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Canada Local News - Toronto, ON Jason Blake scored with 4:05 remaining as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/09/sp-nhl-islanders-mapleleafs.html?ref=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:05:40 +0000 The 13 per cent tax comes into effect July 1, 2010. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/65489--province-feds-pass-hst-bills Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:33 +0000 MPs in the House of Commons vote 253-37 in favour of a harmonized sales tax for Ontario and B.C. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/09/hst-vote-parliament.html?ref=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:06:02 +0000 Facebook has rolled out its promised changes to beef up privacy controls, allowing users to decide exactly who sees status updates, pictures and other content. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/09/consumer-facebook-privacy.html?ref=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:05:50 +0000 The surging Toronto Raptors look to extend their season-high winning streak to four games while trying to send the Milwaukee Bucks to a fifth consecutive loss Wednesday night at the Bradley Center. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/09/sp-raptors-bucks.html?ref=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:05:40 +0000 The Toronto Star says 166 employees will take severance packages at the country's largest circulation daily newspaper as part of broad cost cuts. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091209/to_star_091209/20091209?hub=TorontoNewHome Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:33:06 +0000 Ontario is preparing for what it promises will be major pension reforms, aimed at creating a system better able to withstand economic turmoil. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/09/ontario-pension-changes739.html?ref=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:40 +0000 The HST is a big step closer to reality for Ontario and B.C. The House of Commons voted 253-37 today in favour of a 13 per cent harmonized sales tax for the two provinces. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091209/hst_passes_091209/20091209?hub=TorontoNewHome Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:48:06 +0000 Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout has arrived home to her native province of Alberta, two weeks after she was finally freed from her captors in Somalia. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091209/amanda_lindhout_091209/20091209?hub=TorontoNewHome Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:33:06 +0000 Facebook is giving users better control over who sees information on their personal pages. The online social network is launching new privacy settings Wednesday that are designed to simplify the cumbersome controls that have confounded many users. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091209/facebook_privacy_091209/20091209?hub=TorontoNewHome Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:18:07 +0000 Two models of the Honda Civic have landed on an annual top 10 list of most frequently stolen vehicles. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091209/autos_civic_stolen_091209/20091209?hub=TorontoNewHome Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:33:06 +0000 The LCBO launched the Deflate the Elephant campaign which acknowledges that drinking and driving can often be the "elephant in the room". http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/12/09/12098991.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:27:42 +0000 Clifford George, 46, allegedly exposed himself to a woman at Kipling Station. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/65537--streetbeat-dec-9-man-accused-of-subway-sex-assault-arrested Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:33 +0000 The federal government's position on climate change is damaging Canada's international status, says Mayor David Miller. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/736648--canada-s-climate-change-plan-hurting-us-miller Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:19:32 +0000 Winter's first storm hit the GTA today with snow turning to rain downtown. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/736454--snow-and-rain-make-for-miserable-driving Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:04:41 +0000 Thieves are targeting two very different models, the Insurance Bureau of Canada outlines in its annual list of the most frequently stolen vehicles. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/65526--civic-escalade-among-most-stolen-vehicles-in-canada Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:55:33 +0000 The first significant winter storm of the season in southern and eastern Ontario is already causing travel headaches. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/65502--first-major-snowfall-of-season-hampers-flights-at-pearson-airport Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:43:30 +0000 Ten people have been arrested in a "john" sweep aimed at curbing solicitaion for sex in Brampton. http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/12/09/12094706.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:43:21 +0000 Toronto Police are still searching for his alleged accomplice. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/65433--streetbeat-dec-8-sex-assault-suspect-arrested Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:43:11 +0000 A century-old Oakville farmhouse went up in flames early this morning before collapsing and caving into its basement. http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/12/09/12094606.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:28:22 +0000 The first significant winter storm of the season in southern and eastern Ontario is already causing travel headaches. http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/12/09/12092751.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:28:31 +0000 If you own a 2000 Honda Civic SiR two-door — keep an eye on it. http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/12/09/12092551.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:58:32 +0000 Toronto's public board should save the final nine school pools slated to close, says a draft report. http://www.thestar.com/parentcentral/education/schoolsandresources/article/736359--doomed-pools-can-be-saved-report-says Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:05:14 +0000 There is a Grade 11 history class in Etobicoke that has been known to give its teacher Shelley Kyte nightmares just from planning some of the lessons. http://www.thestar.com/parentcentral/education/schoolsandresources/article/736347--this-toronto-history-course-makes-student-cry Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:05:04 +0000 Toronto's highly trained police officers rake in millions of dollars moonlighting as construction site guards, manhole watchers and doing other menial jobs that crossing guards or even pylons could do at a fraction of the cost, a Toronto Star investigation has found. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/736395--cops-as-props-off-duty-police-cash-in-on-private-paid-duty Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:50:05 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:05:40 +0000