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Toronto - There's no need for the Ontario government to hold public hearings on its plan to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the GST next July, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday, adding that voters can pass judgment on the issue in the 2011 provincial election.

Final arguments in the Christopher Little case begun on Wednesday.

Toronto - The first report card is out on the two-year-old program that puts police officers in Toronto high schools, and it seems to be getting high praise.

Toronto - The assault charge against Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina has been dropped.

Toronto - Toronto police are looking for witnesses in the city's 40th traffic fatality of the year.

Toronto - Children's aid societies in Ontario have started laying off staff and some could go bankrupt in the face of a $67-million shortfall.

Carlton cinemas will close next month after entertaining moviegoers for more than 60 years.

Hazmat teams and Toronto Police are investigating a meth lab in the Avenue Road and Lawrence area.

Canada's annual inflation rose 0.1 per cent in October from negative 0.9 per cent in September. It's the first increase in five months, ending the longest period of falling prices since 1953.

According to a California-based advocacy group, some children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have high levels of lead.

A warrant for first degree murder has been issued for a second suspect in a home invasion-homicide in Brampton.

Gas prices are expected to rise by 0.9 cents,to 98.3 cents a litre, according to gas price watcher, Dan McTeague.

Team owners say the only members of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Toronto Raptors to get the swine flu shots were in the priority groups.