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Harper’s campaign making moves with majority in sight The Conservative leader hits Thornhill and Saskatoon Friday, while ex-Tory Helena Guergis prepares a volley aimed at her former colleagues.
We're paying others to use our electricity - again As most Ontarians slept on April 10, they unknowingly deposited a credit of almost $229,000 in the accounts of electricity users in Quebec, New York and Michigan. Jays want compensation after G20 steals home The Toronto G20 summit struck out big time with the city's baseball team, prompting the Blue Jays to seek almost half a million dollars in compensation from the federal government. Widow, 74, labelled a terrorist and ordered out of Canada Five years after offering Sugunanayake Joseph asylum following her husband’s assassination in Sri Lanka, Canada wants the 74-year-old grandmother out.
Must Reads - Home Page Editor's Picks     Scream 4: Hit the mute button The greatest shocks in Scream 4 are the ones facing the now middle-aged main actors when they look into the mirror.
Business
Retailers plead for credit card regulation Canadian retailers want Ottawa to regulate the card payment industry, saying voluntary code has failed. We're paying others to use our electricity - again As most Ontarians slept on April 10, they unknowingly deposited a credit of almost $229,000 in the accounts of electricity users in Quebec, New York and Michigan.		Do Not Call List mostly working: Survey The majority of Canadians registered on the Do Not Call list say that they are getting fewer telemarketing calls, a new survey finds. However, 15 per cent say they are getting more calls. Politicians advise retailers to close Canada-U.S. price gap Reaction was furious from across the political spectrum after a Toronto Star story revealed Canadians pay 20 per cent more than Americans for the same products.
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Cox: Flyers left floundering in quagmire as Sabres win opener Buffalo rolls into playoffs and over Philadelphia in Game 1. Raptors blog: More questions about coaching than players It was an odd Clean Out The Locker Day, as I’ve mentioned, because there are more questions about management and coaching than there are about the players and I don’t remember that happening before.		Pavelski scores in overtime to lead Sharks past Kings 3-2 in Game 1 Pavelski took a pass from Kyle Wellwood as the trailer on a three-on-two advantage and fired a forehand past Jonathan Quick for his second career playoff overtime goal. Miller carries Sabres past Flyers Patrick Kaleta scores the only goal of the game as Buffalo rides stellar goaltending of Ryan Miller to victory over Philadelphia.
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Entertainment
Scream 4: Hitting the mute button on a once-great horror franchise The greatest shocks in Scream 4 are the ones facing the now middle-aged main actors when they look into the mirror. ‘All My Children,’ ‘One Life to Live’ cancelled ABC is cancelling the soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, both programs that have been on the network’s daytime lineup for more than 40 years.		Charlie Sheen helps widow fulfill dream at show The actor toasted the ashes of a North York woman’s husband at the end of his Toronto show. Russell Peters to co-host Charlie Sheen’s Toronto shows Sheen could be on the hook for a $305 ticket and Massey Hall could be fined $365 if he smokes on stage, said Toronto Public Health.
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Living
Don't call them Easter eggs, volunteer told, call them 'spring spheres' A teen volunteering at a school said she was told to use the politically correct phrase, but a board spokesperson said she can't confirm it happened. Family seeks compatible stem-cell donor after deadly cancer strikes A mother of three diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia makes a public appeal for a compatible stem-cell donor.		Magician brings new meaning to chick magnet The secretaries never had a chance. Alex Krawtschenko, resplendent in a black leather blazer, lines up a trio of pencil skirts and pumps. First comes what he calls the inception test, in which he has the ladies hold their index fingers parallel and gently “suggests” they are being drawn together magnetically. Zekas: No stretch to understand success of stylish workout gear Women love elasticized waistbands and Lululemon delivers with style.
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Travel
Arthur Frommer: How a tiny Sicilian town revitalized its tourism An English-speaking Sicilian has revived the economy of a seaside village by inviting tourists to sample the town’s authentic life. Times have changed for LGBT travellers Pink Planet column ends after following trends in the industry geared to alternative market.		Brooklyn gets hip New York borough’s days of blight are behind it as its streets are filled with style, art, music and diverse dining. Letters: Postcards deliver loads of memories Our readers tell us why they adore receiving and sending postcards. Oddly, not one of them wrote in their response on a postcard.
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