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		<title>Police arrest man in connection with a sexual assault investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:29:14 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>680News staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault investigation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault investigation.</p>
<p>Sharyar Jaleel, 40, of Toronto was arrested on Thursday and has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and breach of a peace bond.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, police responded to a call about a sexual assault at York University.</p>
<p>Jaleel allegedly approached a 19 year old woman in the Scott Library at the university and started a conversation with her and then sexually assaulted her.</p>
<p>Jaleel is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday.</p>
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		<title>Police make arrest in child pornography investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:21:46 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with a child pornography investigation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with a child pornography investigation.</p>
<p>The Toronto Police Sex Crimes Unit, Child Exploitation Section arrested Michael Aharonov, 22, of Toronto, on Thursday.</p>
<p>Aharonov has been charge with two counts of possession of child pornography that he allegedly collected from the Internet.</p>
<p>He is scheduled to appear in court in June.</p>
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		<title>Canadian comedian and director David Steinberg now the star of new film</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:27 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>680News staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comedies like "Seinfeld", "Weeds" and "Friends" owe a lot to Canadian comedian and director David Steinberg.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comedies like &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221;, &#8220;Weeds&#8221; and &#8220;Friends&#8221; owe a lot to Canadian comedian and director David Steinberg.</p>
<p>680&#8242;s Showbiz Editor Gloria Martin has the details on a new film about him.</p>
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		<title>May 24 &#8211; dental decay, acetaminophen  products recalled, cholesterol meds cause diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:46 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>680News staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diet soda is highly acidic causing dental problems
Acetaminophen products manufactured by Prestige brand have been recalled 
Cholesterol lowering medicine may lead to diabetes in new users
WHO confirms 22 deaths in coronavirus
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<li>Cholesterol lowering medicine may lead to diabetes in new users</li>
<li>WHO confirms 22 deaths in coronavirus</li>
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		<title>Former Ont. Premier McGuinty expected to testify at inquiry to Elliot Lake mall collapse</title>
		<link>http://www.680news.com/2013/05/24/former-ont-premier-mcguinty-expected-to-testify-at-inquiry-to-elliot-lake-mall-collapse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:28 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>680News staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is expected to testify this fall at the inquiry into last year's shopping mall collapse in Elliot Lake. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is expected to testify this fall at the inquiry into last year&#8217;s shopping mall collapse in Elliot Lake.</p>
<p>McGuinty, was in office when the collapse occurred, is slated to appear in September to close out part two of the probe into the tragedy.</p>
<p>The second phase of the inquiry is looking at the emergency response to last June&#8217;s collapse that killed two women.</p>
<p>Other staff from the Ontario premier&#8217;s office scheduled to testify include a former senior communications aide, Wendy McCann.</p>
<p>The first part of the inquiry looking into the cause of the collapse is expected to complete its witness hearings in July.</p>
<p>To date, the hearings have heard about sloppy construction and ongoing leaks that ultimately led to the roof-top parking deck crashing down into the mall.</p>
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		<title>Public Safety Alert after break-ins near Bayview and Steeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:05 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>680News staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto Police would like to make the public aware of an increase in break-and-enters during the nighttime hours in the Bayview Avenue and Steeles Avenue East area.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toronto Police would like to make the public aware of an increase in break-and-enters during the nighttime hours in the Bayview Avenue and Steeles Avenue East area.</p>
<p>The incidents are happening while residents are home and asleep.</p>
<p>Police are asking residents to ensure doors and windows are secure when going to bed and activate your alarm system if applicable.</p>
<p>Leaving exterior lights on can also deter potential criminals.</p>
<p>Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3304, or Crime Stoppers or anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).</p>
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		<title>Not a first for Duffy in the Senate expense scandal: report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:53:50 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elyse.hastings</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that the Senate expense scandal is not the first time Senator Mike Duffy has been forced to repay tens of thousands of dollars in expenses.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toronto, Ont. &#8211; It appears that the Senate expense scandal is not the first time Senator Mike Duffy has been forced to repay tens of thousands of dollars in expenses.</p>
