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Cox: Here we go again, Ontario Teachers to sell stake in MLSE? The two companies, Rogers and BCE, that in the last few months couldn't come to a relatively simple agreement on Olympic coverage after 2012, may join forces and buy the majority share in MLSE currently controlled by the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund.
Eurozone treaty agreed without the UK The leaders of 23 European countries moved to tie their economies much closer together in a new treaty in their latest attempt to shore up the euro, but failed to get the four other European Union members, including Britain, to join in. Motive behind Virginia Tech officer shooting still unknown The Virginia Tech police officer who was gunned down in a campus attack joined the force six months after the university was the scene of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history. He was a proud policeman who recently invited a friend to ride along with him, which made his death during a traffic stop even more puzzling. Toronto Now: Man arrested over east end shooting Police said Louis Negovanlis, 46, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Business
Eurozone treaty agreed without the UK The leaders of 23 European countries moved to tie their economies much closer together in a new treaty in their latest attempt to shore up the euro, but failed to get the four other European Union members, including Britain, to join in. Europe’s crisis putting Canadian households at risk, Bank of Canada warns Global financial conditions stemming from the debt crisis in Europe are deteriorating rapidly, placing Canada’s economy under greater stress and Canadians with large debts at greater risk, warns the Bank of Canada.		MF Global’s Corzine doesn’t know where missing $1.2 billion went Jon Corzine will tell a House panel Thursday that he doesn’t know the location of client money that went missing when MF Global failed. And he will argue that he inherited a firm doomed by his predecessors’ bad financial decisions. Toronto, Edmonton help drive new house prices up in October The New Housing Price Index rose 0.2 per cent in October after a similar increase in September.
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Sports
Cox: Here we go again, Ontario Teachers to sell majority stake in MLSE? The two companies, Rogers and BCE, that in the last few months couldn't come to a relatively simple agreement on Olympic coverage after 2012, may join forces and buy the majority share in MLSE currently controlled by the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund. Patrick Chan proud he’s branded a Canadian for life World champion figure skater Patrick Chan was under fire Thursday for comments he made that were interpreted as him saying he’d prefer to compete for his parents’ birth country of China. Not true, Chan says.		NBA nixes blockbuster trade Three-way deal would have seen Hornets all-star Paul land in Tinseltown. Cox: Raptors take it down to the rivets Will fans accept a season in which the losses are expected to be piled high, even if there’s a franchise-saving draft pick to be had?
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Entertainment
Four of Top 5 albums in U.S. are Canadian acts Michael Bublé, Nickelback, Drake and Justin Bieber top Billboard’s chart. “It’s incredible,” says Alan Cross. “Earlier this year I think there were three in the top 10, but never four in the top five.” Is Bobo & Kipi coming to Canada? Created by a former Torontonian, show is doing for children in Congo what Sesame Street did for kids in North America.		Review: Memphis finds its groove Memphis the musical recaptures a time of racism when a white D.J. freed forbidden black music from its bondage Why Glee star changed her name “I don’t use it a lot because I got ‘Lea So-fatty’, ‘Lea So-farty’ at school,” says the Glee star.
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Living
Poetry circle attracts passionate seniors Group leader to present poetry workshop model at Ontario Gerontology Association conference UFC fighters get ultimate fashion look Melissa Austria, of Gotstyle boutique, had the ultimate fashion challenge of finding suits to fit the hulking frames of ultimate fighters Mark Hominick, Frank Mir and Jon Jones.		Nude yoga: Not just for the Kardashians When Kris Humphries caught Kim Kardashian taking a nude yoga class, the obvious question was: There’s such a thing as nude yoga? Yes, and it’s available in Toronto. Scientists dissect the temper tantrum A U.S. study sheds light on the best point in a tantrum for parents intervene.
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Travel
The French Town That Charmed Leonardo da Vinci Lovely castles and a gentle river in Amboise, France. Florida Keys dining fresh as the ocean around it Despite the retro ’50s beach shack vibe, visitors hunting for great food on this laid-back island chain will discover the real thing, prepared by people who love what they do.		Caribbean Tourism wants to hear from you Caribbean Tourism Organization working on innovative, new "Total Visitor Satisfaction" survey so would-be tourists can get better information on destinations. Meanwhile, Canadian visits climb. A fine English ramble A hike through England's Lake District is a wonderful thing, but don't forget your boots; or maybe your flippers.
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