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Stepping Aside
finance minister steps aside and resigns after police raid his families real estate company. Huge damage to liberals.

Work To Rule
Toronto police uniforms will look different starting tonight. Police officers asking for fair contracts. Civilians say that job action for police officers shouldn’t exist because being a police officer is a public duty.

Canadian Aid
Paul Martin meets with Pakistani community of Toronto. Canada pledged $20 million to help with earthquake relief.

Shocking Video
video of earthquake shot after earthquake began. Shot of 10-story building crumbling. Cries of help are still hear from inside building. Chaos and confusion mob first supply trucks. Death is everywhere. Living are barely surviving. Death toll more than $35,000 people.

Emergency Workers to The Rescue
100,000 people in Guatemala flooded out.

Right-Of-Way OK
65 million dollar victory. Civilian fights against transit tracks on St. Clair. Business owners devastated of losing business due to transit changes.

Soccer Is Back
Soccer community is back after four years of disappearing. Raised enough donations to start soccer community again.

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Man Stabbed
Brampton man rushed to hospital after being stabbed Monday morning near Williams Parkway and Kennedy Rd. Peel Regional Police believe a fight between two men broke out. Victim survives. No arrests are made. Detectives believe they know who was the stabber.

Highway Crash
man brought to hospital with minor injuries Monday morning (5am) after crash on DVP. Motorist lost control of behicle in southbound lanes, striking centre median near Don Mills Rd. Second car traveling behind struck the stopped car. First driver charged with impaired driving.

Shooting Investigation
man sent to St. Michael’s Hospital after shot several times. Shots rang out near Dundas St. West and Manning Ave. (11:45pm Sun.)

Canada Beat U.S. to First Thanksgiving
Canada has been celebrating the holiday a lot longer than our southern neighbours. In 1901 and 1904, it was on a Thursday in November. Between 1908 and 1921, it was moved to a Monday in October. And from 1922 to 1930, it was actually celebrated on what is now Remembrance Day - November 11th. In fact, Canada didn’t actually settle on a true Thanksgiving Day until 1957, when Parliament finally fixed the date as the second Monday in October, where it remains now.

How to Safely Cook Your Turkey
how big a turkey do you need? Fresh or frozen? How to thaw your bird. How to safely handle turkey.

What’s Opened and Closed On The Holiday
closed: malls, grocery stores and supermarkets, L.C.B.O./The Beer Store, government offices, banks, libraries, no mail delivery, T.T.C. and GO on holiday schedule, no garbage collection.

Free Flu Shot Clinic Locations
locations announced for this year.

Simple Steps Can Ward Off Cold And Flue This Season
wash your hands, get enough rest, cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough, avoid your face, a breathe of fresh air, get regular exercise, cut smoking and alcohol, drink water, get flu shot.

Same Old Excuses Pop Up In O.P.P. Highway Blitz
excuses during the holiday: “One woman stopped this morning at 155 kilometres per hour in the rain said the devil made her do it,” Woolley described. “Another woman said she had to go fast to make her car heater work.” Nearly 200 unsafe cars were pulled off the road, and more than 1,000 charges were laid in the G.T.A. alone, half of those for speeding.

Gay Rights Activist George Hislop Dead At 78
outspoken leader of Toronto’s Gay and Lesbian society passed away on Sunday. No funeral will be held (George Hislop’s request) instead, a celebration of his life will be held for the next few weeks.

Daily Bread Food Bank Coming Up Short In Fall Drive
The food bank’s Thanksgiving drive has so far fallen short of last year’s totals – about 30,000 kilograms less than this point in 2004.

Canada Increases Aid To $20 Million/How You Can Help
Canada has increased its aid to earthquake-demolished Pakistan to $20 million. Some of that money will go toward sending over Canadian Forces aircraft, which will bring 21 tonnes of blankets to the approximately 2.5 million residents of the country that are now believed to be homeless.

Pakistan Death toll Estimated To Be As High As 30,000
30,000 are feared dead, 2.5 million people homeless, worst earthquake in Pakistani history.

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Automotive Attack
man run over by two men in a car outside of sick kids hospital, may have been on purpose, man in with serious injuries.

Awful Accident
43 year-old mother is dead, 13 year old son in serious condition at hospital. Woman failed to stop in time for read light and was hit Jetta. Vehicles collided, woman flew out of her car and pronounced dead at scene. Woman’s two other children were also in the van when crash happened.

Building Blaze
three-alarm fire breaks out at west-end highrise building, flames erupted at around 2:30am. Residents took shelter in T.T.C. bus at the scene.

