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Apr 8, 2013 5:05 PM CDT

Teen: I Was Raped by 4 200-Pound Women

Toronto police seek alleged assailants

(Newser) - Police say four women weighing about 200 pounds each raped a Toronto man last month after offering him a lift home, the Toronto Star reports. Word is he met them at a downtown nightclub and accepted a ride—but they drove him only a few blocks in an SUV before...

Baby Born Outside Revives After Death Declared

Baby Born on Frozen Street Declared Dead, Revives

Girl was born on freezing Toronto sidewalk

(Newser) - Two alert police officers are credited with saving the life of a baby girl who was wrongly declared dead after being born outside in freezing temperatures in Toronto. The girl's mother had attempted to walk to a hospital in temperatures around zero Fahrenheit, but she didn't make it...

Judge Kicks Toronto
Mayor Out of Office

Nov 26, 2012 2:15 PM CST

Judge Kicks Toronto Mayor Out of Office

Rob Ford vows to fight ruling 'tooth and nail'

(Newser) - An Ontario judge ordered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford removed from office today, over an alleged violation of conflict of interest rules. Judge Charles Hackland gave Ford 14 days to vacate the position, acknowledging that the shakeup "will necessitate administrative changes" for Toronto, the CBC reports, but Ford says he'...

Torso Found
Floating
Off Toronto

Sep 6, 2012 12:48 AM CDT

Torso Found Floating Off Toronto

Boaters found suitcase containing woman's body part

(Newser) - Another gruesome find in Ontario's waterways: A decomposed human torso was found in a suitcase floating in Lake Ontario about a mile from Toronto's waterfront, the CBC reports. Boaters found the suitcase and towed it to shore. Police are investigating whether the torso is that of Guang Hua...

Top 10 Most Livable Cities

Aug 18, 2012 3:13 PM CDT

Top 10 Most Livable Cities

Melbourne is No. 1, again

(Newser) - Need a new hometown? Pack your stuff and head to Melbourne. The Australian metropolis offers a prosperous economy, a hugely successful culinary scene, and access to top-notch sporting events. It ranked No. 1 (for the second year in a row) as the most livable city in the world in the...

Severed Head,
Foot Found
in Toronto Park

Aug 17, 2012 3:23 AM CDT

Severed Head, Foot Found in Toronto Park

Police close park to search for remaining parts

(Newser) - Another body-parts find in Canada has grim echoes of the Luka Magnotta case. The discovery of a severed head and right foot of an unknown woman in a Toronto-area park led to the closing of the park and a large-scale police hunt yesterday, reports the Toronto Star . The foot was...

Toronto Mayor Caught Reading While Driving

Aug 15, 2012 9:54 AM CDT

Toronto Mayor Caught Reading While Driving

Cops to Rob Ford: Please get a driver

(Newser) - Next time you're driving in Toronto, beware of a hazard on the road: the mayor. Rob Ford was photographed reading a stack of papers while driving on the city's busy Gardiner Expressway yesterday, in a shot snapped by a Twitter user who says traffic was moving at around...

One Dead in
Radiohead
Stage Collapse

Jun 16, 2012 4:49 PM CDT

One Dead in Radiohead Stage Collapse

At least 3 hurt; Toronto show canceled

(Newser) - A stage under construction for a Radiohead concert in Toronto collapsed today, killing one person and injuring at least three, the Globe & Mail reports. Workers were hanging screens on the stage when it fell, according to a beer tent worker: "Apparently the band was supposed to practice just...

Toronto Mall Shooting
Kills 1, Injures 7

Jun 3, 2012 5:50 AM CDT

Toronto Mall Shooting Kills 1, Injures 7

Many injured in panicked stampede for exits after shooting

(Newser) - Gunfire in a downtown Toronto mall last night has left one dead and seven injured, reports the Toronto Star . Police said the shooting appeared to be targeted, but, as it happened in one of Canada's most crowded malls, numerous bystanders were also shot in the attack and more were...

Toronto Cop Arrests Fellow Cop, Gets 'Rat' Treatment

May 31, 2012 11:57 AM CDT

Toronto Cop Arrests Fellow Cop, Gets 'Rat' Treatment

Department punishes three officers for harassing him after DUI arrest

(Newser) - Rookie Toronto cop Andrew Vanderburgh arrested an off-duty fellow officer on drunken-driving charges in 2009, and he's been "harassed and berated" within the department ever since, says an internal disciplinary ruling. The Toronto Star sees it as a classic case of a cop "who crossed the thin...

