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Dec 11, 2011

Thestar.com Morning Headlines

Sunday, December 11, 2011 Hello Cabuyano! 
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A bold inner-city project brings medical care to kids at school

Ontario’s first school-based health care clinic is a pilot project to help kids, many of whom don’t have OHIP or access to doctors.

One dead, four injured in Mississauga crash

One man is dead, and four others including a young child, were sent to hospital after a two-vehicle collision on Cawthra Rd.

Thousands of Russians rally against Putin, election results

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Moscow to protest election results in what was the largest political protest in the Russian capital since the fall of communism in 1991.

Christmas will be ‘very difficult’ this year warns Pope

Benedict spoke Sunday while visiting a parish in a working-class neighbourhood on the outskirts of Rome. Italians are facing new and higher taxes as the country struggles with a government debt crisis.

 
 
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Porter: McGuinty’s bullying stories

Star columnist Catherine Porter met with the Premier to talk about bullying. Was he ever beaten up as a kid?


 
Business
 

Teachers and consumers win as telecom giants buy iconic Leafs

Ontario teachers will get about $1.32 billion for their pension fund while consumers will gain access to more visual content on electronic devices after Rogers and Bell bought control of MLSE on Friday.

Roseman: Rogers, BCE have too much power

Beefs about Bell and Rogers are rising and smaller rivals can't compete, so let's not let them monopolize sports broadcasting too.

 

New eurozone treaty agreed to without the U.K.

The 17 countries that use the euro, plus six of their European Union partners, agreed Friday to an ambitious treaty tying their finances together in the hopes of solving Europe's debt crisis. At the same time, opposition led by Britain created a deep rift in the union.

Canada posts surprise trade deficit in October

Merchandise exports declined three per cent and imports rose 1.9 in October, as Canada’s trade balance slipped back into deficit.

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Sports
 

UFC’s return still packs a punch

The crowd for UFC 140 was barely one-third the size of that first Toronto MMA card, but it still filled the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night — at ticket prices ranging from $85 to $700.

Canadian duo’s program spins out of control

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford earned a big fat zero for their death spiral element Saturday night on the way to a fifth-place finish in the Grand Prix pairs final.

 

Perkins: Lousy season could be great opportunity for Raptors

In the NBA, there’s no other way to the top than through the draft..

DiManno: Chan takes Grand Prix gold with pride

The 20-year-old successfully defended his title as Grand Prix of Figure Skating men’s champion in Quebec City Saturday.

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Entertainment
 

The Artist is among best films of the year

The Artist is the most unlikely Oscar prospect in recent memory: a black-and-white, silent and exceedingly square homage to old Hollywood that is as passionate as new love. It’s also one of the best films of 2011.

New Year's Eve drops the ball

Let's hope amid the streamers and popping champagne corks, New Year's Eve director Garry Marshall is making a resolution to stop making these movies.

 

Reality show star Duggar suffers miscarriage

An Arkansas woman who stars on the TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting has suffered a miscarriage after announcing she was expecting her 20th child.

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.”

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Living
 

How to find comfort and joy and beat holiday stress

’Tis the season of stress as people, already stretched tight for time and money, try to make merry.

Christmas stressing you out? Outsource the trouble

It ain’t cheap but it is an option for some who don’t have the time — or the patience — to handle all the tasks in preparation for the big day.

 

Mintz: Adam Gopnik goes to the trouble of teaching the value of food

Tastes in food change, but they’re always a symbol of the values we hold dear.

H&M slammed for Photoshopping

Advertising watchdogs have ordered Swedish fashion giant H&M to stop using real models’ heads on computer-generated human figures to sell garments online.

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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.

 

Aging gracefully: New Delhi at 100

Monday Dec. 12 marks 100th anniversary of founding of the modern city of New Delhi.

Do your holiday shopping in England

Great travel deals for Loden Hotel in Vancouver, a winter getaway in the Kawarthas and more.

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