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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Hamel's shootout winner leads Binghamton past Toronto 2-1 in AHL opener (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:42:00 GMT
TORONTO - Toronto Marlies coach Greg Gilbert was pleased with his team's effort in its first game of the American Hockey League season - though he would have been happier with a win. more...

Toronto's formal bid for Pan Am Games received well in Mexico, says McGuinty (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:14:00 GMT
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Premier Dalton McGuinty says he believes Toronto has a "really good chance" of scoring hosting duties for the 2015 Pan Am Games. more...

Toronto stocks swoon amid panic and commodities drop (Reuters via Yahoo! News)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:31:30 GMT
The main index of the Toronto Stock Exchange tumbled almost 6 percent on Friday as the latest wave of panic swept through global equity markets, wiping billions of dollars more from investor portfolios and pushing commodity prices sharply lower. more...

Toronto stock index sinks below 9,000 level (Reuters via Yahoo! News)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:18:45 GMT
The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index plunged on Friday afternoon, slipping below 9,000 for the first time in more than three years, as commodity issues fell along with underlying prices on deepening fears the world economy will go into recession. more...

Must-win for both Toronto FC, Dallas (CBC)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:44:45 GMT
Fighting for its playoff life, Toronto FC will try to win back-to-back road games for the first time in franchise history when it visits FC Dallas on Saturday (CBC Bold, CBCSports.ca, 8:30 p.m. ET). more...

Toronto teen humble on reaching Top 2 in 'Hockey Night in Canada' contest (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:43:00 GMT
TORONTO - Thirteen-year-old Robert Fraser Burke is being hailed as a prodigy by many who've admired his "Sticks to the Ice" tune that beat out thousands to make it to the Top 2 in CBC-TV's "Hockey Night in Canada" anthem challenge. more...

Toronto police investigate whether van plunge murder-suicide (Ottawa Citizen)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:52:49 GMT
The death of two men in a van that drove off a downtown Toronto street and into Lake Ontario could be the result of a murder-suicide, Toronto police say. more...

Montreal Canadiens (0-0-1) at Toronto Maple Leafs (1-0-0), 7 p.m. (Miami Herald)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:52:36 GMT
The Toronto Maple Leafs were able to spoil one team's home opener a couple days ago. Now, the club will try to claim a victory in front of its own fans tonight, as it hosts the Montreal Canadiens at the Air Canada Centre. more...

Public transit a key election issue in Toronto suburbs wooed by Tories (Toronto Star)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:13:30 GMT
It is lurking just below the surface of the big campaign talking points, such as the economy and the environment. And it's a vital concern in the Toronto-area suburbs the Conservatives have been wooing so fervently in this election. more...

Toronto pickpocket ring busted (CNews)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:28:57 GMT
Police have arrested 14 alleged members of a Peruvian pickpocket ring that targeted hundreds of victims at Pearson International Airport, hotels and shopping malls in the Greater Toronto Area. more...