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Police: Arrest in Case of Dead Chinese Student

TORONTO -- A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a college student whose frantic boyfriend in China watched though a webcam as she struggled with an attacker, police said Wednesday. Brian Dickson was charged with first-degree murder, Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella told The Associated Press. Dickson...

Student in Canada Killed as Friend in China Watches on Webcam

A Chinese woman studying in Canada was fatally attacked in her Toronto apartment as her friend watched helplessly from a webcam in China. Qian Liu, 23, was found dead Friday morning in an apartment near York University, where she was enrolled in an English-language program. Liu, who was originally from Beijing, was...

Hamlet, Romeo and Othello Battle in 'Kill Shakespeare'

(Dec. 6) -- Two Canadian writers have taken Shakespeare's most famous characters and put them in a "Lord of the Rings"-type quest, and that has lovers of the Immortal Bard grumbling whether it is to be or not to be. The comic book in question is called "Kill Shakespeare" and features Shakespearean celebs like Hamlet,...

Opinion: Technology Can Make Air Travel Easier

(Nov. 22) -- The holiday season is a time for joy and thanksgiving. But as anyone traveling over the holidays knows, it can often be unpredictable. To add to the mix, new security screening technology has been raising concerns among some passengers. About 1.3 million to 2.5 million people will be flying each day during...

Bomb Scare Diverts Plane; May Have Been a Hoax

STOCKHOLM (Sept. 25) -- Canadian police are investigating whether a phoned-in hoax caused a Pakistani jet to be diverted to Stockholm for several hours Saturday for fear that one of its passengers was carrying explosives. Police evacuated 273 people from the jet, and briefly detained a Canadian man, after an anonymous...

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06/01/12 Best film parodies Source: The A.V. Club Welcome back to AVQ&A , where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers.
06/01/12 Ground breaks on The ONE Centre complex in Toronto Source: Daily Commercial News Daily Commercial News subscribers may view more information on Kohn Partnership Architects and its projects by viewing company ID 270560 in Reed Construction Data Canada Building Reports.
06/01/12 Yo-Yo Ma fosters Toronto students creativity Source: Vietnam Tribune World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma serenaded a group of students aged 11 to 13 in Toronto's Music Garden on Thursday, but first the students performed for him.
06/01/12 Review -- Eleanor Friedberger, Hospitality @ The... Source: For the 'records' Brooklyn came to Toronto at the beginning of May when Brooklyn-based artist Eleanor Friedbierger and opening band Hospitality played the Garrison.
05/31/12 NBA Free Agents 2012: 6 Players the Toronto Raptors... Source: Bleacher Report This is probably the player with the least rumors connected to Toronto, but he is a player the Raptors desperately need off the bench.

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Toronto (, colloquially ) is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario.

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