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The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all Canadians.

As our regular 680News.com series continues, we look at events happening in Toronto and near the city for a variety of ages and interests.

Earthquake map from the USGS showing the center of the Quake just northwest of Toronto.

Toronto police say they now have a description and DNA of the suspect involved in the murder of Brampton resident Delano Coombs.

People on both sides of the border felt an earthquake originating around the Quebec and Ontario borders, the Canadian government said.

Stephanie King had no idea when she signed up for a jewelry-making course six years ago that the simple gesture would lead to a successful business involving her life-long love of coloured gemstones.

When people own homes, is that bad for business? A new study suggests that, in the U.S., this may be true.

Canadian bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay jokes that he became a writer because he isn't good enough at hockey to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs or baseball to bat for the New York Yankees.

Photography: David Kaufman's Early Sunday Morning photography exhibit simultaneously celebrates the heritage of Toronto's architecture, while pleading for its preservation, in the face of gentrification and condo development.

It was a $14,000 carpet caper that was sophisticated in planning yet simple in execution.

This Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto.

Three Canadian business schools scored solidly in the Financial Times ranking of Top-50 executive education programs in the world, released this week, but bragging rights go to the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management for topping the global chart in several sub-categories of management training.

Books: Got writer's block? Need help bringing dimension to your stories and characters? Writing with Feeling is a workshop you won't want to miss.

Lastman's Bad Boy has moved into its new digs in this sprawling city just west of Toronto, having outgrown its old location and wanting to showcase a higher quality product assortment.

Victoria, British Columbia CANADA, May 14, 2013 /FSC/ - Carmanah Technologies Corporation , In two separate commercial rooftop solar projects valued at approximately $2.0M, Carmanah Technologies was awarded to design and build roof mounted solar photovoltaic systems that will deliver a total of 500kW of renewable energy for the province of Ontario.

Angelina Jolie's bombshell revelation of her double mastectomy due to a genetic cancer risk has brought renewed attention to specific genes linked to the development of both breast and ovarian cancers.

This archival photo shows some of the tolls charged on Toronto's roads before toll gates were eliminated in the city.

Actress Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film "The Tree of Life", by director Terrence Malick, in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 16, 2011.

Some Toronto parents are wondering if their children are safe in their own school.