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Hilary Scharper is seen next to a tree that caused a dispute between her and her neighbours in Toronto, Ont.

For almost two years as he sat in a Havana prison awaiting trial on corruption charges, North York businessman Sarkis Yacoubian held out hope that by collaborating with the Cuban authorities and fingering a wide web of foreign and domestic corporate intrigue, he would get some leniency.

An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FLWK performing flight AC-1128 from Saskatoon,SK to Toronto,ON with 79 people on board, had been dispatched under minimum equipment list requirements with the forward cargo fire suppression system inoperative.

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A one-of-a-kind collection of Canadian history from the War of 1812 - along with a spectacular set of hand-drawn maps from the early days of Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and other future urban hubs - were sold at a British auction on Wednesday for almost $700,000, triple the expected price.

Three weeks after the afternoon slaying of a Scarborough father working in his backyard, homicide investigators have released more video of the suspected gunman's car passing by the victim as he carts away bricks on his driveway.

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with at least two armed robberies targeting women near the Cabbagetown neighbourhood early Wednesday morning.

Toronto police have release surveillance camera videos of a car they believe is linked to the shooting death of a Toronto man last month.

Residents of the Dixon Rd. housing complex at the centre of a sweeping series of raids last week are alleging Toronto police engaged in brutality and racial profiling.

Chrysler at first staunchly refused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's request to recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee, above, and Liberty SUV models because it did not agree with its assessment that the position of the fuel tank made the vehicles susceptible to catching fire in a collision.

With bustling patios, warm and sunny evenings, and plenty of long weekends, summer is the season most conducive to putting one's responsibilities aside, heading down to the pub or liquor store, and dedicating a few hours to the pursuit of flavour and fun at the bottom of a glass.

Rob Ford will find Thursday whether or not he'll be contesting a case at the Supreme Court of Canada .

Many Toronto city councillors say a bylaw passed by the Toronto and East York City Community Council could be exactly what they need to restrict the expansion of bars and nightclubs in their neighbourhoods.

DEFYING GRAVITY: THE MUSIC OF Stephen Schwartz will be presented tonight, June 18th at Toronto's Jazz Bistro.

Toronto police say a 42-year-old woman was at a bar in the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue area on June 6. About 10 minutes later, the woman became "incoherent" and was assisted into a taxi by the man and another man, police said.

Relative to the centuries-old cities across the ocean, Toronto-and Canada as a whole-may seem like a youthful settlement.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford peers over the edge of the Dufferin Street Bridge June 5, 2013.

The parents of a 16-year-old Ontario hockey player who was repeatedly punched in the face and head by another player are going public with their video evidence - because they want the aggressor held accountable.

Sears Canada is returning two high-profile stores in the Toronto area to its landlords in a transaction valued at C$191 million, while agreeing to sell an option on a third that could generate another C$53 million if exercised over the next five years.

Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro has been accused of abusing his parliamentary privilege to slander a former consultant who has provided evidence to Elections Canada.