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Giambrone admits to affair with university student

Toronto mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone has admitted to having an affair with a 20-year-old university student, an affair that only ended in January.

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TTC's union head to address the media later today

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TTC staff remain frustrated

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It's still a seller's market in housing but it's not a bubble, economists say

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Union rep calls for safety changes to help workers survive next chopper crash

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A spokesman for the union representing most offshore oil workers in Newfoundland fears there will be another helicopter crash at some point. Brian Murphy, vice-president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, says he wants members to have the best chance to surv

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'Rough days ahead' says Belleville, Ont., mayor of Williams' arrest

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says it's "going to be some rough days ahead" for the city and region in the wake of the arrest of an air force colonel. Col. Russell Williams has been arrested and charged in the deaths of two women and in the sexual assaults of two others. W

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Man arrested after barricading himself in Longueuil, Que. apartment

LONGUEUIL, Que. - About 50 people in Longueuil, Que., driven from their homes when a man barricaded himself in an apartment are back in their residences. The incident began at about midnight when a woman told police her ex-husband was depressed, aggressive, drunk and possibly armed. The man init

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Officials say Afghan avalanches may have killed up to 70 as rescuers evacuate 400 injured

KABUL, Afghanistan - Officials say Afghan avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed up to 70 people as rescuers evacuated more than 400 injured. Interior Minister Hanif Atmar said Tuesday that rescuers have already recovered 24 bodies but fear that more than 40 others have alr

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US Army closes in on Marjah to tighten noose around Taliban in Afghanistan ahead of operation

NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan - U.S. Army soldiers launched a major operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged militants holding Marjah, where an offensive is expected, t

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Netanyahu's government tries to stave off east Jerusalem settler house evacuation

JERUSALEM - The Israeli government has stepped in to save a house built illegally by Jewish settlers in a volatile Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem, complicating already troubled U.S. efforts to renew Mideast peacemaking. The move is meant to skirt a court order to evacuate and seal t

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Strong wind keeps America's Cup teams Alinghi, BMW Oracle from practising

VALENCIA, Spain - Strong winds kept Alinghi and BMW Oracle from training Tuesday leading up to the first race of their America's Cup showdown. Cup holder Alinghi decided against launching its catamaran, while American challenger BMW Oracle launched its trimaran - with president Larry Ellison abo

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Lombardi scores twice, surprising Coyotes rout sputtering Oilers 6-1

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Dave Tippett has pushed all the right buttons in his first season as the coach of the once-lowly Phoenix Coyotes. On Monday night, he switched Matthew Lombardi from centre to right wing. The result was two goals and three assists for a career-high five points from the 27-year-o

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Stock markets open higher on hopes EU will address Greek debt burden

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was up sharply in early trading Tuesday as investors hoped that a meeting of European Union leaders later this week will address the growing problem of huge debt levels racked up by several European governments. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 118.1 points to

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Coca-Cola's Q4 profit climbs as beverage maker sees drink sales rise overseas

NEW YORK - Coca-Cola's strong overseas growth more than made up for a weak North American market in the fourth quarter, sending profit up 55 per cent for the world's largest beverage maker. The company, whose brands include Sprite and Diet Coke, sold five per cent more beverages worldwide - with

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In latest blow, Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius and other hybrids globally for brake problems

TOKYO - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. "I don't see Toyota as an infallible company that never makes mistakes," President Akio Toyod

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Pro-Palestinian group in UK urges Elton John to cancel upcoming concert in Israel

LONDON - A British academic group that supports Palestinian rights is urging singer Elton John to cancel a summer concert in Israel. The British Committee for Universities of Palestine says in an open letter to John that it is wrong to perform in Israel because of alleged abuses committed during

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Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun possession case, could get a year in jail

NEW YORK - Lil Wayne, one of music's biggest sellers and rap's hottest stars, will appear in court Tuesday for sentencing for a gun possession charge. The Grammy-winning artist's plea deal calls for a year in jail, though good behaviour could shave that to as little as eight months. "This is

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ECMA gala adds prominent Cape Breton musicians to March 7 awards show

SYDNEY, N.S. - Well known Cape Breton artists will figure prominently into this year's version of the East Coast Music Awards. The Rankin Family and fiddling sensation Ashley MacIsaac will perform in the gala show at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S., on March 7. The evening will honour the Island's ri