Torontostarclassifieds - torontostarclassifieds.com
General Information:
Latest News:
TTC fare collector robbed at gunpoint 27 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
A TTC fare collector was robbed at gunpoint overnight. Toronto police Const. Tony Vella said the incident occurred at Christie subway station, near Bloor St. and Christie St., just after midnight Tue...
Cronut burger: Maple bacon jam source of food-borne illness at CNE 27 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
It wasn’t the cronut or the burger, but the maple-bacon jam. The topping on the burger served on a donut-croissant hybrid contained the Staphylococcus aureus toxin, said Toronto Public Health in a st...
Ontario to allow wider use of Tasers by police 27 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
On mobile? Click here to follow our live blog. The Ontario will approve Tuesday the wider use of Tasers in the aftermath of the controversial shooting last month of Sammy Yatim . Community Safety ...
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons shouldn’t return next season despite his defenders’ arguments: Cox 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
From Damien Cox’s Spin on Sports blog: - If the Boston Red Sox had taken the approach many suggest the Blue Jays must now take, Bobby Valentine would still be the manager. But would the Bosox be in...
BMO beats expectations, records $1.13 billion in net income in Q3 27 Aug 2013 | 05:26 pm
The Bank of Montreal has reported improved net earnings and revenue for the third quarter that beat analyst expectations but left its dividend unchanged. BMO said net income was $1.137 billion or $1....
Lawyer gives more details on Chelsea Manning’s decision to live as a woman 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who was previously known as Bradley Manning, wants estrogen treatments that would promote breast development and other female characteristics, which she’d b...
Beck Taxi curbed me for using Hailo and Uber, Toronto cabbie claims 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Sheikh Imran likened it to a “police interrogation,” but he hadn’t broken the law: The Beck Taxi driver had used two smartphone applications to find people to ride in his cab. For refusing to stop, h...
Sammy Yatim: Changes coming to police use-of-force rules 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
In the wake of the high-profile police killing of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, the provincial body that governs police use of force is set to make an announcement about options available to frontline offi...
U.S forces poised to act on Syria, says Hagel: ‘We have moved assets in place’ 27 Aug 2013 | 03:44 pm
BANDER SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI—U.S. forces are now ready to act on any order by President Barack Obama to strike Syria, U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday. The U.S. Navy has four destroyers...
Fired 80-year-old employees get $1.16 million 27 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
Two recent decisions of the Ontario Superior Court send a clear message that employees who work into their 70s and even their 80s may be entitled to large damage awards if they are wrongfully dismisse...
