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Centreville Amusement Park re-opens
Employees at the Centreville, especially students trying to save money for school, are happy to be back to work after the park was forced to close for 40 days due to the strike.
Man charged in murder of Ont. nurse appears in court
An Orange County engineer charged in the gruesome murder of a Canadian nurse almost 30 years ago made a brief court appearance in a Torrance, Calif., court Friday.
Canada’s Payette marvels at changes to ISS
Canadian astronaut Julie Payette says her second mission to space after a 10-year absence was "extraordinary." She got to work at the much-expanded International Space Station with fellow Canadian Robert Thirsk.
Source: Blue Jays send 3B Scott Rolen to Reds
The Cincinnati Reds have reached a deal to get third baseman Scott Rolen from the Toronto Blue Jays.
TSX finishes in black on commodities strength
The Toronto stock market ended Friday with a triple-digit gain as investors found motivation in stronger commodities prices.
Police Stepping Up Patrols On Highways And Waterways For Long Weekend
Ontario Provincial Police officers will be stepping up their patrols on both the highways and the waterways, looking for aggressive and/or impaired drivers and boaters.
Clean-Up Begins, Six Weeks After Start Of Strike
Mere hours after CUPE Local 416 ratified an agreement with the city, civic employees were back on the job.
City services resume in Toronto
The city has started getting many of its outdoor and indoor services back on track.
Food producer George Weston profit slides to $4M
Foreign exchanges losses and other charges led to a 97 per cent drop in second-quarter profit for food producer George Weston Ltd. (TSX:WN), despite a slight uptick in sales thanks to its stake in grocery chain Loblaw Co.
Council ratifies both contracts
City council voted 21-17 tonight in favour of ratifying contract deals with its unions.
