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Marian Evans, who was sexually assaulted in 1979, reacts tearfully Nov. 18, 2008 after winning one of the largest awards against Toronto police.
by Betsy Powell

The Toronto Police Services Board has been ordered to pay Marian Evans $215,000 – plus her legal costs – after she sued for an "outrageous and despicable sexual assault" committed by a ...

red iconHealthZone|News & Features Nurse loses licence over affair with patient
by Paola Loriggio

A nurse formerly employed at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will lose her licence after she admitted to having sex with a patient while ...

red iconNews|GTA Mother, son hit crossing road
by Precious Yutangco, Henry Stancu

Two pairs of shoes and a backpack were strewn across a Brampton street marking the spot where a mother and her 9-year-old son were struck by two ...

red iconNews|GTA Muslim beauty queen tells of racism, survival
by Stuart Laidlaw
(4)

Asli Bayram knows the urge to hide, fearful of those outside who might hurt her, and too afraid to do anything that might get her noticed.

red iconNews|Ontario Crackdown 'just stupid,' young drivers complain
by Rob Ferguson, Dale Anne Freed

As a target of Ontario's proposed law to put young drivers on a tighter leash, 17-year-old Marc Drake sums up his feelings in two words.

red iconNews|Ontario Queen's University cancels homecoming
by John Goddard
(6)

 In a desperate effort to end out-of-control street partying, Queen's University yesterday suspended one of its most venerable traditions ...

red iconSports|Hockey Sundin mulls mid-December return
by Kevin McGran
(15)

Mats Sundin appears to be aiming for a mid-December comeback, with as many as 11 teams – including the Maple Leafs – interested in his services.

red iconNews|World Indian navy sinks pirate ship
by Sam Dolnick
(8)

An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate ``mother ship" Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials ...

red iconNews|World Rough ride for Big Three
by Tim Harper

The men who run The Big Three looked distinctly tiny in a congressional hearing room yesterday, a trio of auto industry paupers pleading for money and...

red iconHealthZone|News & Features Food agency admits silence a mistake
by Robert Cribb
(3)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency could have done a far better job communicating with the public during this summer's listeria outbreak, a top ...

red iconNews|Columnist France got virginity ruling right
by Rosie DiManno
(22)

A cousin of mine, who married into a Sicilian family, was required to show her blood-soiled wedding night sheets to her new mother-in-law for ...

red iconliving Arrival of Beaujolais Nouveaux riches
by Gord Stimmell
(2)

It's Nouveau Beaujolais time in Toronto, when the traditional young, fresh and fruity reds are unleashed upon us.

red iconentertainment The Killers return to dance-pop roots
by Ben Rayner
(1)

After taking a gritty turn with their second album, The Killers are back to buoyant dance-pop with their new album Day & Age, writes Ben Rayner.

TODAY'S POLL
Is it reasonable that teens can only have one passenger under 19 in their car during the first year of their licensing period?
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ATKINSON SERIES

Judy Steed examines the impact and lessons of aging baby boomers.

INVESTIGATIONS

The federal government is about to unveil tough new listeria testing ...

Health Canada has ordered thousands of toys and costume jewellery ...

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After 12 years of growth, sellers of fine paintings face declining prices. Major works by the likes of Warhol and Van Gogh are going unsold, writes Murray Whyte.
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