Wednesday December 03, 2008
No safe haven in gun battle, Crown says
Jane Creba may have been physically killed by a single bullet, but she died because two groups of armed young men ''decided to shoot it out on Yonge Street'' and were ''prepared to open fire on a sidewalk crowded with people'' out on the busiest shopping day of 2005. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
'Modest' restraints on MPPs ensure they will be mere spectators of recession
Dalton McGuinty had said that any efforts the Ontario government made to trim spending would be ''largely symbolic.'' So let's take him at his word.The first item in the spending restraint package announced yesterday would limit salary increases for MPPs to 1.5 per cent a year. Now, there's a symbol. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
MURDER CHARGE
A Brampton man accused of breaking into a 36-year-old woman's ground-floor apartment on the weekend, sexually assaulting her and beating her to death appeared briefly in court yesterday charged with first-degree murder. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
No money coming from endowments next year, U of T warns faculty
The University of Toronto is warning faculty and staff not to expect any money next year from its endowment funds because of the size of investment losses. The funds, which were slated to generate $62-million in income next year to support research, student aid and faculty posts, have been hit like many other investments by the recent financial market freefall. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
$1.5-billion earmarked to rejuvenate city's social housing stock
A $1.5-billion proposal to repair and rejuvenate social housing in some of the city's poorest neighbourhoods won broad political support yesterday, with how to pay for it the biggest question for the future. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
Couple donates $10-million to Robarts library renovation
A Toronto couple have donated $10-million to the renovation of Robarts Library, adding to a legacy of support for the University of Toronto. U of T grads Russell Morrison, 85, and his wife Katherine Morrison, 83, yesterday announced the gift to the $40-million renovation set to begin next year at Robarts, North America's fourth-ranked research library. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
City council approves plastic bag charge
Toronto retailers must charge customers five cents for use of a plastic bag starting June 1, 2009, one of several wide-ranging waste-reduction measures approved overwhelmingly by city council yesterday after a sometimes-rancorous debate spread over two days. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
Mounties 4, Muslims 4
Some of Canada's foremost counterterrorism cops secretly took on a group of young Muslims yesterday, in a pitched contest in downtown Toronto. The result? A 4-4 tie. Soccer matches, not typically seen as a means of advancing national security, can apparently help get the ball rolling. At least, that sensibility led a group of Mounties and Muslim youth to a downtown stadium yesterday, where an hour spent as soccer adversaries was followed by a friendly question-and-answer session. From Print Edition, 03/12/08
