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Jury in Tori Stafford murder trial will visit body site

Michael Rafferty, 30, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 death of the Woodstock, Ont., girl.

02/03/2012 06:57 PM
Ex-Liberal MP John Nunziata faces possible disbarment

The law society hearing for John Nunziata is scheduled for Feb. 16.

02/03/2012 05:20 PM
Toronto city labour pains: A timeline

City outside workers could be off the job on Sunday morning as an increasingly tense labour dispute comes to a head.

02/03/2012 05:02 PM
Feds saw opportunity to promote Canadian food to Japanese quake victims: docs

Quebec maple syrup, Alberta beef and other staples of the Canadian diet were proposed for people left homeless by the disaster.

02/03/2012 03:47 PM
No independent agency, but increased monitoring in oilsands

Increased monitoring is to begin as early as the spring.

02/03/2012 03:44 PM
Court loosens conditions for GTA man with alleged ties to terrorism

Mohamed Mahjoub will now be able to travel within the Greater Toronto Area, where he lives, without a court-approved supervisor.

02/03/2012 03:20 PM
9 needles found near Oakville schools

Halton regional police issued a public safety alert after needles were found in the woods near Munn’s Elementary school and White Oaks Secondary school.

02/03/2012 03:19 PM
Shafia, son start appeal process for murder convictions

Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya and their son Hamed were convicted of four counts each of first-degree murder.

02/03/2012 03:13 PM
Toronto man snared in child-porn bust used Facebook to lure girls

Shiraz Nariman, 42, was one of dozens of suspects charged in a co-ordinated investigation involving 24 police forces across the province.

02/03/2012 03:02 PM
CUPE 416 breakdown: Toronto city services affected by a work stoppage

In the event of a strike or lockout, 5,735 outside city workers represented by CUPE Local 416 would be affected.

02/03/2012 12:45 PM
Caterpillar shuts Electro-Motive plant in London

Company failed to win a labour agreement with 450 workers.

02/03/2012 11:03 AM
Arrest made after standoff at Mississauga home

Officers got a call about a man armed with a rifle on Chada Avenue on Friday morning.

02/03/2012 10:50 AM
Man shot by police in East York has died: SIU

The shooting happened near Danforth and Coxwell avenues Friday morning.

02/03/2012 09:39 AM
City has offered ‘take it or leave it’ deal: CUPE Local 416

Union president Mark Ferguson claims the city is more interested in being a bully than getting a deal.

02/03/2012 08:49 AM
Tory senator: My let-killers-hang idea has support

Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu came up with the idea of providing rope to help murder convicts commit suicide in prison.

02/03/2012 07:02 AM
Protests continue after deadly soccer riot in Egypt

Seventy-four people were killed after a soccer match in Port Said Thursday.

02/03/2012 06:52 AM
Feds wanted to promote Canadian food to Japanese quake victims: docs

The federal government wanted to set up an outdoor cafe serving maple syrup and Alberta beef to quake survivors.

02/03/2012 05:30 AM
Teen sexually assaulted by man canvassing for gas or hydro company: police

The alleged assault happened at a home near Jane and Sheppard Thursday evening.

02/03/2012 05:09 AM
Motorist charged with impaired driving after DVP crash

One person was charged after a crash closed the northbound DVP for about an hour Friday morning.

02/03/2012 04:55 AM
Water main break causes massive sinkhole near O’Connor & Coxwell

Crews had to remove a dump truck that got stuck in the sinkhole early Friday.

02/03/2012 04:42 AM
SIU probing woman's balcony fall at Sherbourne Street apartment

The woman was seriously hurt in the fall around 1:30 a.m. Friday.

02/03/2012 04:24 AM
Friends, family mourn slain barber at visitation

CityNews reporter Peter Kim with the kind words from a community that cherished the man affectionately known as "Chrissy."

02/02/2012 10:16 PM
Body found in west-end laneway not a homicide: police

However, police are not releasing the cause of death, or the woman’s name.

02/02/2012 04:54 PM
City’s outside workers could be locked out in 2 days

Deputy mayor Doug Holyday and union president Mark Ferguson are painting a very different picture about the state of labour negotiations.

02/02/2012 04:18 PM
Ornge air ambulances's CEO & COO terminated: health minister

CEO Chris Mazza and COO Maria Renzella have been told that no severance would be offered,

02/02/2012 03:59 PM