Two men, one armed with a gun and another with a sledgehammer are wanted after a TTC collector was robbed over the weekend.

Toronto Police say the armed robbers struck around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Wilson TTC station.

One of the men used a sledgehammer to break the glass of the collector’s booth then reached inside and opened the door, police said. The second suspect pointed a handgun at the collector.

The duo grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the Wilson Ave. station.

Both men are described as black, 5′6″ to 5′8″ with thin builds.

Toronto’s proposed 2010 budget includes a property tax hike of four per cent as well as new user fees meant to narrow its $382-million shortfall.

The tax hike matches last year’s four per cent increase.

It means a home worth $407,374, the average price in Toronto, will be hit with an extra $93 in property taxes.

Property taxes make up 39 per cent of the revenue for the city’s $9-billion budget.

Mayor David Miller notes that despite the rate jump, Toronto still pays the lowest property taxes of any other municipality in the 905 region.

But critics say a house in the suburbs will likely be situated on a much larger property.

Aside from the property tax hike, the city also wants to increase user fees and impose new costs for city-run services and facilities.

That includes a one-time charge of $50 per family to sign up for recreation programs.

A female pedestrian was killed Wednesday morning in the GTA’s 10th road death of a person on foot in the past eight days.

A bloody tarp lay on Dufferin St. where the woman, believed to be in her mid-30s, was hit by a minivan just before dawn.

The driver of the minivan, a blue Honda Odyssey, and the driver of a white dump truck sat in separate police vehicles, answering questions.

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According to Bev Oda, Minister of International Cooperation.

“Our government is prepared to match their contributions dollar for dollar,” up to a maximum of $50 million.

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will hand out these funds to Canadian and international humanitarian and development organizations.

The death toll from Haiti’s earthquake could be between 45,000 and 50,000, with a further 3 million people hurt or homeless in an increasingly desperate country, a senior Haitian Red Cross official said Thursday.

At least 1,500 bodies were stacked inside and outside the morgue of Port-au-Prince’s General Hospital Thursday before noon, as pick-up trucks continued to deliver the dead from Tuesday’s earthquake, the hospital’s director said.

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The following is a list of reputable aid organizations currently seeking cash donations for relief efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Donations can be made at the web pages or by calling the appropriate phone numbers.

OneXOne (Rogers/Fido customers)

Text “HELP” or “Donate” to 1291. Reply to confirmation request with ‘yes.’ You will receive a thank you message that confirms the donation and $5 will be added to your next Wireless invoice.

Rogers will forward 100 per cent of the SMS revenues to OneXOne. In addition, Rogers Communications and the Rogers family will donate $250,000 in funds and goods to Partners In Health: Haiti and other relief organizations in the country.

Canadian Red Cross
Toll free: 1-800-418-1111

cbm Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-567-2264

Humanitarian Coalition (CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec, Save the Children Canada)

to see the entire list of organizations you can donate to visit citynews.ca

Well this is why toronto is the best city in the world !

While some wore their usual briefs, others went that extra mile accenting their legs by wearing fancy footwear or more formal attire everywhere but below the belt.

One man, wearing a suit jacket and tie, even brought a hanger to hang his pants from the overhead handrail .

Have you been outside today and feel how cold it was .. i must say these guys are surely crazy, i had on 3 layers of clothing while these guys were walking around toronto hallf naked ! brrrrrr …

For full story including pictures visit Toronto Sun

Dwayne De Rosario and Amado Guevara scored three minutes apart as TFC picked up its first-ever win against New England in six tries.

It was the first time all season Toronto, 4-3-4, has scored more than one goal at home.

With the win, Toronto vaults back to the top of the Eastern Conference standings of Major League Soccer. It’s likely a short stay, however, with a host of games tonight.

They were out scored in the series 15-5

Tue. 05/19: BOS 2, TOR 1
Wed. 05/20: BOS 8, TOR 3
Thu. 05/21: BOS 5, TOR 1

“We’re in first place,” Blue Jays first baseman Kevin Millar said after the club’s 5-1 loss in Boston on Thursday night. “The positive is we’re in first place. We were coming out of here in first place regardless.”

Toronto is still listed at the top of the American League East standings .. should we be panicking .. is this a sign of things to come ?

In this series the bats were quiet and the pitching wasnt that good either and The Toronto Blue Jays have already made some changes by recalling pitcher Casey Janssen and utility infielder Joe Inglett effective today. The club announced it will also recall rookie right-hander Ricky Romero in time to make his scheduled start next Tuesday.

Ricky Romero

Joe Inglett

Casey Janssen

Sure they had a nice little run at the end of the season but as is usually the case with those Raptors its too little too late ..

Can they do it ? I certainly think so …

I am not sure what they expected to gain from this move .. do you know ?

cant wait to see something like this on the streets of toronto.

TTC officials said ..The first of the cars are scheduled to be in the city for testing in 2011 and will be in service by 2012.

Do you like this new look ?