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Wednesday Jul 9

Canadian sentenced in China to 20 years in jail 5:55 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A Canadian businessman has been fined $1.9 million and sentenced to 20 years in jail in China, two years after he was detained on fraud charges, his lawyers have confirmed.
Fishy problem lands on Lake Simcoe shores 5:55 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
People who live around Lake Simcoe say they're fed up with the unbearable stench of the thousands of carp that have washed up onshore over the past few weeks and want the county to do more.

Tuesday Jul 8

Rios sparks Jays to comeback win 8:55 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Alex Rios hit a three-run triple in the seventh, then scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Toronto Blue Jays came from behind to beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Tuesday night.
Mother of slain man pleads for public's help in solving case 12:40 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
In a tearful and heartbreaking scene, the mother of Oliver Martin pleaded Tuesday for the killer of her son to turn himself in to police.
Hargrove to retire as CAW president in September 11:55 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove will step down as head of the union following a convention in September, the CAW said Tuesday.
Chinatown takes steps to clean up its image 6:55 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Merchants and business owners in Toronto's Chinatown say their area has an image problem and they're going to do their best to correct it - starting with the rats.
Defence lawyer wants cop fired, charged for testimony ruled 'likely false' 5:40 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A defence lawyer is calling on the Toronto Police Service to fire one of its officers.
Victim's family stunned by Truscott compensation 4:25 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Lynne Harper's brother said the $6.5 million being paid to Steven Truscott, the man wrongfully convicted of killing his 12-year-old sister, is "a real travesty," according to a media report.

Monday Jul 7

Argos get Flemons back from Riders 4:40 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Toronto Argonauts turned to a familiar face for some defensive help on Monday, re-acquiring defensive end Ronald Flemons from Saskatchewan for wide receiver T.J. Acree.
Toronto FC's Dichio feeling concussion symptoms 12:40 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Toronto FC leading scorer Danny Dichio, who has a concussion, will not be in the lineup when his squad takes on the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.
Toronto declares extreme heat alert 11:25 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
With temperatures expected to top 30 C Monday and Tuesday, the City of Toronto has declared an extreme heat alert and opened its seven cooling centres.
Canadian composer, fiddler Oliver Schroer dies at 52 11:25 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Canadian fiddle player and composer Oliver Schroer, who successfully combined folk music traditions with elaborate classical arrangements, has died at age 52.
Laid-off workers block Vaughan factory 10:40 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Laid-off workers are blocking the entrances to an auto parts factory in Vaughan in spite of a court injunction ordering them to remove their picket lines.
New take on an old neighbourhood in Toronto's east end 10:40 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Equipped with a new a design, a new housing philosophy and even a new name, Toronto's Don Mount Court public housing complex officially reopened Monday after undergoing a six-year redevelopment that is the first of its kind in Canada.
Maple Leafs sign Stajan to 2-year deal 10:10 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed restricted free agent forward Matt Stajan to a two-year contract, according to the team's official website.
Steven Truscott to get $6.5M for wrongful conviction 7:55 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Ontario government will pay Steven Truscott $6.5 million for suffering a "miscarriage of justice" and living 48 years with the stigma of being wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder he did not commit.
Ontario plants to refine last of Saddam's uranium 6:25 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The imminent arrival of the remnants of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program in Port Hope, Ont., has sparked renewed controversy in a community that has been refining uranium since the Second World War.
1 dead in small plane crash near Barrie 5:23 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
One man has died after his plane crashed near Barrie on the weekend.

Sunday Jul 6

Blue Jays dominated by Angels' offence 4:10 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Toronto Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch managed to pull himself together after a bumpy start in Sunday afternoon's 7-1 loss to the L.A. Angels, but the rest of the Jays' lineup didn't manage to do the same.
Canadian director fundraises by selling frames of future film 12:25 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A Toronto filmmaker has come up with a novel way to raise money for his next project: he's selling each frame of his future film to potential investors through an internet site.

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London Ontario Performing Arts Centre Why don't they put the Convention centre to better use?
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Does anyone know if Muslims recently had a "Religion Of Peace" demonstration in London, fairly recently?
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