<p>According to iPoliticis, the Canada Revenue Agency disallowed more than $27,000 in expense claims that Duffy&#8217;s media company tried to deduct from its taxes in 1990.</p>
<p>After a court battle, Duffy, who was working as a broadcaster at the time and was the sole owner of the company, had to cut a cheque to the government for about $21,000.</p>
<p>Duffy was appointed to the Senate in 2008, and he recently had to pay more than $90,000 in housing expenses he improperly claimed from the taxpayer.</p>
<p>The Prime Minister&#8217;s office won&#8217;t say if Stephen Harper already knew of Duffy&#8217;s problem with the taxman before he appointed him to the Senate.</p>
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		<title>Valeant shares soar amid report drug firm near $9B deal to buy Bausch and Lomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:53 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL &#8211; Valeant Pharmaceuticals shares hit an all-time high Friday amid reports that it is in talks to expand its eye-care business by buying Bausch and Lomb. The stock hit $90.17 before closing at $87.02, up $10.18 or 13.25 per cent Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported that

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MONTREAL &#8211; Valeant Pharmaceuticals shares hit an all-time high Friday amid reports that it is in talks to expand its eye-care business by buying Bausch and Lomb.</p>
<p>The stock hit $90.17 before closing at $87.02, up $10.18 or 13.25 per cent Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.</p>
<p>The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported that Valeant (TSX:VRX) was close to a deal to acquire Bausch and Lomb for about $9 billion.</p>
<p>Valeant manufactures and sells a broad range of drugs primarily in the areas of dermatology, neurology and branded generics.</p>
<p>The company did not immediately return requests for comment.</p>
<p>Analyst David Krempa of Morningstar said the acquisition fits with Valeant&#8217;s strategy and would give it another growth platform.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not too surprising because Valeant, for the last year or so, has been talking about how they want to get into the ophthalmology market,&#8221; he said in an interview.</p>
<p>Krempa added that Valeant has indicated that it was looking for a deal valued at $5 billion to $10 billion.</p>
<p>He expects Valeant would use the same strategy it followed in building its dermatology business — use Bausch as a platform for further expansion.</p>
<p>Valeant can also reduce costs by selling the products through its existing sales force.</p>
<p>While the deal is expected to bring significant tax savings, operational cost synergies won&#8217;t likely be as large as in past deals because it doesn&#8217;t have a large presence in ophthalmology, said Krempa.</p>
<p>The acquisition would put Valeant in competition with established players like Novartis, Allergan, and Johnson &amp; Johnson, which lead Bausch &amp; Lomb in most product categories, he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;While we think the ophthalmology industry will present some attractive opportunities for Valeant, we would not expect it to rise to a dominant position as it did in dermatology,&#8221; Krempa wrote in a report.</p>
<p>Valeant attempted to purchase Ista Pharmaceuticals in early 2012, but was outbid by Bausch &amp; Lomb. It acquired EyeTech in February 2012 for an undisclosed price and then bought the Visudyne product line from QLT Inc. in late 2012 for a little more than $100 million.</p>
<p>Krempa said the Bausch &amp; Lomb transaction would likely be paid mostly in stock because of Valeant&#8217;s high debt following its purchase of Medicis.</p>
<p>A share dilution may trouble some shareholders, but the run-up in the company&#8217;s share price should offset some of those concerns, he added.</p>
<p>Bausch and Lomb is owned by private equity investment firm Warburg Pincus, which bought the company in 2007. It sells wide range of drugs and contact lens products.</p>
<p>Warburg Pincus and Bausch and Lomb declined comment on the report.</p>
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		<title>Video: Rudy Blair interviews Canadian rock-band Monster Truck</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:19:33 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>680News staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oxford Dictionary describes the words monster truck as "an extremely large pickup truck with greatly over-sized tires". In the world of music Monster Truck is a Canadian rock-band that surprised everyone when they recently won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the year. 680News music reporter Rudy Blair speaks with the band about their rise to fame and their new album "Furiosity".]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Oxford Dictionary describes the words monster truck as &#8220;an extremely large pickup truck with greatly over-sized tires&#8221;. In the world of music Monster Truck is a Canadian rock-band that surprised everyone when they recently won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the year. 680News music reporter Rudy Blair speaks with the band about their rise to fame and their new album &#8220;Furiosity&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>New coach Hawkins likes veterans&#8217; attitude, &#8220;culture&#8221; of winning on Alouettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:10:05 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Beacon, The Canadian Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL &#8211; Dan Hawkins likes the idea of starting his Canadian Football League coaching career with a winner. But the veteran U.S. university coach has a tough act to follow on the Montreal Alouettes in Marc Trestman, who left after five seasons and two Grey Cup titles to become head coach of the Chicago Bears

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MONTREAL &#8211; Dan Hawkins likes the idea of starting his Canadian Football League coaching career with a winner.</p>
