must-see games on the 2008-09 scheduleupdated: Fri Jul 18 2008 18:12:00

After fighting through a series of last-minute decisions (the Dallas Stars vs. the Dallas Cowboys? Wrigley or U.S. Cellular?), the NHL finally released its 2008-09 schedule on Thursday, officially starting the countdown to Opening Night on Oct. 4.

Just Imagine - Living Space: Your viewsupdated: Tue Nov 27 2007 10:40:00

Where will we live in 2020? What will our homes look like? Send us your thoughts and we'll print the best ones here.

Time.com: Movie Lust, Toronto-Styleupdated: Sat Sep 08 2007 04:00:00

The world's most populist film festival blasts off with a sexy drama from Ang Lee

People.com: Toronto Diary: Top 10 Movies to Watchupdated: Fri Sep 07 2007 11:12:00

Toronto - Too many movies, not enough time. That's the dilemma confronting anyone, whether a critic or just a film fan, lucky enough to attend the annual Toronto International Film Festival.

SI.com: Fresh facesupdated: Thu Apr 19 2007 12:32:00

If you like surprises, basketball hasn't very good to you this year.

SI.com: I Was a Toronto Blue Jayupdated: Thu Mar 29 2007 16:29:00

Standing in leftfield during a major league game -- I am playing leftfield -- heightens my very sense of being. There is a vibrancy to the colors and sensations around me that, even as I stand there, I am cataloging in my most secure vault of memory. I can feel the tips of my metal spikes knifing between blades of grass and into the soft, moist earth. I feel the fit and drape of my uniform, a major league uniform, my amazing technicolor dreamcoat. Gray pants, belted tightly, black-mesh jersey with TORONTO in metallic silver above the stylized Blue Jays logo on the left breast and a shimmering silver number 2 on my back. Never can I remember the sky bluer, the grass greener, the sun brighter.

SI.com: Observation Deckupdated: Tue Mar 27 2007 09:32:00

Jorge Garbajosa was the subject of a lengthy Boston Globe feature Sunday, one that placed the 29-year-old Spanish rookie among the several international faces that dot Toronto's roster. But, sadly, Garbajosa spent Monday night in a Boston-area hospital, his season likely over.

SI.com: Charged upupdated: Tue Feb 27 2007 02:19:00

Note: All statistics are through Sunday.

SI.com: Growing threatupdated: Mon Jan 15 2007 10:07:00

Also in this column: • Who are the most-improved teams? • Development League filling a need • The next star from Argentina

Get a taste of Torontoupdated: Thu Oct 12 2006 10:23:00

One of the first things a visitor to Toronto notices is its diversity; the melange of architecture, cultures and food forges a town-like feel in what is undoubtedly a bustling metropolis. In fact, Toronto has attracted so many cultures to its shores that the United Nations deemed it the world's most multicultural city. So it's only fitting that the Huron tribe gave it the name "meeting place" almost five centuries ago.

Business 2.0: Big Brother hits the highwayupdated: Fri Sep 15 2006 16:24:00

The Disruptor: Applied Location

Canada Muslims condemn alleged bomb plotupdated: Sun Jun 04 2006 15:40:00

Canadian Muslim organizations have condemned an alleged plot to bomb Toronto-area buildings, while a lawyer for one of the 17 suspects in custody called the charges against them "vague."

Details: Canadian terror suspectsupdated: Sat Jun 03 2006 11:08:00

Twelve adults and five youths were rounded up in Canada, suspected of plotting terror attacks in and around Toronto, Canadian police announced Saturday.

Toronto terror plot foiled -- Canadaupdated: Sat Jun 03 2006 06:55:00

Canadian police said on Saturday they had halted a "real and serious" terror threat in and around Toronto.

Toronto franchise to make historyupdated: Thu May 11 2006 15:08:00

Toronto FC will join Major League Soccer (MLS) next year, becoming the first team from outside the U.S. in the league.

Canada crash recorders being examinedupdated: Wed Aug 03 2005 09:48:00

Canada's Transportation Safety Board recovered the flight data and voice recorders -- the so-called "black boxes" -- of Air France Flight 358 Wednesday. The plane crashed Tuesday after landing at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Business 2.0: The No-Nonsense Guide to Business Travelupdated: Tue Mar 01 2005 00:01:00

It's always on your mind: the next business trip. But what you're thinking about is closing the next deal--not the mundane details of your travel arrangements. So we've done that for you. Our down-...

Fortune: THE REICHMANNS' RARE MISSTEP The billionaire real estate developers, who control Campeau Corp., are trying to save it. At stake:updated: Mon Jan 29 1990 00:01:00

SOMETIMES the people you get into business with can drag you into trouble. This happens even to supposedly smart operators. Take the involvement of the Reichmann brothers, who run the giant Olympia...

Fortune: NOW HEAR THIS updated: Mon Jul 18 1988 00:01:00

-- WILLY DE CLERCQ, European Community minister for foreign relations, discussing Japan at the Toronto summit: ''Something has changed with them. They feel comfortable and strong. That's the new Ja...

Fortune: Canada warms upupdated: Mon Oct 26 1987 00:01:00

After years of giving U.S. companies the cold shoulder, and despite the on- off-on nature of recent trade talks, Canadians seem friendlier to Yankee developers than at any time since the 1950s. The...

Fortune: BICYCLING THROUGH EUROPE Tours range from tough to easy, but cyclists should be prepared for at least 20 to 30 miles of pedalingupdated: Mon Jul 08 1985 00:01:00

Halfway through a nine-day bicycle tour of the Chianti region of Tuscany in Italy, Arthur S. Labatt, 51, president of Trimark Investment Management, a Toronto mutual fund company, was fully adjuste...

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