(Reuters) – Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multi-million-dollar cigarette smuggling ring in New York, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist militant groups. Reuters: Top News Tweet
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What would you do to earn a raise? Log overtime? Train new employees? Take a class to acquire a new skill set? For employees at New York City’s Rapid Realty, making extra money requires only a needle, ink and a skilled artist. The real estate agency began offering an extra 15 per cent commission...
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York University had options when it realized there was concern about an executive’s possible impropriety, and most of those choices would have involved paying him nothing rather than almost $ 700,000 in a severance deal, a judge says. Mr. Justice David Brown of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice made the comment about York’s...
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A woman was taken to hospital with leg injuries after being struck by a TTC bus Wednesday morning. Toronto police said the 47-year-old woman was struck at Steeles Ave. W and Signet Dr., near Weston Rd, shortly before 7 a.m. while trying to cross the street. thestar.com – GTA Tweet
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A second suspect has turned himself in following a Saturday night home invasion in East York that ended in a knife fight with the homeowner, police said Sunday afternoon. Two male suspects broke into a house on Sammon Ave. near Coxwell and Danforth Aves. at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, police said. Inside the...
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On Sunday — to celebrate Armenian Christmas — Sevan Hajinian intends to walk into Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church in east Toronto and give thanks to those who made a potentially life-changing back surgery possible. The province of Ontario will not be among them. Friends and supporters, with the help of the church, raised...
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An arrest has been made in connection with a sexual assault on York University’s Keele campus on Thursday afternoon. The attack occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the basement of Stong College, located near Keele St. and Steeles Ave. W., near the campus art gallery, according to a security bulletin posted Friday morning. A...
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An arrest has been made in connection with a sexual assault on York University’s Keele campus on Thursday afternoon. The attack occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the basement of Stong College, located near Keele St. and Steeles Ave. W., near the campus art gallery, according to a security bulletin posted Friday morning. A...
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photos-ci-autism.teen.side Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star York University psychology student Evguenia Ignatova, right, with her mentors Odette Weiss, left, and Ksusha Blacklock, middle. Maze-like campuses, 500-seat lecture halls and life in residence. Hormones and parties. Alcohol and drugs. Sex. Going to college or university is a big step for any young adult, let alone someone with...
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Martin Lel of Kenya raises his arms as he crosses the finish line in front of Mayor Michael Bloomberg to win the 2003 New York City Marathon. It’s the one of the world’s largest races and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said the show must go on. But with many New Yorkers...
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