4-Year-Old Boy Abducted In Front Of His Home
Young boy lured away from front of his home by a man treating him with a candy bar on Saturday. Relative of family noticed the boy walking down the street with the strange man and called 911 for immediate help. Boy found in basement of man. Man charged for kidnapping and abduction.

World Responds to Pakistan Crisis/How You Can Help
7.7 shaker hits Pakistan, Canada not asked to release disaster relief team (same team used for tsunami).

20,000 Plus Dead After South Asian Earthquake
7.7 shaker hits Pakistan, worse earthquake ever. Pakistan government requests financial help, medical needs, and living supplies. Canada, United States, China, Russia, Germany, Turkey, and Japan are quickly sending aid.

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Catastrophic Quake
from Afghanistan to India, the earth shakes. Shakes went on for a long time. Earthquake had magnitude at 7.7. 10-story building collapsed, one young survivor was found. Most of the time, they are removing dead bodies. 18,000 pronounced dead tonight. Canadian government has donated $300,000 dollars in earthquake relief effort so far.

Air Canada Centre
leaf’s fans cheering for Toronto maple’s leafs for a win. Rivalries drive hockey fans. Bars filled with numerous fans.

Regent Park Shooting
near parliament and Dundas St., police need help to find shooter who may have left man paralyzed for life. (9pm last night), victim shot in neck, suspect fled away on bicycle.

Anti-Violence Forum
150 people came out to meeting to come up with ideas to help crack crimes in neighbourhoods.

Candlelight Vigil
mourning for little boy who fell out of window and died. Gary Henry died from falling out of seventh floor window of his apartment. (6 years old).

No New Deaths Reported
no new deaths at scar borough nursing home: seven Oaks nursery home. 42 people still being treated in hospital tonight, disease was detected as a form of pneumonia.

Crash Injures 2
two people treated in hospital for crash on east side of Toronto. Accident caused one car to crash into a nearby house.

Operation Impact
plane is on loan to police to crack down on unsafe vehicles, speeders, and extreme drivers. Helped capture suspended motorcyclist doing 210 km/h and cutting dangerously in rain.

Daily Bread Food Bank
not enough donations to go around and be distributed. 170,000 people are dependant on food bank each month. Donations are down 80% from what they were at last year. Community always pulls together by end of month.

Autumn Festival
celebrated in India. Honours their goddess.

Oktoberfest Celebration
taste of Germany in Kitchener. Plenty to drink and eat at festival. Celebration stretches 9 days and runs through next Saturday.

The Great Pumpkin
600 pound mammoth pumpkin heaved up in the air and dropped onto car for fun.

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Fallen Hero
firefighter dead from disease. Fought cancer and Arkansas that broke through in most firefighters. Family and 200 firefighters from all over the province paid tribute to the fireman. (Robs) Died because of work sickness. Chemicals ingested by firefighters today when fighting fires face stronger and more dangerous chemicals than in the past. Robs death is first line of duty death in Richmond Hill in 35 years.

Final Farewell
Alicia Ross (1980-2005). 1500 people came out to say their final farewells to Alicia Ross. Sharon (mother) thanks community and family. Memorial fundraiser is set up for Alicia Ross. Neighbour charged with second degree murder.

Operation Impact
with help of plane in sky, police charge 160 drivers for speeding and reckless driving. Most drivers appreciate the new idea of using patrol plane.

Right Of Way?
Queen and John intersection nearly hitting pedestrians when turning. Driver’s not paying enough attention to pedestrians crossing street. 19 pedestrian deaths recorded this year. Most recent, 15 year old hit and killed after getting off bus. Endangering lives of pedestrians can get $110 fine and 3 points taken off.
Ruby Thompson – 83 year old woman mugged in her wheelchair. Donations rally to help her get a $6000 wheelchair. Double amputee very overwhelmed by communities reaction of helping her.

Seven Oaks Nursing Home
17th person dead from nursing home due to water disease.

Fighting Back
One person complained about mural created on middle of street and entire team showed up ready to destroy the mural. Community supporters say mural brings community together, unity. Local artist heard city wants to destroy mural that he and local kids created just because one person complained about it, he will be seeing city council next week.

Turkey Talk
calling 1.800.butterball has specialist to help homemakers to cook a delicious turkey meal.

Give Generously
fire halls across city is accepting food donations, diaper donations and money donations (by phone).

Fizzy Yogurt
Bubbly yogurt mixed with healthy soda will be marketed soon.