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It ‘keeps us accountable for our performance’: TTC CEO
In his first progress report on the TTC, CEO Andy Byford is not holding anything back.

Employers ‘like’ new idea of job seekers using Facebook
When Booster Juice franchisee John Shoust set out to hire summer employees, the Craigslist posting contained an unusual request. It asked applicants for a link to their public Facebook profile.

TTC tweaks high-tech glitches on new subway
TTC riders, who love to see the bright, open new Toronto Rocket subways pull into their stations, will be pleased to hear that transit officials are working on the inevitable minor bugs appearing now that the trains are in service.

Hazel’s lawyer to file for case dismissal
Hazel McCallion’s lawyer will try to have a conflict-of-interest allegation thrown out before the case goes to a full trial.

Frenzied attack, not a blueprint for murder: Defence
Defence lawyer Gary Grill told a jury in a murder trial they had a right to feel intense anger as he held nude autopsy photos of slain Grade 8 student Aleksandra Firgan-Hewie in front of them in a Brampton court Thursday.

Many city workers felt offer was better than a strike
Many City of Toronto inside workers who voted Wednesday on the city’s final offer saw it as a bad bargain but possibly the best they’re going to get, a union official said.

Justice sought for man gunned down
Kenneth Mark was an easy target for an assassin’s bullet.

Bullies and those not-so-innocent bystanders
“I stood by while they pushed him into a locker at school and walked away.”

Five things to know about the budget
Greater fees

Taking action is not so easy, experts say
Faye Mishna, dean of the faculty of social work at the University of Toronto, commended the students for their efforts, but said guilt alone may not be the solution.

Mayor to support his own slate of candidates
Mayor Rob Ford says he will turn the 2014 election into a de facto referendum on council’s transit votes.

School forced to revisit clothing policy
A Pickering high school will revisit its clothing policy in the wake of a massive protest where scores of students were sent home for wearing shorts.

Sweltering March sets Toronto temperature records
When the heat record was set, Toronto was preoccupied with matters in Berlin.

Ford’s subway dream comes crashing down
With Rob Ford’s Sheppard subway dream officially crushed, the increasingly isolated mayor is vowing to carry the fight for underground transit into the next election — immediately.

Taming of the brew for breast cancer
Lemon peels and grains of paradise may not be typical beer ingredients, but this sour mash ain’t made by typical brewsters.

Ontario drops rates for wind and solar power but consumer bills keep rising
TORONTO - Ontario is lowering the prices it pays for future wind and solar energy projects, but electricity bills will keep rising.

'Desperate' last-ditch effort made for subways
Mayor Rob Ford shut down the Sheppard Avenue transit debate Wednesday night to stop council from voting for light rail and then fled into an elevator to escape reporters’ questions.

Dad, stepmom charged in ‘suitcase murder’
A simple phone call to police last November was the key that unlocked a murder mystery going back almost two decades.

York professors to protest Balsillie deal
More than 200 York University professors are calling for a halt to plans for a joint law program with tech tycoon Jim Balsillie’s think tank until changes are made that they feel will prevent academic meddling by the BlackBerry co-founder.

Man, 70, charged after girl assaulted on TTC bus
TORONTO - Toronto police say a 70-year-old man has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a transit bus.