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Opposition parties are crying foul over Harper's use of military jets. After accusing the Liberals of overusing the jets for personal business during their time in government, Harper used one to fly his son to Toronto for a Leafs game. Pot, meet kettle.

Jaime Hernandez' face is instantly recognizable to the urban sidewalk-gazer. He is one of the most eagerly anticipated appearences of the IFOA and last week's Eye Magazine coverboy. Hernandez, along with his brother Gilberto, has acheived the status of a master in the alternative comics community, recently releasing Ghost of Hoppers, the latest compilation edition of the noted series Love and Rockets.

After a busy offseason, Raptor Basketball is back at the Air Canada Centre tonight. With all the second-guessing and criticism following every personell decision this summer, it will be interesting to see how the team responds in 05/06. There is no question that veteran leadership is at a minimum this year, however, if the preseason is any indication, it looks like Rob Babcock made the right moves on draft day. First round selections, Charlie Villanueva and Joey Graham both came from winning collegiate programs in Connecticut and Oklahoma State, and their preseason composure has shown leadership beyond that of your average freshman.

Seminal New York writer and director Spike "It's Gotta Be the Shoes" Lee will be speaking at Roy Thompson Hall on March 14, making his first public appearance in Toronto in five years. Organized by Ryerson University Students Administrative Council, the talk and question/answer period is bound to include subjects like the New York Knicks and the time they lost the championship to the Houston Rockets in 1993.

We at the Torontoist would like to apologize for how repetitive our basketball reports are becoming. As sorry as we are, though, it appears that nothing is changing.

The Raptors recorded just their second road win of the young season last night in a tough battle against conference favourite Kazaam and the Miami Heat. With Vinsanity hardly contributing with just five points on 2 for 9 shooting, the win was fueled by the return of Donyell Marshall who added sixteen points to the (almost) full team effort. Marshall’s return adds size inside along with gifted outside shooting. The Raps will to continue their claw back to a respectable road record when they take on the Orlando Magic tonight.