UNITED NATIONS News, Mar 23, 2012

US backs Dartmouth College president to head World Bank Vancouver Sun TO VIEW MORE PHOTOS, CLICK HERE WASHINGTON - The United States has picked a public health expert of South Korean origin as its candidate for the World Bank presidency, a job emerging market economies are contesting for the first time. See all stories on this topic »

TORONTO STAR News, Mar 23, 2012

Air Canada strike Toronto Star Backstage with Caitlin Power The Star goes behind the scenes with Caitlin Power at the designer's Toronto Fashion Week runway sho... Photos: Caitlin Power desig... A Toronto Fashion Week runway show is the culmination of six months' work for designer ... See all stories on this topic »

Air Canada gets injunction as wildcat strike in Toronto spreads to Montreal Toronto Star “We have sought an injunction and I understand it has been granted,” Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick told the Star at 9:30 am “We don't know if it's being respected.” The solidarity walkout could grow to be nationwide, workers at Pearson ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Air Canada gets injunction to end wildcat strike, some workers defying order Toronto Star The workers in Toronto walked out Thursday night, after some of them were disciplined for heckling federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt. Ground workers in Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver followed for a few hours today in solidarity, ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

'Go back to work,' union tells Air Canada wildcat strikers Toronto Star Stephanie Findlay Staff Reporter Air Canada won an injunction against its ground workers in Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City after wildcat strikes in Toronto and Montreal cancelled or delayed dozens of flights. The workers walked out Thursday night, ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Will Maple Leafs' off-days lead to win in New Jersey? Toronto Star Kevin McGran Sports Reporter Related Penguins unveil Mario Lemieux statue Crosby frets about lack of practice time Damien Cox columns Dave Feschuk columns More Leafs Toronto Starhockey writer Kevin McGran asks five questions of the Maple Leafs in ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Kelly: Can Toronto FC defend without captain Torsten Frings? Toronto Star By Cathal Kelly Columnist More about Toronto FC» When Toronto FC's human Swiss Army knife, Torsten Frings, was asked to run down the keys to the season for Toronto FC a couple of weeks back, he offered up two things. Play together. See all stories on this topic »

Toronto labour negotiations: CUPE inside workers soften position on job security Toronto Star Daniel Dale Urban Affairs Reporter With Saturday's strike date looming, the union representing Toronto's indoor workers has significantly softened its position on job security, its president told the Star's editorial board Thursday. See all stories on this topic »

Bob Barker funds $800K elephant flight from Toronto to California Toronto Star Sandy Cohen Associated Press Three elephants will travel from the Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary in California aboard a private plane thanks to longtime animal activist Bob Barker. The 88-year-old TV icon offered to fund the $880000 flight after learning ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Dozens of flights grounded as Air Canada crews stage wildcat strike at ... Toronto Star The Canadian Press A wildcat strike by Air Canada ground workers created travel chaos at Pearson International Airport inToronto this morning, leaving passengers stranded as dozens of flights were either delayed or cancelled. See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

NDP leadership: Candidates make their last push as they head into convention Toronto Star ... but his rivals hope their own stars align to upset his ambitions on subsequent ballots. Nearly 4000 delegates will descend on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre beginning Friday morning — with far more watching developments from their computer ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Brian Topp: 'One more sleep and we're going to know' Toronto Star It's been a very long journey,” he said, as he arrived at the MetroToronto Convention Centre, where the NDP's leadership event will unfold Friday and Saturday. Despite talk that rival Thomas Mulcair has momentum and the lead, Topp said he remains ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Bill Blair blasts the Toronto Star for its use of “grotesque language” Toronto Life The Toronto Star, having long chronicled Toronto's police missteps and scandals, has finally gone too far for Police Chief Bill Blair. In an opinion piece yesterday, lawyer Reid Rusonik used Hannah Arendt's term “the banality of evil,” to argue that ... See all stories on this topic »

Wildcat strikes disrupt Air Canada flights Reuters The Toronto Star reported that the strike began after three ground workers were suspended by the airline for clapping derisively at federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt as she came through the Pearson airport Thursday evening. Air Canada (ACa. See all stories on this topic »

Rob Ford's subway dream dead as Toronto council votes 24-19 for LRT Toronto Star But TTC chair Karen Stintz, who led the support for LRT, said it's time to get on with spending the $8.4 billion Queen's Park has pledged to Toronto transit expansion — including about $6.5 billion for the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT. See all stories on this topic »

