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Police seek teens after house burns down near Oshawa
Durham Regional Police are trying to identify four teenagers who were seen near an abandoned house in Courtice before it went up in flames Tuesday afternoon.
Six men face 546 charges after February robbery
Police have laid 546 charges against six men after guns were stolen from the apartment of a lawyer and shooting enthusiast in downtown Toronto during a break-in last month.
Officials make arrest in probe linked to Haim death
An ongoing investigation into a U.S. prescription-drug ring linked to the recently deceased Canadian actor Corey Haim has yielded an arrest, just days after the former teen idol was laid to rest in Toronto.
Bauer recalls 13 hockey sticks over lead paint
One of the largest makers of hockey equipment in the world is recalling an estimated 100,000 hockey sticks because of potentially dangerous levels of lead.
Secretive G20 ’sherpas’ meeting to focus on economy
Secretive discussions by G20 "sherpas" Thursday will focus on keeping the economic recovery from faltering. Canada’s top priority is ensuring there’s no "premature withdrawal" of stimulus spending, The Canadian Press has learned.
NHL wants head shot rule before playoffs
The NHL is moving to ban head shots before the playoffs, kickstarting a rule-changing process that has never before been enacted mid-season.
Loonie continues to climb, closes at 98.98 cents US
Analysts say the Canadian dollar, which rose beyond 99 cents US on Wednesday before receding slightly, will remain strong for months if not years.
Dying woman robbed of jewelry in hospital room
Police are looking for two suspects after an elderly female patient in Toronto East General’s palliative care unit was robbed of her jewelry shortly before her death.
Despite vote, PMO against ‘10-percenter’ flyers
The fight over mail-outs from MPs known as "10-percenters" heated up on Parliament Hill Wednesday, as the Conservatives chose to ignore a vote to ban the flyers — only to have the PMO later endorse the principle behind the initiative.
Militants claim Toronto recruit killed in Somalia
An Islamic militant group is reporting that Mohammed Elmi Ibrahima, a Somali-Canadian man who went missing two years ago, has been killed in Somalia.