<p>But the veteran U.S. university coach has a tough act to follow on the Montreal Alouettes in Marc Trestman, who left after five seasons and two Grey Cup titles to become head coach of the Chicago Bears in the NFL.</p>
<p>&#8220;We may come wrapped in a different cloth, but deep down inside we&#8217;re very similar when it comes to our feeling of what football is about and what the culture of a successful organization is,&#8221; Hawkins said Friday on a conference call.</p>
<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter if I&#8217;m the new guy or I&#8217;ve been here five years, I always think the same way, that we can continue to improve and chase greatness.&#8221;</p>
<p>Since the Alouettes returned to Montreal after a 10-year hiatus in 1996, first-year coaches have mostly done well.</p>
<p>Dave Ritchie in 1997 went 13-5, Charlie Taaffe in 1999 was 12-6, Don Matthews in 2002 went 13-5 and won a Grey Cup, while Trestman was 11-7 as a CFL rookie.</p>
<p>Of course, this was on a team that has had winning records every year in that period except 2007 (8-10), when general manager Jim Popp took over in a transition year, and 2001 (9-9) under Rod Rust and Popp.</p>
<p>&#8220;The reason that happens is that you win as an organization,&#8221; said Hawkins. &#8220;It takes everyone.</p>
<p>&#8220;Everyone wants to point at the head coach and understandably so, but there are so many other factors. Jim sets the tone and brings the players in. To me, if you look at the first-year success, that&#8217;s a real trademark and credit to the organization because that&#8217;s the culture, the situation, that a new person walks into.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hawkins said he was impressed with the level of talent he saw both at a recent mini-camp in Orlando, Fla., and on the tapes he&#8217;s watched of an Alouette team that went 11-7 in the regular season in 2012, but then lost at home to Toronto in the East Division final.</p>
<p>He starts out with the league&#8217;s all-time passing leader at quarterback in Anthony Calvillo, although the 40-year-old is coming off surgery to fix a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a tall and talented group of receivers led by S.J. Green and Jamel Richardson and bolstered by the acquisition of veteran Arland Bruce. And they have perhaps the league&#8217;s best offensive line.</p>
<p>The defence has some question marks, particularly on the line, but it is special teams that will likely need the most improvement after an often grim 2012 campaign.</p>
<p>But Hawkins was most impressed with his player&#8217;s work habits and attention to detail at the mini-camp, especially among the veterans.</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a tremendous level of talent, experience and leadership,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They&#8217;ve won at the highest level.</p>
<p>&#8220;You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don&#8217;t have the right culture, you&#8217;re going to struggle.&#8221;</p>
<p>Like Trestman before him, Hawkins came to Canada with no experience of the 12-man game. Trestman&#8217;s adaptation took less than a season. It remains to be seen how Hawkins adapts to a new game and a new country.</p>
<p>&#8220;We keep using a saying here: blessed are the flexible because they&#8217;ll never be bent out of shape,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Everything is new.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s part of the beauty of it — it&#8217;s football here, but it&#8217;s a whole different brand of football.&#8221;</p>
<p>An new staff of assistants join Hawkins for his first season, including assistant head coach and offensive co-ordinator Mike Miller, who has been doing most of the off-season work with Calvillo on shaping the attack for 2013.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Popp brought in an experienced backup in former Hamilton Tiger-Cat Quinton Porter.</p>
<p>Other veterans signed included defensive backs Byron Parker and Geoff Tisdale, and running back Jerome Messam.</p>
<p>Also in camp will be NFL veteran running back Dominic Rhodes, who won a Super Bowl with Indianapolis in 2007.</p>
<p>But Popp denied angling to bring popular and oft-debated former Denver and New York Jets pivot Tim Tebow to Montreal, which holds his CFL rights.</p>
<p>&#8220;I can report I&#8217;ve never had a conversation with him or his agent and I really don&#8217;t expect to unless I hear them say they have interest in coming to our team,&#8221; said Popp. &#8220;So there&#8217;s nothing new on that front.&#8221;</p>
<p>Calvillo can&#8217;t last forever, although he&#8217;s giving it a good try, and the Alouettes know they will need to find his successor one day.</p>
<p>The battle in camp will be between Porter, returning third-stringer Josh Nieswander and a Canadian, former McMaster star pivot Kyle Quinlan.</p>
<p>&#8220;We try to have a plan every year,&#8221;said Popp. &#8220;When the day comes that the star quarterback&#8217;s not the guy any more, whether he retires or injuries force him out, you really don&#8217;t know what you have until the other guy starts playing.</p>
<p>&#8220;When they get their chance, that&#8217;s when you find out whether they can do it.&#8221;</p>
<p>He likes all three candidates.</p>
<p>&#8220;Porter&#8217;s had some very big games against the Montreal Alouettes,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Nieswander is a smart, intelligent guy.</p>
<p>&#8220;Quinlan is very intriguing. He throws a (deep pass) like Ricky Ray does. And it&#8217;s abnormal. And he can really do it well. He drops the ball right in. That&#8217;s exciting. It will be fun to see them compete in camp and see where it goes. Quinlan will get a lot more reps. He&#8217;s coming to camp to compete for a job.&#8221;</p>
<p>The club will start camp with two players still recovering from off-season surgery. Rookie fullback Patrick Lavoie had a ruptured disc fixed while defensive back Seth Williams had ankle surgery.</p>
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