Toronto heat wave comes close to hottest March day on record Toronto Star On that unseasonably warm 1945 day, ballerinas in knee-length skirts and some “itinerant Royal Navy lads” embraced “the balmy spring air to gambol out of doors” in High Park, the Star reported. Naturally, the ballerinas taught the men some arabesques, ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Dozens of flights grounded, as Air Canada wildcat strike at Pearson spreads to ... Toronto Star Stephanie Findlay Staff Reporter Air Canada ground workers disciplined for heckling the federal labour minister has set off a spreading wildcat strike at airports in Toronto and Montreal. The solidarity walkout could grow to be nationwide, ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Mr. Kent's Tulip, March 23: Enjoy the rain! Toronto Star Take our tulip quiz VIDEO: Clement Kent's tulips The Toronto Star is following Clement Kent's tulip in a project we are calling Mr. Kent's Tulip. Each day, Jennifer Wells will write an update on the progress. Clement Kent writes, Friday, ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Air Canada ramp crews stage 'illegal' strike at Toronto's Pearson airport Toronto Star At least 12 planes leaving from Toronto between 9 pm and midnight were reported delayed on GTAA's website. Ramp attendants prepare planes for takeoff and landing on the ground and handle baggage. Some passengers on board Air Canada flight 140, ... See all stories on this topic »

Two flights delayed at Windsor airport Windsor Star (blog) A traveller checks in for a Toronto flight at Windsor's airport on Mar. 23, 2012. (Dan Janisse / The Windsor Star) Two Air Canada flights were delayed at Windsor airport Friday morning after a wildcat strike by ground workers atToronto's Pearson ... See all stories on this topic »

Is The Raid's Iko Uwais the next great martial arts star? Toronto.com “We wanted to show realistic fight scenes, stuff that you can use in everyday life,” says the compact, wiry star, talking with the aid of an interpreter in a Toronto hotel room during last September'sToronto International Film Festival. See all stories on this topic » Toronto.com

Under Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the right is wrong Toronto Star Since winning the 2010 Toronto electoral war decisively, Mayor Rob Ford has lost every subsequent battle miserably. City council's crushing rejection of his Sheppard subway pipedream on Thursday was the latest nail in the chief magistrate's coffin. See all stories on this topic »

End of the line for mayor's transit plan Toronto Star “I'm going to do everything in my power to try and stop it” — including a message urging the Ontario premier not to send Toronto the $8.4 billion earmarked for light rail transit. “This is an election issue. Obviously the campaign starts now,” Ford ... See all stories on this topic »

Wildcat strikes ground, delay Air Canada flights Chicago Tribune The Toronto Star reported that the strike began after three ground workers were suspended by the airline for clapping derisively at federal Labor Minister Lisa Raitt as she came through Pearson Thursday evening. Air Canada has been locked in disputes ... See all stories on this topic »

The Network: Fixing the CBC Toronto Star In a piece for The Network, a new Toronto Star website featuring commentary and debate about the CBC and public broadcasting, Dvorkin says it's unlikely that the CBC will be able to “sustain operations” if these new cuts materialize. See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Toronto Maple Leafs (32-34-8) at New Jersey Devils (42-27-5), 7 pm (ET) MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network The New Jersey Devils needed just one goal to earn a victory in their last game, but their offense could have a better showing tonight when they host the floundering Toronto Maple Leafs at Prudential Center. See all stories on this topic »

Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Steampunk Clubs Among More Than 20 Organizations at ... PR.com (press release) Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Steampunk fan clubs, podcasters and roller derbystars are among the more than 20 organizations set to attend Wizard WorldToronto Comic Con, April 14-15 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre. New York, NY, March 23, ... See all stories on this topic »

Montreal Stars open Clarkson Cup defence with 7-0 win over Toronto Furies Windsor Star The Montreal Stars began defence of their Clarkson Cup national women's hockey championship with a 7-0 victory Thursday over the Toronto Furies in Niagara Falls, Ont. Meghan Agosta, who set a Canadian Women's Hockey League record with 80 points during ... See all stories on this topic »

Kelly McParland: A 24-hour, seven-day, endless argument about the CBC. Can it ... National Post In fact, the Toronto Star thinks Canadians like arguing about the CBC so much that it has launched a web site devoted solely to that purpose. Yes, now you can click on “The Network” and join a full time, 24-hour, seven-day argument about the CBC. See all stories on this topic » National Post

Dozens of Air Canada flights cancelled after wildcat strike in Toronto ... By us economy - Google News Home » Latest News » ... BTcancelled more than two dozen flights to Canadian and US destinations early Friday as a wildcat strike by its ground workers threatened to create travel chaos at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. At least 50 ... Daily Financial News

