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  Fans heartbroken after Leafs ousted from playoffs

  Fil Martino and Jaime Pulfer 14 May, 2013 30

  TORONTO – Leafs Nation was crushed by the Toronto Maple Leafs’ epic Game 7 collapse to the Boston Bruins in overtime Monday night.

  The Bruins took the series 4-3.

  The Leafs become the first team in NHL playoff history to lose a Game 7 …

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  Bruins spoil Leafs’ first home playoff game since 2004 but fans stay optimistic

  Fil Martino, Momin Qureshi, and 680News staff 6 May, 2013 2

  TORONTO – Leaf Nation is hopeful — despite a 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first home playoff game since 2004 Monday night.

  A sea of blue and white flooded Maple Leaf Square and fans were glued to Game 3 …

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  Buds Buzz: Toronto fans thrilled to have home playoff date after long wait

  Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 6 May, 2013 0

  TORONTO – Chris Jesse proudly put on his Toronto Maple Leafs jersey on Monday, stepped out of his downtown condo building and soaked up the energy that has been building in the hockey-mad city.
  It was unlike any spring afternoon he had exp …

• Canadian road races deal with security issues after deadly bombing in Boston

  Dan Ralph and Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press 15 Apr, 2013 0

  The tragic bombings that marred the world’s most recognized marathon won’t stop the Vancouver Sun Run from going ahead as scheduled on Sunday, but officials will review security ahead of Canada’s largest 10-kilometre road race.
  “Bottom lin …

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  Mayor Ford makes his Grey Cup predictions, while Calgary fans ‘horse around’ inside the Royal York

  Momin Qureshi and 680News staff 23 Nov, 2012 0

  TORONTO, Ont. – With only three days to go before the Argonauts and Stampeders battle it out for the 100th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre, Mayor Rob Ford is making his predictions and making plans for his pre-game warm-up. “I’m predicting 30- …

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  100th Grey Cup festivities in full swing

  Kris McCusker and 680News staff 20 Nov, 2012 0

  TORONTO, Ont. – The 100th Grey Cup Festival is in full swing in Toronto leading up to the championship game at the Rogers Centre. Since September, the cup has been traveling across the country on a CFL train to celebrate its centennial.  …

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  Mayor Ford loses a fun bet

  680News staff 28 Aug, 2012 0

  If you check Rob Fords’s Facebook page, you may wonder why the mayor of Toronto’s display banner is the logo of the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Ford lost a friendly bet with the mayor of Edmonton.  The loser had to support the other team on …

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  City marks 3-year countdown to Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games

  Kevin Misener and 680News staff 10 Jul, 2012 0

  TORONTO, Ont. – The opening ceremony to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games & Parapan Am Games was marked, Tuesday, with a flag-raising at Nathan Phillips Square. Tuesday July 10 was officially dubbed “Pan Am/Parapan Am Day,” three years ahead …

• Toronto launches three-year countdown to 2015 Pan American Games

  Sarah Ratchford, The Canadian Press 10 Jul, 2012 0

  TORONTO – The three-year countdown to the 2015 Pan American Games has officially started in Toronto.
  Mayor Rob Ford and federal and provincial government representatives were on hand Tuesday afternoon to raise an official Toronto 2015 flag …

• London Mayor Boris Johnson urges Toronto to ‘go for’ 2024 Olympics

  Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press 8 Jun, 2012 0

  TORONTO – A surprise city council decision Friday to consider bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics was given a solid thumbs up from the mayor of London, whose own city is set to stage one of the world’s greatest sports spectacles next month …