Air Canada Engine Parts Fall
on Toronto Neighborhood

May 29, 2012 12:49 AM CDT

Air Canada Engine Parts Fall on Toronto Neighborhood

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing after engine dies after takeoff

(Newser) - Several cars were damaged but nobody was injured after parts believed to be from a broken Air Canada jet engine rained down on a Toronto suburb yesterday. The plane, a Boeing 777 bound for Japan with 318 passengers and 16 crew members, was forced to turn around and make an...

Cheney Axes Canada Trip Because It's Too Dangerous

Mar 13, 2012 9:44 AM CDT

Cheney Axes Canada Trip Because It's Too Dangerous

Eh? Seriously.

(Newser) - Today's "we swear we're not the Onion" story: Dick Cheney has canceled a planned appearance in Toronto ... because he fears it could be too dangerous a trip to take. "He felt that in Canada the risk of violent protest was simply too high," explained the...

Toronto Pet Stores
Must Sell Only Pound Pups

Sep 22, 2011 2:07 PM CDT

Toronto Pet Stores Must Sell Only Pound Pups

Shops can only sell ones from humane society, shelter, or rescue group

(Newser) - Toronto has a message for puppy mills: piss off. In a unanimous vote, the city council has banned pet stores from selling any cat or dog that does not come from a humane society, shelter, or rescue group. They believe the move will achieve two ends: Cut down on the...

Intruder
Busted in
Webcam
Murder

Apr 21, 2011 2:22 AM CDT

Intruder Busted in Webcam Murder

Toronto attack witnessed by boyfriend in Beijing

(Newser) - A Toronto man has been arrested for the murder of a student who was attacked as her boyfriend in Beijing watched helplessly via webcam. Qian Liu, 23, was found dead in her apartment after the boyfriend alerted her friends. Detectives are still seeking a missing webcam, laptop, and computer, the...

Pal Witnesses Friend's Attack
as They Chat Via Webcam

Apr 19, 2011 2:40 AM CDT

Pal Witnesses Friend's Attack as They Chat Via Webcam

Beijing exchange student found dead in Toronto apartment

(Newser) - A frantic pal watched helplessly as his friend was attacked by a man as the two chums spoke in different countries 11,000 miles apart via webcam. Qian Liu, 23, was found dead in her Toronto apartment by an acquaintance alerted by the friend . He was speaking with the Beijing...

Fake Nude Photos of
Toronto Mayor Spark Uproar

Apr 4, 2011 4:20 AM CDT

Fake Nude Photos of Toronto Mayor Spark Uproar

Office calls 'remove and dispose' order a 'misunderstanding'

(Newser) - When the cheeky Toronto alt-weekly NOW published nearly nude photos of its large and loud mayor Rob Ford—obviously digitally altered and under the headline "The Naked Truth"—the mayor's office probably should have just ignored it. Instead, it told all city of Toronto locations to "remove...

World's Most Liveable City Is...

Vancouver, for the fifth straight year

(Newser) - Looking for a new place to hang your hat? Consider Vancouver, which tops the list of the world’s most liveable cities for the fifth year running, Reuters reports. The annual survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit ranks cities on stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure, and...

Where Liberals Can Go
if the Tea Party Wins

OPINION

Nov 2, 2010 2:01 PM CDT

Where Liberals Can Go if the Tea Party Wins

Pros and cons for five cities depressed voters might want to consider

(Newser) - If today’s elections turn out to be the “bloodbath” liberals fear, you’ll certainly hear the typical “I’m moving to Canada” lament, predicts Richard Lawson. But if Dems get trounced by the likes of Sharron Angle , "it might mean that things really are pretty hopeless...

Toronto Loses
Power During
Queen's Visit

Jul 5, 2010 5:06 PM CDT

Toronto Loses Power During Queen's Visit

Outage may cancel or delay scheduled state dinner

(Newser) - A power outage struck late this afternoon in Toronto, where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are visiting at the end of a 9-day swing through Canada. The prince was at a downtown hotel when the lights went out and gamely presented the Duke of Edinburgh Awards for community service to...

G20 Leaders Head Home,
Vowing to Cut Deficits

Jun 27, 2010 5:06 PM CDT

G20 Leaders Head Home, Vowing to Cut Deficits

Economic powers set goals for reducing public debt

(Newser) - The leaders of the Group of 20 nations wrapped up their 2-day summit today in Toronto, striking an agreement to reduce deficits over the next 3 to 6 years without endangering the global economic rebound. The major economic powers vowed to cut their deficits in half by 2013 and "...