RICK MADONIK/TORONTO STAR
John Tory feels the heat from his own party
Robert Benzie  
Ontario Progressive Conservatives will consider amending their constitution to force their party leader to have a seat in the Legislature.
McGuinty vows to fund job growth
Tanya Talaga  
From high-tech firms to cash-strapped automakers, Ontario will lend billions of dollars to promote and protect job growth in harsh economic times, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday.
The art of cross-examination
Peter Small  
In the Perry Mason TV series of more than 40 years ago, the famous fictional defence attorney invariably wrung stunning confessions out of hostile witnesses.
Hundreds pay tribute to 21-year-old hockey player
Paola Loriggio  
Hundreds of mourners, many clad in Whitby Dunlops jerseys, packed into a Port Perry church yesterday morning to say a final goodbye to hockey player and hometown hero Don Sanderson.
Now we'll see real McGuinty
By the looks of things, you'll be hard-pressed to turn around in the world of Ontario politics during the year ahead without bumping into a pivotal moment, a turning point, a crossroads.
 
Trends '09: Nesting
After the economic roller-coaster of 2008, design aficionados will be working to make their existing spaces cozier in 2009.
 
The Reckoning
As the economy shrinks there will be more contract workers like Dayo Kefentse, who has lived from contract to contract for nine years.  
Conspiracy to frame Livent duo `preposterous': Crown
Colin Perkel  
The defence theory that two of North America's foremost theatre impresarios were somehow victims of an intricate conspiracy to frame them is simply absurd, the prosecution at the fraud trial of Livent ...

Overwhelming evidence that Livent duo cooked the books: Crown
The Crown has begun its closing arguments in the fraud trial of theatre impresarios Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb.

More pink slips at Navistar truck plant in Chatham
Another 200 jobs are disappearing from the Navistar truck plant in Chatham, Ont.

New test weeds out 'rogue' stem cells
Megan Ogilvie  
Scientists at McMaster University have found a way to tell the difference between normal stem cells and cancer stem cells, a discovery that removes one of the hurdles to the long-awaited promise of using human embryonic ...

Scrap tire fee, Ontario told
Keith Leslie  
A provincial agency is recommending Ontario scrap the $5 per tire "disposal" fee charged to drivers when they get rid of their old tires, and replace it with a levy charged to manufacturers and importers that ...

Debate over safety persists as mourners gather in Port Perry
Clint Thomas  
As family, friends and teammates grieve the death of a 21-year-old Ontario hockey player who died three weeks after hitting his unprotected head on the ice during a fight, debate over events ...

Hollywood channelling McGuinty?
Jim Coyle  
Before this year gets a single day older, we want to be absolutely sure Premier Dalton McGuinty received our earlier memo about scrapping his "we're-gonna-be-okay" talking point.

Tory's support showing cracks
Rob Ferguson  
Questions about John Tory's leadership of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives are a "growing distraction," says his top lieutenant.

Internal hearing turns ugly for Julian Fantino
Robyn Doolittle  
A seemingly routine disciplinary hearing for two OPP officers has evolved into an embarrassing mess for Commissioner Julian Fantino.

Investigator to delve into ice tragedy
Adrian Morrow  
The death of a young Ontario hockey player has triggered a police investigation into the on-ice fight that led to his death.

A star is born at Stratford
Richard Ouzounian  
Every actor dreams of getting cast at the Stratford Festival. But to make your debut starring in the leading female roles of the two musicals being presented there is something beyond anyone's wildest expectations.

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