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On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica

On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica

Date11/3/1989
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PM tightwalks. Low bidders: About 500 farmers took over a farm-liquidation auction near Palmerston. They conducted the auction themselves and bought about $100,000 worth of equipment for $19.81
PM tightwalks. Low bidders: About 500 farmers took over a farm-liquidation auction near Palmerston. They conducted the auction themselves and bought about $100,000 worth of equipment for $19.81
2/9/1983
Nerve-wracking wait: Federico Sanabri Martines says the worst part about waiting for his refugees status claim to be heard is not being allowed to work
Nerve-wracking wait: Federico Sanabri Martines says the worst part about waiting for his refugees status claim to be heard is not being allowed to work
12/6/1988
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
6/2/1986
Wide powers: Securities commission has broad authority, says former chairman Henry Knowles, left, but lawyer Ed Waitzer says regulators have a lame duck image
Wide powers: Securities commission has broad authority, says former chairman Henry Knowles, left, but lawyer Ed Waitzer says regulators have a lame duck image
11/29/1984
Roy McMurtry: Attorney-General says charter would remove powers from police
Roy McMurtry: Attorney-General says charter would remove powers from police
2/3/1981
Mayor Phillips, I'm not a good fellow at pinning bouquets on myself, but I think I can say modestly that I have contributed to the building up of this great city
Mayor Phillips, I'm not a good fellow at pinning bouquets on myself, but I think I can say modestly that I have contributed to the building up of this great city
11/14/1962
Double-dated: Rachelle Smith, 17, left, and Nada Bon, 16, say they had gone on casual double-dates with Mark Wildman and another youth before Wildman killed two friends, then himself
Double-dated: Rachelle Smith, 17, left, and Nada Bon, 16, say they had gone on casual double-dates with Mark Wildman and another youth before Wildman killed two friends, then himself
8/16/1987
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Toronto lawyer Joseph Sedgwick has been appointed by Prime Minister Pearson to take a long look at individual liberty and the mighty discretionary powers of the minister of immigration
Toronto lawyer Joseph Sedgwick has been appointed by Prime Minister Pearson to take a long look at individual liberty and the mighty discretionary powers of the minister of immigration
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Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
10/16/1980
Paul Tuz: Says federal clerks strike shows unions' powers dangerous
Paul Tuz: Says federal clerks strike shows unions' powers dangerous
8/21/1978
Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
12/30/1985