Last Updated: Monday, March 15, 2010 | 2:26 PM ET
- Home ownership costs rise
- The cost of owning a home in Canada increased slightly in the last three months of last year, a report by RBC Economics said Monday. more »
- Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto
- The City of Toronto has denied claims that actor Corey Haim's funeral Tuesday will be paid for by taxpayers. more »
- Bar probed for serving murder suspect, 18
- Ontario's Alcohol and Gaming Commission is investigating allegations that the 18-year-old charged with murdering two women on Friday was served alcohol in a Belleville bar the night before the shooting. more »
- Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll
- One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests. more »
- Toronto neighbourhood name vote to end fuzzy boundaries
- A Toronto west-end neighbourhood will soon have a new name. Residents in the area between Dundas and Landsdown —just north of Perth Avenue and south of Davenport Road — wrapped up two weeks of voting over the weekend on the new designation. more »
- Toronto police launch road safety campaign
- Toronto police have launched a week-long road safety campaign to coincide with the start of March break, as well as daylight time, which some studies suggests could make for more drowsy drivers. more »
- Father and daughter killed in fire laid to rest
- A father and daughter who were killed in a fire at their north Toronto home last week were laid to rest Saturday. more »
- Insurance urged for beach-bound teens
- Teenagers going abroad for some fun in the sun this March break would be wise to pick up travel medical insurance, says an Ottawa mother whose own son suffered a terrible accident while on vacation that cost him one of his legs. more »
- Argos sign Canadian QB Brannagan
- The quarterback position has been overwhelmingly the domain of import players in the CFL, but Canadian university star Danny Brannagan will try to buck the odds with the Toronto Argonauts. more »
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Canada »
- Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll
- One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests.
- Revelstoke avalanche investigation continues
- Police and avalanche experts have returned to Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, B.C., to wrap up their search and investigation into a weekend avalanche that killed two Alberta men.
- Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto
- The City of Toronto has denied claims that actor Corey Haim's funeral Tuesday will be paid for by taxpayers.
World »
- Thai PM rejects call for dissolution
- Thailand's prime minister has rejected the demand of tens of thousands of protestors that his government dissolve Parliament by noon on Monday.
- Obama pitches health-care bill in Ohio
- U.S. President Barack Obama took his push for health-care reform to Ohio on Monday, calling on Congress to move beyond partisan politics and pass the controversial reforms.
- Pope's old diocese suspends priest
- Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese in Germany says it has suspended a priest convicted of sexually abusing minors and accepting the resignation of his superior.
Health »
- Heart valve clip safer than surgery: study
- A tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as open-heart surgery for leaky mitral valves, a U.S. study suggests.
- Senior drivers need more options: MDs
- A senior's licence to drive shouldn't trump public safety, say doctors advocating better transportation programs for an aging population.
- National emergency plan adopted
- Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says the federal government has formally adopted its emergency response plan, months after the auditor general accused Ottawa of being unprepared to co-ordinate emergency measures.
Arts & Entertainment »
- The Trotsky makes U.S. debut at Tribeca
- The Trotksy, directed and written by Montreal's Jacob Tierney, will make its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
- Burton, Cotillard get France's highest cultural honour
- American director Tim Burton and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard have been inducted into France's National Order of Arts and Letters.
- Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto
- The City of Toronto has denied claims that actor Corey Haim's funeral Tuesday will be paid for by taxpayers.
Technology & Science »
- Shrimp-like creature found deep below Antarctic ice
- In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time have found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
- Tigers nearly extinct in wild: UN group
- The world has failed miserably at protecting tigers in the wild, bringing an animal that is a symbol for many cultures and religions to the verge of extinction, a UN official says.
- Arctic crystals hold evidence of early ocean
- The theory that oceans covered the Earth four billion years ago has received a boost from a study of crystals found in Greenland.
Money »
- Greece seeks help as debt grows
- Greece has made another request for support from European finance ministers, as the Mediterranean country struggles to get its ballooning debt load under control.
- Home sales slow in February
- The number of listings sold through the Multiple Listing Service Systems (MLS) dropped slightly in February, signaling a more balanced national resale housing market, says the CREA.
- New vehicle sales flat in January
- Lower sales of North American-built passenger cars were offset by higher sales of trucks and overseas-built passenger cars as the number of new vehicles sold remained unchanged, according to Statistics Canada.
Consumer Life »
- Home sales slow in February
- The number of listings sold through the Multiple Listing Service Systems (MLS) dropped slightly in February, signaling a more balanced national resale housing market, says the CREA.
- Seeking Canada's best bathroom
- Nominations are being accepted for Canada's Best Restroom Award, which honours the best public washroom across Canada.
- Runaway Prius hard to explain: investigators
- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it cannot explain last week's case of sudden acceleration of a Toyota Prius in California, and "we may never know exactly what happened."
Sports »
- Flames need to fly on Wings again
- It's déjà vu all over again for the Calgary Flames, who for the second straight week head into a big game with Detroit just behind the Red Wings for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot.
- Beckham hopes for 'swift and full recovery'
- David Beckham successfully underwent surgery Monday in Finland, hoping for a full recovery from an injury that will likely keep him out of the World Cup.
- Campbell may be done after Ovechkin hit
- HNIC's senior online reporter Tim Wharnsby dishes out the latest news, buzz and inside information from the hockey world, including the status of Blackhawks defenceman Brian Campbell after he was pushed into the boards from behind by Washington's Alex Ovechkin on Sunday.
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Toronto Events
- Duke Ellington Remembered
- This homage to Sir Duke stars bassist John Lamb, who played in Ellington’s orchestra for over a decade and was also featured on trio recordings by the jazz master
- The Bata Shoe Museum
- March through the winter break with extreme footwear of all shapes, sizes and eras, while joining in Bata’s many games that have little feet galloping throughout the galleries
- The Aldeburgh Connection
- Aldeburgh celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Austrian lieder master Hugo Wolf
- Soundstreams Canada
- This program of choral work riffs on Christianity, Buddhism, medieval mysticism and e.e. cummings
- Elizabeth Shepherd
- Shepherd’s distinctive voice and quirky lyrics bounce over the bubbling electric ring of her Fender Rhodes piano and her band’s weaving percussion and bass
- New Music Concerts
- Artistic director and flutist Robert Aitken and the ensemble focus their attention on British composer Jonathan Harvey, who serves as the Michael and Sonja Koerner Visitor at the U of T faculty of music this month
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