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Sunrise blast caused by 'tank-to-tank transfer': report

Sunrise Propane explosion, Aug. 10, 2008.

A report is providing some answers about what triggered a massive blast at Sunrise Propane nearly two years ago, but does not say precisely what caused the explosion and fire in Toronto’s north end.

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Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford.

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Rob Ford has embraced the endorsement of a fundamentalist Christian pastor who champions fiscal conservatism and whose views on gay...

A request by the U.S. to extradite Abdullah Khadr on terrorism-related charges was denied by an Ontario Superior Court justice, August 4, 2010.

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A request by the U.S. to extradite Abdullah Khadr on terrorism-related charges was denied by an Ontario Superior Court justice Wednesday...

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Panel recommends Windsor surgeon in mastectomy scandal be allowed to operate

Windsor's Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital should lift restrictions on the surgeon at the centre of investigations into unnecessary mastectomies...

19-year-old Cody LeCompte of Simcoe, Ont., stuck in Cuba pending the outcome of an investigation into a traffic accident, may be back home as early as Tuesday.

Teen trapped in Cuba hopeful passport block will be lifted

A Canadian teen barred from leaving Cuba since April pending the outcome of an investigation into a traffic accident is hopeful he...

Police investigate after a couple were allegedly carjacked at gunpoint and robbed of $100,000, near Yonge St. and Hollywood Ave. in North York, August 3, 2010.

Shotgun-toting thief takes off with a reported $100,000 in cash

Police are looking for a suspect after a couple were allegedly carjacked at gunpoint and robbed of $100,000 in North York on Tuesday...

A court sketch shows Asad Ansari accused of participating in the Toronto 18 terrorist group.

Sentencing delayed in Toronto 18 case

The lawyer representing one of the final men convicted in the Toronto 18 terrorism plot faced off with a Superior Court judge on Tuesday...

Durham Regional Police have arrested two men on fraud charges after an 84-year-old Oshawa woman was allegedly stripped of her life savings.

Oshawa senior conned out of $900K: Durham Police

Police have arrested two men on fraud charges after an 84-year-old Oshawa woman was allegedly stripped of her life savings.

Emergency crews on the scene of an apparent drowning involving a 76-year-old woman, at a home on McKee Avenue in North York, August 2, 2010.

Elderly woman dies, child critical after weekend pool incidents

A 76-year-old woman has died in what appears to be a drowning incident in North York, pulled from a backyard pool after two other ...

Nate Thompson, 26, was shot and killed near Jane St. and Sheppard Ave, July 30, 2010.

Two suspects identified in North York shooting

Security camera images released by the Toronto Police have revealed two suspects wanted for a shooting in North York last week.

Your thoughts: Ontario's new drinking and driving law

Your thoughts: Ontario's new drinking and driving law

Sunrise blast caused by 'tank-to-tank transfer': report

A report is providing some answers about what triggered a massive blast at Sunrise Propane nearly two years ago, but does not say ...

Toronto man to challenge alcohol ban on young drivers

A Toronto business student wants the Ontario government to sober up on a recent law banning those 21 and under from drinking even ...

Teen trapped in Cuba hopeful passport block will be lifted

A Canadian teen barred from leaving Cuba since April pending the outcome of an investigation into a traffic accident is hopeful he...

Panel recommends Windsor surgeon in mastectomy scandal be allowed to operate

Windsor's Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital should lift restrictions on the surgeon at the centre of investigations into unnecessary mastectomies...

Fundamentalist pastor drops out of mayoral race, endorses Rob Ford

Rob Ford has embraced the endorsement of a fundamentalist Christian pastor who champions fiscal conservatism and whose views on gay...

Shotgun-toting thief takes off with a reported $100,000 in cash

Police are looking for a suspect after a couple were allegedly carjacked at gunpoint and robbed of $100,000 in North York on Tuesday...

Abdullah Khadr released as extradition request denied

A request by the U.S. to extradite Abdullah Khadr on terrorism-related charges was denied by an Ontario Superior Court justice Wednesday...

Sentencing delayed in Toronto 18 case

The lawyer representing one of the final men convicted in the Toronto 18 terrorism plot faced off with a Superior Court judge on Tuesday...

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