Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010 | 2:18 PM ET
- Strong economic growth predicted in Ontario
- Ontario's economy is expected to outpace the national average with 3.3 per cent growth this year and 4.1 per cent growth in 2011. more »
- Conan comedy tour has 3 Canadian stops
- Conan O'Brien is following up his disappearing act on network TV with a standup tour that will take him to 33 cities, including three in Canada. more »
- Pearson airport prepares for March madness
- Employees at Pearson International Airport are preparing for the two busiest days of the year in advance of the annual March school break. more »
- Toronto man has to prove he's alive after tax mix-up
- Toronto elementary school teacher Michael Bednarski says he feels pretty good these days for a dead man. more »
- HST a windfall for Ont. tax collectors
- Ontario tax collectors will get a six-month severance package worth as much as $45,000 as the province moves to harmonize sales taxes, even though they will not be losing their jobs. more »
- Murder charge laid in deadly police shootout
- Ontario Provincial Police have charged former township leader Fred Preston with first-degree murder in death of a constable who was killed in a shootout on a rural road in southwestern Ontario. more »
- Toronto property tax increases could be reduced
- Residential property tax increases in Toronto may be shaved from four to 2.9%, according to Mayor David Miller. more »
- NDP keeps up pressure over development decision
- The New Democrats are demanding more answers about a land transfer they claim rewarded developers who paid $5,000 each to attend a private dinner with Premier Dalton McGuinty. more »
- 2 listeriosis cases investigated in Ont.
- Health officials in Ontario are investigating two cases of listeriosis that appear to be linked to salami recalled from stores in Ontario and Quebec about three months ago. more »
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- Nunavut Mountie's killer guilty of murder
- An Iqaluit jury has found Pingoatuk Kolola guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer in a remote Nunavut community more than two years ago.
- Dithering on deficits not an option: Harper
- Tackling the deficit and clamping down on the growth of government spending will avoid "devastating cuts" in the future, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the House of Commons Thursday.
- Federal budget watchdog disputes forecasts
- Canada's budget watchdog says it disagrees with some parts of last week's federal budget, namely the deficit forecasts and economic expectations.
World »
- Greek general strike sparks riots
- Protesters clashed with riot police as more than 30,000 people marched through central Athens Thursday during a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh new austerity measures.
- Chile hit by powerful aftershocks
- A series of powerful aftershocks hit Chile on Thursday just 12 days after February's massive earthquake and minutes before the new president, Sebastian Pinera, was sworn in.
- Early Iraq election results show tight contest
- Early results from Iraq's election showed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in a tight contest with a non-sectarian former premier.
Health »
- Young cancer survivors seek support
- Young Canadians with cancer say they're falling through the cracks of a health care system designed for older patients.
- Cancer patients benefit from advance in diagnosis
- An international team of cancer researchers has found a way to predict which Hodgkin's lymphoma patients won't respond well to therapies, opening the door to using a less aggressive regimen on those more likely to be cured.
- Montreal Heart Institute to reduce wait list
- A cardiac surgeon at the Montreal Heart Institute says his hospital has adopted measures to get its wait list under control within six months.
Arts & Entertainment »
- Female reporters feel like 'third sex' abroad
- CBC journalists Nahlah Ayed and Mellissa Fung say they are sometimes treated like a different sex altogether when reporting from foreign countries and danger zones.
- Conan comedy tour has 3 Canadian stops
- Conan O'Brien is following up his disappearing act on network TV with a standup tour that will take him to 33 cities, including three in Canada.
- McGill grad wins architecture prize
- Elizabeth Paden, a recent graduate from McGill University in Montreal, has won the Canada Council for the Arts Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners prize.
Technology & Science »
- Caribou's inner clock set to Arctic time
- Caribou living in the Arctic have switched off the internal biological clock most mammals use to distinguish day from night, biologists have found.
- Sony unveils motion controller to slow Nintendo
- Sony has unveiled its highly anticipated motion controlling system, the Playstation Move, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector.
- U.S. court reaffirms i4i patent win over Microsoft
- Software company i4i says it has another legal victory over Microsoft Corp. in its patent infringement dispute.
Money »
- Transport Canada grilled by MPs over Toyota recall
- Members of Parliament grilled Transport Canada officials about what they knew of safety problems with Toyota vehicles — and when they knew it.
- Alberta to announce royalty changes
- The Alberta government was poised to announce changes to its controversial oil and gas royalty rules Thursday in what was widely expected to be a major backtracking from its decision to boost its take from the industry in October 2007.
- Federal budget watchdog disputes forecasts
- Canada's budget watchdog says it disagrees with some parts of last week's federal budget, namely the deficit forecasts and economic expectations.
Consumer Life »
- Transport Canada grilled by MPs over Toyota recall
- Members of Parliament grilled Transport Canada officials about what they knew of safety problems with Toyota vehicles — and when they knew it.
- Pearson airport prepares for March madness
- Employees at Pearson International Airport are preparing for the two busiest days of the year in advance of the annual March school break.
- Bottled Water Free Day gives mixed message
- Bottled Water Free Day is being marked across Canada, but one Toronto firm has put its own twist on the inaugural event.
Sports »
- Guay wins World Cup super-G title
- Erik Guay became the first Canadian men's skier in 28 years to win a World Cup discipline title after a super-G victory on Thursday in Germany.
- Guerin calls for NHL ban on hits to head
- Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bill Guerin says the NHL must outlaw hits to the head, including those similar to the one administered by Guerin's teammate, Matt Cooke, against the Boston Bruins' Marc Savard on Sunday.
- Red-hot Habs host lowly Oilers
- The Montreal Canadiens and can match a season-high four-game win streak if they can defeat the last-place Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night at the Bell Centre.
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- RJD2
- The Philly-based artist otherwise known as Ramble John Krohn showcases his skills as turntablist, instrumentalist and vocalist
- The Overwhelming
- Studio 180 builds on its reputation for bringing other countries’ theatrical think pieces to the Canadian stage with this acclaimed 2007 play by J.T. Rogers
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Enigma Variations
- Lars Vogt appears as soloist in a program that also has guest maestro Robin Ticciati leading the orchestra
- Alicia Keys
- The 29-year-old singer and pianist demonstrates her formidable range and talent at the ACC
- Canadian Music Fest
- With hundreds of musical acts descending on dozens of venues, the newly redubbed live component of Canadian Music Week makes for one hell of a bender
- Nathan Gunn
- The first winner of the Beverly Sills Award for young singers back in 2006, this American baritone appears with his piano accompanist and wife, Julie Gunn
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