Patients living with HIV are dying in denial - Healthzone.ca They talked about disclosure in their first phone conversation, said Margolese, aToronto community consultant and HIV researcher at Women's College Hospital. The woman was given Margolese's number from a support worker trying to ... HealthZone.ca - News & Features

Toronto Fashion Week Models From Orange Model Management ... By WDM Group PR Network ... designer Eva Chen at the Toronto Fashion Week. The show was terrific and was aired on Fashion TV and covered by all major print media like Elle Canada, Fashion Magazine, Toronto Star, National Post and Metro news. About Eva Chen ... Press Releases

Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia offering encouragement to ... By Kevin Glew “I honestly couldn't sit here and say what they need to do, because I'm not that knowledgeable,” Arencibia told the Toronto Star prior to the deadline. “But as far as the team, I think they're very close. They were hot for a while in the beginning of ... Sports Blog | Top Sports Blog...

Toronto News: Fiorito: Good news for hard times ... - Toronto Star Sometimes all you want is a little good news; it doesn't have to be great news, it just has to be a bit better than bad news. So I called Leslie Patterson. She has ... www.thestar.com/.../1145464--fiorito-good-news-for-hard-tim...

Encyclopaedia Britannica ends print, goes digital - News, Toronto ... Nearly two years later, Nikos Kapetaneas, the 25-year-old environmentalist in the photo, body tense and face wincing, finally has the name of the officer: Const. www.thestar.com/?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article...

News, Toronto, GTA, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Canada ... The Crown's star witness took the stand on Tuesday morning. Her voice cracking, McClintic described the day she lured Tori away while the child was walking ... www.thestar.com/?pagename=thestar/Layout/...

Toronto FC has reasons to hope and worry as MLS season kicks off Toronto FC is looking to secure its first playoff berth in team history. ...RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR ... demanding schedule — The arrival of the Montreal Impact to MLS means an unbalanced schedule, which is goodnews for TFC. www.thestar.com/.../1147625--toronto-fc-has-reasons-to-hope...

Casa de mi Padre review: Laughed in translation - Toronto.com Toronto.com Movies Review Casa de mi Padre review: Laughed in translation... Glee's Cory Monteith stars in Canadian director Carl Bessai's Sisters & Brothers ... www.toronto.com/.../717322--casa-de-mi-padre-review-laugh...

Star Columnists - News, Toronto, GTA, Sports, Business ... Yahoo makes good on its threat to sue Facebook, claiming the social media giant built much of its success on social networking technology or patents Yahoo ... www.thestar.com/?pagename=thestar/Render&c=Page...

Canada's Got Talent recap: We got our own Paul Potts ... -Toronto Star HealthZone. Toronto.com Logo · toronto.com: Stylish Neighbourhoods · Your Guide to ... www.thestar.com/.../1144695--canada-s-got-talent-recap-we-g...

Bill Blair blasts the Toronto Star for its use of “grotesque language” The Toronto Star, having long chronicled Toronto's police missteps and scandals, has finally gone too far for Police Chief Bill Blair. www.torontolife.com/daily/.../bill-blair-toronto-star-arendt/

Toronto Star reports on potential NDP Ottawa HQ name change, ruins ... ... PVR'd and are planning to watch later, don't chat with the Toronto Star. ... In other news, the Star also reported that the Easter Bunny isn't real and ... ottawa.openfile.ca/.../toronto-star-reports-potential-ndp-ottawa...

Morningstar: iPhone Sales Should Drive up 3G Revenue for China ... Dan Su, CFA, is a senior stock analyst covering technology and Chinese companies. Prior to joining Morningstar, she worked for a strategy consulting firm in ... torontostar.morningstar.ca/globalhome/industry/news.asp?...

Quotes from Toronto Star - Legal News - FindLaw How does it take more than six weeks, in a country with 7.4 per cent unemployment, to get the only national job sit up and running? legalnews.findlaw.com/quote/0aVE6OL0kJ6O3?q...

News, Toronto, GTA, Sports, Business, Entertainment ... - Toronto Star Syrian troops pushed ahead with a new assault on the northern region of Idlib on Saturday, shelling one of the centres of the uprising against President Bashar ... www.thestar.com/?pagename=thestar/Layout/...c...

Toronto Star reports on potential NDP Ottawa HQ name change ... If there's a movie you're dying to see or a sports event you've PVR'd and are planning to watch later, don't chat with the Toronto Star. They'll probably just ruin it. ottawa.openfile.ca/.../toronto-star-reports-potential-ndp-ottawa...

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