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Jul 17, 2011

THE TORONTO STAR News, Jul 17, 2011


Casey Anthony could be freed from jail Sunday

A Caylee Anthony memorial was set up in the area where the remains of the 2-year-old child were found in Orlando, Florida. Caylee's mother Casey Anthony was acquitted of the murder charges on July 5. (July 16, 2011)
A Caylee Anthony memorial was set up in the area where the remains of the 2-year-old child were found in Orlando, Florida. Caylee's mother Casey Anthony was acquitted of the murder charges on July 5. (July 16, 2011)
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By Mike Schneider
Sat Jul 16 2011
Casey Anthony, whose acquittal of murdering her 2-year-old daughter capped a sensational trial that captivated millions of Americans, is spending her last day in jail Saturday preparing for an uncertain future after nearly three years behind bars.(16)

NEWS | WORLD

Foreign firms offer hi-tech fixes

Sun Jul 17 2011
Global giants such as Wal-Mart believe they can help India modernize its decaying supply chains.

NEWS | WORLD

India’s scientists seek solutions to irrigation, crop storage woes

Sun Jul 17 2011
H.S. Gupta, director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, says India has to educate farmers about the importance of irrigating their lands. Two-thirds of the country’s farmland, or about 100 million hectares, are irrigated. On the...

NEWS | WORLD

Why India can't feed her people

At the Azadpur Mandi in New Delhi, a woman looks through a garbage pile for spoiled fruits and vegetables to eat.
Sun Jul 17 2011
As much as 40 per cent of all the fruits, vegetables and food grains grown in India never make it to the market.

NEWS | WORLD

How an Indian farmer transformed arid rice paddies into a fish farm

Sun Jul 17 2011
Sanjeev Nagal turned fields ruined by a dam project into a success, selling his first “crop” of tilapia for three times the price of locally raised chicken.

NEWS | WORLD

India has history of food shortages, often leading to violence

Sun Jul 17 2011
India’s history has been marked by famine and sporadic violence.

NEWS | GTA

After 3 decades, a Star story helps bring A.J. Burke home

A.J. Burke (left) and his father, Albert , dance at the elder Burke's 100th birthday party at the Digby Legion in Nova Scotia on Saturday, July 9, 2011. A.J., who had been estranged from his family for over 30 years, reunited with his family in the past few weeks.
Sun Jul 17 2011
A.J. ended up spending the last 12 years of his exile panhandling on the streets of Vancouver, but a Star story helped bring him home.

NEWS | CRIME

One dead, one hurt after car crashes into tree and lamp post

Sat Jul 16 2011
One woman is dead and another seriously injured after a car hit a fence then struck a tree and a lamppost Saturday afternoon.

NEWS | TRANSPORTATION

Tractor trailer rolls over on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga

Sat Jul 16 2011
One man was taken to hospital after the tractor trailer he was driving rolled over on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga, police said.

NEWS | GTA

Beavers scout for a home in Queen’s Quay condo corridor

The beaver attracts a crowd as it walks up on shore to get some leaves to eat.
Sat Jul 16 2011
“Canada,” Margaret Atwood once said, “was built on dead beavers.”

NEWS | GTA

Parkdale food bank risks closing amid lean summer months

Robert Thorpe, the Executive Director, stands in front of empty shelves at The Parkdale Food Bank. As it stands now, they don’t have enough money to cover next months rent.
Sat Jul 16 2011
The Parkdale Community Food Bank may have to close next month if it can't raise enough money to keep its operations going. (5)

NEWS | GTA

Toddler dies after being struck by car in Brampton

Sat Jul 16 2011
A toddler has been killed after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton Saturday evening.

NEWS | WORLD

Could this Mumbai schoolboy become the world’s richest athlete?

Arman Jaffer is a gangly and soft-spoken 13-year-old who's most at ease when he has a cricket bat in his hands.
Sat Jul 16 2011
As India’s new cricket league makes lucrative inroads in the nation of 1.2 billion, its stars could soon be global icons.(0)

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Murdoch to run second ‘We are sorry’ ad Sunday

Sorry... ...as in "I feel sorry that I got caught".ntomyng

Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama draws complaint from Chinese government

So, why aren't the Teabaggers out in the streets spitting indignation that China would have the gall to tell an American president... E.B.

New Afghan mission will end in failure, say Taliban

Canadian personnel load an armoured vehicle into a C-17 military transport aircraft at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan. (July 16, 2011)With the end of the combat mission, Canadian soldiers have now moved to Kabul to assist in getting Afghan national security forces up to speed. That training exercise is destined to end in failure...
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