Happy Earth Day! Take the strike-less TTC today in celebration. Brazen thieves stole a truck containing about $11,000 worth of broccoli from a parking lot near the 427 on the weekend. Police are warning residents to keep their delicious vegetables under lock and key, and to keep an eye out for some healthy, but gassy, bandits. The Province is moving forward with plans to force retailers to remove all cigarette displays and hide the......

It's been the best of times, it's been the worst of times for the Toronto Maple Leafs; in fact, the past couple weeks have been nothing short of surreal. First, the best of times: wins against the high-flying Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens, followed by a thoroughly unexpected Hockey Day in Canada victory over the league-leading Detroit Red Wings, have given the team a boost. Injured players are getting healthy. The return of the......

The rumour mill is swirling around the Maple Leafs this week, as a less-than-stellar season and mixed signals from club ownership lead to daily reports about the fate of the team's management and captain. With all signs pointing to a third straight early vacation at season's end, the team's followers are steamed. Fans 70 years ago may also have been frustrated with the club, though in their case the problem was a team that......

Police had to quell trouble at the One Bloor condo site yesterday, as queue-jumpers moved in on agents and spotholders who had been standing in line for as long as a week. Although the interlopers were ultimately forced to the back of the line, many of those waiting were still too late to buy a unit in the development. One dissatisfied linestander said, "When do I get my iPhone?" A Caledon couple won $18.5 million......

It was one of the wildest final weekends in NHL history. The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered a knockout blow to the Montreal Canadiens in one of the most electric matches in recent memory, only to have the New York Islanders break our hearts and take the final playoff spot in a shootout against the New Jersey Devils the following day. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight, but for the second consecutive year, the Leafs won't......

On Tuesday, the second-place New Jersey Devils came to play their road game at the Air Canada Centre, clogging up the neutral zone and waiting for the Maple Leafs to make a mistake. Which might have worked, had they been able to take the lead. But the Leafs played patient, capitalized on the power play, and held on for a 2-1 win. It was only after the oft-maligned Nik Antropov scored the Leafs’ second......

With the way Montreal Canadiens netminder Christobel Huet has been playing in 2006, it could be all but over for the Maple Leafs as the two teams face off at the ACC tonight. The second worst team since January 1st could have their dreams of a first round playoff exit ripped from their hearts if they come up short yet again this evening. The Leafs currently sit last place in the Northeast Division and are......

The same team of minds that confused you with a Scottish talking stick of gum have taken it an EXTRA step with their latest marketing initiative. Who exactly is winning with Quinn these days? After returning from an embarrassing Olympic defeat, Pat Quinn has led his Toronto Maple Leafs to three consecutive losses over the past week. The latest loss came at the hands of the provincial rival Ottawa Senators. The Senators and backup goalie......

In the last week three big names in the Liberal leadership race, former deputy PM John Manley, ambassador Frank McKenna and former Newfoundland premier and Captain Canuck Brian Tobin have dropped out. Frank McKenna put it best "I reminded myself this week of my vow upon leaving office - that having escaped the trap, I wouldn't go back for the cheese." He also pointed out that being Liberal Leader means pretty good odds that you'll......

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment abandoned common protocol Thursday afternoon, firing the Raptors underachieving General Manager, Rob Babcock. Come to think of it, it's only common protocol when dealing with the hockey side of the business. Raptors officials are hired and fired like one-night stands. Prior to joining the team in 2004, Babcock certainly couldn't have envisioned the next eighteen months being any more devastating. He had been a controversy from day one, when Vince......

For the first time in his young NHL career, The Crosby Show airs in Toronto, as hockey phenom Sidney Crosby takes to Canadian ice for the first time in his professional career against the Leafs tonight. The Cros faces off against impressive Leaf rookies Alexander Steen and Kyle Wellwood before playing the Montreal Canadiens later this week. (That information was only provided to make the title of this post work.) This visit is important, however,......

Also, where are your clothes? Yes, we know, this ain’t anywhere near la province du poutine, but last time we checked there wasn’t a Montrealist site…so we will make an exception today. Ben Stiller has requested that production and filming of his new movie move to Vancouver from Montreal, because he hates Montreal, according to these guys. This will cause a loss of 500 jobs in the Montreal film industry, as well as a loss......