Looks like Toronto's next batch of streetcars will be made by Bombardier. The Canadian company is a shoo-in to win the $1.25 billion contract after German manufacturer Siemens pulled out of the bidding, leaving only a small British company and that guy down the street with the junked car on his lawn as competition. The TSX dropped a dramatic 433 points yesterday on fears that recession will reduce demand for commodities like the oil......

Two University of Toronto researchers who've been studying teen text messaging say that not only is the medium not wrecking the English language, but may actually herald a linguistic renaissance as teens re-learn words like "shall" and "must." After reading months of teen text conversations, the lead linguist reported that she "was able to gain access to a world that most middle-aged academics never get to," which is interesting and a little creepy. The......