Somali-born Canadian jailed in Toronto bombing plot

October 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - Investigations being carried out into the massive Al-Qaeda backed bombing plot has revealed that Najibullah Zazi, the airport shuttle bus driver arrested earlier, had traveled to Pakistan with another two men, Zarein Ahmedzay, and Adis Medunjanin. The two men, one of whom attended Flushing High School with Zazi, have denied their involved with the Al Qaeda, saying they didn't have any role in the bombing plot.

September 3rd, 2009 Canadian terror suspect gets 14 yearsTORONTO — A judge on Thursday sentenced a Canadian man to 14 years in prison for his part in a homegrown terror plot that heightened fears in a country where many people thought they were relatively immune from terrorist strikes. Saad Khalid is the first to plead guilty since the 2006 arrest of the "Toronto 18," a group prosecutors accuse of planning to truck-bomb Toronto's Stock Exchange and a building housing Canada's spy agency.

September 3rd, 2009 Canadian terror suspect man gets 14 yearsTORONTO — A judge has sentenced a Canadian man who confessed to taking part in a terrorist plot to bomb buildings in Ontario to 14 years, but granted him seven years credit for time already served. Saad Khalid is the first to plead guilty since the 2006 arrest of the "Toronto 18," a group prosecutors accuse of planning to truck-bomb Toronto's Stock Exchange and a building housing Canada's spy service.

June 4th, 2009 TORONTO - As oil prices retreated after a week-long rise when it almost touched $70 a barrel, the world's biggest energy stock market here slipped nearly 300 points Wednesday. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), which has more than 400 major oil and gas companies trading on it, closed at 10,290.12 points.

May 11th, 2009 TORONTO - Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney denied Sunday any political plot against Sikh woman MP Ruby Dhalla who has been accused of mistreatment by her three former nannies. Thirty-five-year-old former beauty queen, Dhalla has been the MP for the opposition Liberal Party from the Punjabi-dominated constituency of Brampton-Springdale on the outskirts of Toronto since 2004.

May 11th, 2009 Raptors sign coach Jay Triano to 3-year dealTORONTO — Jay Triano signed a three-year contract Monday to coach the Toronto Raptors, dropping the interim tag after taking over the team during the season. Triano was promoted Dec.

May 10th, 2009 TORONTO - After a lull of a few days, more than 5,000 Tamils and their non-Tamil supporters took to the streets here Saturday to protest the alleged genocide by Sri Lankan forces in the name of eliminating the Tamil Tigers. Waving the flags of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), hundreds of protesters gathered near the American consulate before starting their march through the main streets of downtown Toronto.

May 6th, 2009 TORONTO - Canadian academics have launched a campaign to seek their government's intervention in Sri Lanka to end the conflict between government forces and the Tamil Tigers. In a letter to Canadian prime minister, a group of academics - called Canadian Academics for Tamil Rights - has urged the government to put pressure on Colombo to end the bloody conflict.

April 29th, 2009 Cummins is interim coach of Toronto FCTORONTO — Toronto FC has hired Chris Cummins as interim head coach, filling the void left by the resignation of John Carver over the weekend. The 37-year-old Cummins joined the MLS team in May 2008.

March 17th, 2009 TORONTO - More than 50,000 Tamils jammed the streets of downtown Toronto Tuesday demanding international intervention in Sri Lanka to stop 'genocide'' of innocent people. Beating dhols and holding placards, they formed a human chain across the major artery roads of the city from 1 p.m.

March 13th, 2009 TORONTO - Canada Thursday jailed its first terrorist - who had links with a terror camp in Pakistan - for ten and a half years under the new anti-terror law enacted after 9/11. Twenty-nine-year-old software engineer Momin Khwaja, who was convicted of five terrorism-related charges last October, was handed down the first-ever conviction under the new terror law by a court in Ottawa Thursday.

February 8th, 2009 TORONTO - Punjab-born Jagdeep Chahal, who is accused of drugging and raping a woman in a Toronto nightclub two weeks ago, has been released on a $10,000 bail. The 32-year-old Indian Canadian had surrendered to the police Saturday after a surveillance video camera identified him as the suspect.

January 8th, 2009 TORONTO - Though prices of two main Canadian resources of oil and commodities continue to slip, the Canadian dollar has risen appreciably against the US dollar in the new year. Thanks to the weakening US dollar, the loonie - as the Canadian dollar is called - rose as high as 84.85 cents US, gaining 1.31 cents against the greenback Thursday.

January 8th, 2009 TORONTO - A Canadian woman did not know she was pregnant till she delivered a healthy seven-pound baby boy last week. Thirty-six-year-old Juanita Stead, a native of Newfoundland province, went to hospital with sharp lower back pain, thinking she had kidney stones.

December 31st, 2008 TORONTO - There was enough mid-air drama on New Year's Eve to keep this country riveted. While an unruly Canadian passenger spoilt the New Year party for over 200 fellow passengers, a baby born on a flight in Canadian airspace became a citizen.