News about 'Toronto'

Jan 27, 2013

70-vehicle pileup: Both lanes of Canada’s 401 highway shuts down (Video)

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A 70 vehicle pileup in one of Canada‘s busiest highway has closed down a 10 kilometer stretch of its east and west bound lanes on Friday, January 26, 2013. The massive pileup of vehicles at the 401 highway, 80 kilometers east of Toronto near Newcastle, reportedly happened about three in the afternoon. According to Ontario [...]


Sep 6, 2012

Ducks cross highway in Toronto, Canada, safely avoided fast running vehicles while crossing (Video)

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A family of ducks crossed a highway in Toronto, Canada back in May, and was caught on video as shown below. The mother duck and her ducklings were crossing the busy street, avoiding fast-running vehicles and eventually succeeded. Their hair-raising adventure attracted international news and is now going viral. Ducks cross highway in Toronto, Canada [...]


Aug 1, 2012

Needle in sandwich found by passenger of Air Canada flight

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A passenger of a domestic Air Canada flight found a needle in his sandwich last Monday, July 30, 2012, which is now under the thorough investigation of local authorities and the said airline company, around two weeks after a similar incident happened in some Delta Air Lines flights. Air Canada logo Image Credit: AirCanada.com According [...]


Jun 17, 2012

Radiohead accident: Radiohead Toronto concert canceled after stage collapsed before the show

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The Radiohead Toronto concert in Downsview Park on Saturday, June 16, 2012 was canceled after the stage, where the band will play, collapsed just hours before the show, with local authorities saying that there was one casualty and some others were wounded. Collapsed stage of the Radiohead Toronto concert Image Credit: Eric Alper Twitter “Due [...]


May 24, 2012

Prince Charles as DJ in Toronto, Canada, just weeks after being a weatherman (Video)

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Prince Charles as DJ in Canada Image Credit: TelegraphTV video Great Britain‘s Prince Charles posed as DJ in Canada on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, as shown in the video below, during his four-day tour in the country, along with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. As noted in British news sites that day, Prince Charles [...]


May 20, 2012

Jenna Talackova lands on 2012 Miss Universe Canada Top 12, Sahar Biniaz declared winner

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Transgender beauty Jenna Talackova landed as one of the Top 12 semifinalists of the Miss Universe Canada 2012 beauty pageant on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in Toronto, while Sahar Biniaz from Vancouver, was declared the Miss Universe Canada 2012 winner. Transgender beauty Jenna Talackova and Miss Universe Canada 2012 winner Sahar Biniaz Image Credit: Reuters/BeautiesOfCanada.com [...]


Jan 28, 2012

Lego man in space by 2 Toronto teens goes viral (Video)

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A so-called Lego man in space was recently launched by two Toronto teens, as shown in the video below, which was made only for fun and not as school project. Lego man, while in space Image Credit: Mathew Ho/YouTube According to The Star, a Canadian news site on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, teens Mathew Ho [...]


Oct 18, 2011

100-year-old marathoner: Fauja Singh World’s Oldest Marathon Runner Completes Race

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100-year-old marathoner Fauja Singh Image Credit: Jeff J. Michelle A 100-year-old marathoner named Fauja Singh earned a spot in the Guinness World Records as the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon race in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Fauja Singh, an Indian-born 100-year-old from Ilford, east London took eight hours, 25 minutes [...]


Jun 30, 2011

‘Invisible’ Art By Elise Victoria Louise Windsor Of Toronto Wins 2011 Award (Photos)

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Toronto artist Elise Victoria Louise Windsor won the 2011 Untapped Emerging Photographers for her Invisible Art works, according to reports by several international rews sites on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Reports say that Windsor‘s art “focuses on the use of illusions created by fantasy, mystery and the duplication of reality.” She is an art school [...]


Jun 25, 2011

Michael Jackson: Second Death Anniversary on June 25, Brother Jermaine Pays Tribute, Unique Accomplishments Remembered

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The world remembers Michael Jackson’s second death anniversary on June 25 with his brother Jermaine Jackson, paying tribute during the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Celebrations (IIFA.) Michael’s unique accomplishments are also remembered by various entertainment sites, June 24, 2011.