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  1. First come the buses, then the subwayRead the original story

    10 min ago | National Post

    A new rapid bus route in the north end of the city will speed up the commute for people going to York University as they wait for the Spadina extension to be built, officials said today.

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  2. Government of Canada makes significant investments in Toronto's public Transit SystemRead the original story

    22 min ago | Canada NewsWire

    TORONTO, July 25 /CNW Telbec/ - The City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission is $100 million richer thanks to the recent transfer of federal funding from the Government of Canada for subway and bus ...

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  3. Bus rapid transit paves the way for improved access to York UniversityRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Canada NewsWire

    TORONTO, July 25 /CNW Telbec/ - Increased transit access to York University became a reality today with the groundbreaking ceremony for a bus rapid transit route that will operate between Downsview subway ...

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  4. MLS commissioner Garber confirms league will add two more teams by 2011Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Truro Daily News

    ... teams for the two remaining spots are Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Atlanta, Las Vegas, a second team in the New York area, Portland, and St. Louis. Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo has said he will bid on a franchise for the city, while the MLS ...

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  5. Energy, financials send TSX higherRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Toronto Star

    ... running up sharply as investors waded back into the market following a big triple-digit slide on Thursday. New York equity markets were also higher as a strong American durable goods report encouraged traders after big losses in the previous ...

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  6. Province closes private college for offering unapproved programsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | MyTELUS

    The Canadian Federation of Students is calling for a moratorium on new private colleges after a Toronto college was ordered to close.

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  7. /R E P E a T -- Media Advisory - Important transportation...Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Canada NewsWire

    ... Photo-ops and a brief media availability will follow. > For further information: Karine White, Press ...

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  8. Harper loosens purse strings for transit, roadsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

    ... promise to build a new dedicated bus lane from the northern terminus of the Spadina subway line in Downsview to York University. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project, initially announced by the previous Liberal government in 2004, will take ...

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  9. Success and customer commitment drives launch of STAPLES Express store in Parry SoundRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Canada NewsWire

    New growth plan brings services closer to the customer in time for 'Back- To-School' PARRY SOUND, ON, July 25 /CNW/ - STAPLES Business Depot, Canada's fastest growing office products retailer, will be opening ...

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  10. Subway Extension Work Starts Next YearRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | CFRB

    The official groundbreaking ceremony for the extension of the Spadina subway line to York University and into York Region is expected to take place in late September.

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  11. Cemetery workers strikeRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Canoe

    ... management." Similar actions are under way at Beechwood, Elgin Mills, Meadowvale, Pine Hills, Prospect, Thornton and York cemeteries, and the Toronto Necropolis. HEALTH CONCERNS The union members are seeking job security -- among other things -- and ...

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  12. Mayes 'excited' about finally getting to startRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

    ... of NFL Europe that year and played in three NFL games the next season before being released. Brief stints with the New York Giants and Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers followed before he landed in the Argo training camp last spring. Since ...

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  13. State Bank of India expanding network in CanadaRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

    ... of other foreign-based players. Another Indian bank with operations in Canada, ICICI Bank, recently mused in The New York Times about buying a "large consumer franchise" here. Speculation immediately centred on Laurentian Bank of Canada and Canadian ...

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  14. Amazin' Mets atop NL EastRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

    Jerry Manuel was curious to see how his New York Mets would respond after a heart-breaking loss to Philadelphia.

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  15. Federal funding welcome, if lateRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

    ... as waste-water infrastructure. Among projects set to receive funding is the extension of the Spadina subway line to York University and York Region. Toronto Mayor David Miller said a final agreement on proceeding with that project has been held up ...

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  16. Federer's fall from graceRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

    ... a week now, desperately hoping to get even just a peek of perhaps the top of Roger Federer's head. Court One at the York University tennis complex, you should understand, is about as far removed from the grandeur of Centre Court at Wimbledon as one ...

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  17. ROM floats along with CaribanaRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Toronto Sun

    ... , including a gala tonight at the Liberty Grand. Previous story: Growing number of disabled finding work Next story: 3 York raids turn up $2.7M in pot

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  18. Transit moving at snail's paceRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Toronto Sun

    ... a shovel in the ground." An announcement attended by all three levels of government is scheduled for this morning at York University but it is not the much anticipated subway construction. SUBWAY EXTENSION The Spadina extension through York ...

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  19. French filmmakers face offRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | GAM

    ... Express (1966), a comedic gangster movie about drug trafficking and filmmaking, role-playing and paranoia. The New York Times's Renata Adler saw the film as a parody of New Wave crime pictures, but other critics saw it and Robbe-Grillet's later ...

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  20. Career college closed downRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Toronto Sun

    The province has shut down a private Toronto career college less than a month after its founder was charged with trying to bribe a civil servant.

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