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Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009 | 2:57 PM ET

U.S. car imports continue to boom
: Canadians imported more than 100,000 vehicles from the U.S. annually for the fourth straight year, says the North American Automobile Trade Association. more »; Related: Testosterone drives men to buy fast cars; Related: Quebec temporarily bans import of right-hand-drive vehicles

Toyota adds 2nd shift at Woodstock, Ont.: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. says it is adding a second shift at its assembly plant in Woodstock, Ont., creating more than 800 jobs. more »
Local CAW president Mike Vince promoted to national level: Mike Vince, the president of the Canadian Auto Workers union local representing Windsor, Ont.'s Ford employees, has been promoted to a national representative for the CAW. more »

Managers reject city's offer on union: Managers and non-union employees of the City of Windsor have rejected a city hall proposal that would have kept them from unionizing. more »
Sarnia mother charged in son's death: A 46-year-old woman in Sarnia has been charged with failing to provide the necessities of life after she allegedly left her 16-year-old son unconscious for 14 hours before calling 911. more »
Ontario legislature won't be back until February: Members of the Ontario legislature wrap up the fall session on Thursday and will not return until mid-February. more »
Detroit man guilty in shooting of Windsor officer: A 19-year-old man has been convicted of several charges related to the shooting of an off-duty Windsor, Ont., police officer during an attempted carjacking in Detroit early this year. more »
Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario: Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition. more »
Anonymous donor feeds more than 1,000: An anonymous $8,500 donation to the Salvation Army paid for a turkey dinner and entertainment for more than 1,000 people in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday night. more »
Ontario unveils pension changes: Ontario is preparing for what it promises will be major pension reforms, aimed at creating a system better able to withstand economic turmoil. more »

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Ontario legislature won't be back until February: Members of the Ontario legislature wrap up the fall session on Thursday and will not return until mid-February.
Toyota adds 2nd shift at Woodstock, Ont.: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. says it is adding a second shift at its assembly plant in Woodstock, Ont., creating more than 800 jobs.
Kids in hospital connect online: Hospitalized children in Canada who can't go home for the holidays have a new online way of keeping in touch with their friends and family.
GO ordered to reduce noise in west-end construction: GO Transit has promised to comply with an order to tone down the noise from its track construction in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood.
Toronto-bound bus accident injures 12: A Toronto-bound Megabus.com double-decker bus overturned on the New York Thruway on Thursday morning, injuring 12 people.

Ottawa Headlines »

Skating champ Scott brings Olympic torch to Parliament: The Olympic torch arrived in the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon, held high by Canadian figure-skating legend Barbara Ann Scott.
Storm cleanup costs city $1M: Ottawa was under about 15 centimetres of snow Thursday morning, and the cleanup is costing the city about $1 million, according to road maintenance manager Dan O'Keefe.
Ottawa hires fire chief who doesn't speak French: John deHooge, fire chief for the City of Waterloo, is the new head of the Ottawa Fire Service.
Dispute unsettled 1 year after Ottawa transit strike: The most contentious issue behind last year's bitter 53-day transit strike remains unsettled one year after the strike began.
A year after Transpo strike, bus ridership down: A year ago Thursday morning, OC Transpo drivers and mechanics took to the picket line — and stayed there for 53 long winter days, a strike that has reduced the number of people willing to use public transit.

Canada »

Quebec house fire kills 2 girls: Two girls are dead after an early morning house fire gutted their home in Donnacona, a small industrial town west of Quebec City.
Plane in fatal Alberta crash was overloaded: TSB: The Transportation Safety Board has determined that a small plane owned by an Edmonton engineering firm was overloaded when it crashed east of Edmonton in March 2008, killing five people.
Central Canada storm moves to Atlantic: The first winter snowstorm of the season that hit southern Ontario and Quebec a day earlier moved across to the Atlantic provinces on Thursday.

World »

Obama picks up Nobel Prize: Just over a week after announcing an increase in U.S. troop strength for the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama picked up his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
1,700 U.K. scientists back climate science: Over 1,700 scientists in the U.K. have signed a statement to defend the "deep and extensive" evidence that climate change is real and is the result of human activity.
IMF could fund climate adaptation: Soros: Billionaire investor George Soros says a deadlock in global negotiations over aid to poorer countries adapting to climate change could be broken if resources of the International Monetary Fund were used to help financing.

Health »

Kids in hospital connect online: Hospitalized children in Canada who can't go home for the holidays have a new online way of keeping in touch with their friends and family.
Big drop in swine flu deaths: There were far fewer swine flu deaths across the country in the Public Health Agency of Canada's most recent reporting period.
Animal-to-human transplant trials OK'd in Australia: Australia announces it will lift a 5-year ban on clinical trials of animal-to-human transplantation, after the government's top health body determined the risk of transmitting animal viruses to people was low.

Arts & Entertainment »

Rolling Stone lists Top 100 of decade: British alt-rock band Radiohead and its 2000 album Kid A has topped Rolling Stone's list of the decade's best albums, while Gnarls Barkley's infectious tune Crazy topped the music mag's corresponding tally of best songs.
Nielsen shuts 2 trade magazines, sells 8: New York-based media and information company Nielsen Co. plans to shut down two of its publicationd and sell eight others including the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard.
Arts, cultural attendance on the decline: U.S. report: Americans are attending fewer concerts, theatre performances, museum exhibitions and other 'benchmark' cultural activities, according to a new study from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts.

Technology & Science »

Discovery of early meat-eating dinosaur redraws family tree: A new raptor-like species of dinosaur found in New Mexico is providing answers to lingering questions about the early evolution of meat-eating dinosaurs.
Canadian, 2 Americans receive physics Nobel: Canadian scientist Willard S. Boyle received the Nobel for physics Thursday, a prize he's sharing with two other physicists honoured for their work in optics.
1,700 U.K. scientists back climate science: Over 1,700 scientists in the U.K. have signed a statement to defend the "deep and extensive" evidence that climate change is real and is the result of human activity.

Money »

Bank of Canada warns of debt peril: Rising government and household debt risk derailing Canada's economic recovery, the Bank of Canada warns.
Toyota adds 2nd shift at Woodstock, Ont.: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. says it is adding a second shift at its assembly plant in Woodstock, Ont., creating more than 800 jobs.
European leaders applaud British bank bonus tax: European leaders ganged up Thursday against a favourite target — fat bonuses to bailed-out bankers.

Consumer Life »

Secret Santas hand out $100 bills in U.S.: Kansas City has a new Secret Santa and he's already handed out about $14,000 US to unsuspecting recipients across the city so far.
Arts, cultural attendance on the decline: U.S. report: Americans are attending fewer concerts, theatre performances, museum exhibitions and other 'benchmark' cultural activities, according to a new study from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts.
Film box office set to hit new record: Film box office receipts in Canada and the U.S. are set to create a new record in 2009, possibly exceeding $10 billion US.

Sports »

Leafs looking for redemption in Boston: The Toronto Maple Leafs were shellacked 7-2 by the Boston Bruins on Saturday, but since then they have reeled off two straight wins and could top it off with some redemption back at TD Garden on Thursday.
Howard, Martin into playoffs at Olympic trials: A berth directly in the men's final at the Canadian Olympic curling trials will come down to one more clash between Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin.
Maradona not going anywhere before World Cup: If critics expect Argentina football federation president Julio Grondona to fire Diego Maradona before the 2010 World Cup, they are in for some bitter disappointment if history is any indication.