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No subway service between Union and Bloor this weekend

A crowded TTC subway platform.

Plan ahead if you're heading downtown on the TTC this weekend -- there will be no subway service between Bloor/Yonge Station and Union Station.

High school teacher James Biss, of Mississauga, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation and one count of sexual assault.

Peel teacher accused of sex assault on student

A 52-tear-old teacher from Mississauga is charged with one count of sexual exploitation and one count of sexual assault against a ...

A York Region Transit bus passes a stop in Vaughan on Feb. 21, 2011.

Bus drivers in York Region holding second vote on contract offer today

Commuters in parts of York Region should know by Friday evening whether they could be hit with a transit strike.

McGuinty tells hospitals to end fees that try to force patients into nursing homes

McGuinty says hospitals are allowed to charge people a maximum of $53.23 a day while they are waiting to get into a home, and says...

Snow falls in Grimsby, Ontario, February 25, 2011.

Snow plays havoc in parts of southern Ontario, but amounts less than expected

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 15 centimetres in the Niagara region, but the GTA will only get light snow.

Waterloo Regional Police

Father, toddler son found dead in Waterloo apartment

Police are treating the deaths of a man and his young son as suspicious, but don't believe there are any concerns for public safety...

Mother guilty of throwing baby's body off Lake Erie cliff

Sara Whittington, a St. Thomas, Ont., mother, as been convicted of offering an indignity to a body in the disposal of her baby's remains...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sits in an Executive Committee meeting at City Hall, February 17, 2011.

Fantastic day for taxpayers, mayor says

Even with a glaring $774-million hole facing the city in 2012, Mayor Rob Ford lauded the passage of this year’s budget Thursday as...

Ontario Provincial Police

Body found in ditch along highway near Orillia

Police say a motorist contacted them Thursday afternoon after locating what appeared to be human remains along Highway 11 south of...

Samar Nader shows a photo of her nephew Joseph Feb. 17, 2011, outside of the Superior Court in London, Ont. after a judge dismissed an appeal to have the baby's breathing tube removed.

Family lawyer, London hospital to negotiate fate of dying baby

Friends of the Maraachli family announced Thursday that the family is negotiating with the London hospital where Joseph Maraachli ...

A motorist reaches for the pump at a gas station in Toronto, Feburary 24, 2011.

Ontario won't regulate rising gas prices: McGuinty

As prices at the pump continue to rise in Ontario amid unrest in the Middle East, the premier says regulation tends to backfire.

Peel teacher accused of sex assault on student

A 52-tear-old teacher from Mississauga is charged with one count of sexual exploitation and one count of sexual assault against a ...

Alberta's shrinking sustainability fund a concern for critics

There was a lot of reaction to the 2011 provincial budget on Friday. In particular, the dwinding sustianability fund has a few eyebrows...

Body found in ditch along highway near Orillia

Police say a motorist contacted them Thursday afternoon after locating what appeared to be human remains along Highway 11 south of...

Snow plays havoc in parts of southern Ontario, but amounts less than expected

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 15 centimetres in the Niagara region, but the GTA will only get light snow.

World reaction

On Friday, Defence Minister Peter MacKay condemned the ongoing violence in Libya. Here is what other countries and world bodies are...

Mother guilty of throwing baby's body off Lake Erie cliff

Sara Whittington, a St. Thomas, Ont., mother, as been convicted of offering an indignity to a body in the disposal of her baby's remains...

Motorcycle ride honours Burns, helps fight prostate cancer

With the help of Jason Burns, Marcel Aubut and Jean Page, the Pat Burns Ride of Courage launched Friday at the Montreal Motorcycle...

'Two and a Half Men' cancelled by CBS for remainder of season

LOS ANGELES — Television network CBS Thursday canceled production of its top-rated comedy “Two and A Half Men” for the rest of this...

Bus drivers in York Region holding second vote on contract offer today

Commuters in parts of York Region should know by Friday evening whether they could be hit with a transit strike.

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Park & ride

There will be no subway service between Bloor and Union this weekend, but you may be able to get a free parking spot

Sandra Bullock accepts her Best Actress Oscar, March 7, 2010.

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A handicapper's guide to winning your office Oscar pool, including tips on predicting those less glamorous categories

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New nickname

A magazine contest to choose a new nickname for Toronto has crowned a winner: El Toro. What do you think?

Toyota has suffered many setbacks in recent years.

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Toyota recall

The Japanese automaker announced Thursday it is recalling 147,000 vehicles in Canada. Are you affected?

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