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Youth apathy to cars a worrisome trend
Some blame the poor economy and a lack of good-paying jobs for young people as a reason why they aren't buying cars.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top wheels.ca stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:36:51

INSIDER REPORT: Did Fiat really punk VW with Google Street View?
Did Fiat really pull a grand scale prank on rival Volkswagen? Or was it all just a coincidence?


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top wheels.ca stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:36:50

New Chevy crossover set for Canadian markets, but not U.S.
The new Chevy Trax shares a platform with the 2013 Buick Encore.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top wheels.ca stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:36:50

Mortuary sued for switching bodies, burying grandmother in California, not Nicaragua
A family is suing a mortuary over a body switch that resulted in a grandmother being buried in another woman's clothes in California instead of in Nicaragua.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: World	Date: 2012-05-17 12:33:37

American Idol recap: Joshua and Phillip hog the moments
Joshua Ledet sings "Imagine" on the May 16 episode of American Idol.

Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips look solid for the finale in American Idol top three performance show


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Television	Date: 2012-05-17 12:33:17

Yard sale with kids: 5 life lessons learned from hosting a garage sale
Liam Mcdermott, 5, buys a glass of pink lemonade from Jessie, 9, at a Yard Sale for the Cure in the Beaches.

Liam Mcdermott, 5, buys a glass of pink lemonade from Jessie, 9, at a Yard Sale for the Cure in the Beaches.

There’s nothing better than a yard sale to clear away the clutter and find new homes for all the clothes and toys you no longer use. Here’s how to get the kids involved.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Living stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:32:50

FEAST: Tibetan momos a family affair
The steamed beef momos at the Himalayan Cafe in Parkdale are hefty and come in homemade dumpling wrappers.

At the Himalayan Cafe in Parkdale, the Tibetan owners share their recipe for juicy beef momos and fiery tomato-cilantro hot sauce.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Living stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:32:47

Surprise! Mayor Rob Ford appears at gay flag-raising event
Mayor Rob Ford, in centre wearing a dark suit and dark tie, appears at a city hall flag raising as part of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Thursday. The mayor had earlier declined an invitation to the event and his appearance shocked and surprised the crowd.

Mayor Rob Ford, in centre wearing a dark suit and dark tie, appears at a city hall flag raising as part of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Thursday. The mayor had earlier declined an invitation to the event and his appearance shocked and surprised the crowd.

It is the first time Ford has appeared at a gay-related event, despite huge pressure after skipping all Pride events last year.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:32:16

Jennifer Lopez to leave American Idol?
Jennifer Lopez poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film "What to Expect When You're Expecting."

Lopez's one-year contract for $20 million is up after this season and she has not yet signed for a third season.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Entertainment stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:31:05

Garage sale Tom Thomson and Frederick Varley finds bring big bucks
Kate Bellringer, Contemporary and Canadian Art Curator at Maynards Fine Art & Antiques, shows a painting, right, by late Canadian artist Tom Thomson during a preview before an auction in Vancouver, B.C., May 16, 2012.

Kate Bellringer, Contemporary and Canadian Art Curator at Maynards Fine Art & Antiques, shows a painting, right, by late Canadian artist Tom Thomson during a preview before an auction in Vancouver, B.C., May 16, 2012.

An oil painting by Tom Thomson -- discovered and purchased in an East Vancouver yard sale -- has sold for $126,500 at an art auction.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Entertainment stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:31:05

Watch trailers for CBS's four new shows
The CBS Sherlock reboot Elementary stars Aidan Quinn, Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller at Sherlock.

CBS had the fewest holes to fill in its fall schedule, as it enjoys the best ratings of the four big networks.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Entertainment stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:31:04

Purple, Red and Yellow Wiggles to leave popular band
The Wiggles, Murray Cook (Red Wiggle), Greg Page (Yellow Wiggle), Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), and Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle).

The Wiggles, Murray Cook (Red Wiggle), Greg Page (Yellow Wiggle), Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), and Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle).

Three members of the children's music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colourful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Entertainment stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:31:03

Donna Summer dead at 63
Disco diva Donna Summer is best known for her hits "I Feel Love" and "She Works Hard For the Money."

The disco queen died after a battle with cancer.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Top Entertainment stories	Date: 2012-05-17 12:31:02

Award-winning plastic bag 'mockumentary' makers baffled by Toronto move to rescind 5-cent fee
YouTube movie that followed plastic bag from parking lot to Pacific still popular after two years


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: Toronto & GTA	Date: 2012-05-17 12:30:26

Buffalo Bills sign top draft pick Stephon Gilmore to 4-year deal
Buffalo Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore is ready to compete for a starting job after signing a four-year contract worth about $12 million on Thursday.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore is ready to compete for a starting job after signing a four-year contract worth about $12 million on Thursday.

Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore is ready to compete for a starting job, after the first-round draft pick signed a four-year contract worth about $12 million on Thursday.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Sports news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:30:04

Brian McNamee admits to lying initially about steroid involvement with Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens is on trial for allegedly lying to Congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Sports news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:30:03

TSX positive as commodity prices rebound off lows
The Toronto stock market was slightly higher as commodity prices moved off multi-month lows that followed growing nervousness about the potential Greece's debt crisis to affect the.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Business news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:30:00

Fast-growing website Pinterest gets $100M boost to jump into online selling
This screen shot taken Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, shows a page of women's products from Pinterest.com.

This screen shot taken Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, shows a page of women's products from Pinterest.com.

The fast-growing website that started as a place to share vintage postcards, recipes and crocheted camera strap ideas has jumped into e-commerce.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Business news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:59

A look at CP Rail's new board
Take a closer look at the 16 directors that make up CP Rail's new board.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Business news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:59

IMF to review Greek progress after June elections
The International Monetary Fund will not return to Greece to review its loan program before Athens holds fresh elections on June 17, an IMF official said on Thursday.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Business news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:58

Sears Canada CEO shrugs off parent company's massive unloading of stock
People walk past the main Sears store in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia February 23, 2011.

People walk past the main Sears store in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia February 23, 2011.

As Sears Canada works to win back shoppers, the parent company in the U.S. unloads all but 51 per cent — and perhaps as much as 95 per cent — of stock in the Canadian operations.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Business news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:55

Berkshire Hathaway to buy 63 newspapers for $142 million
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, laughs during an interview with Liz Claman of the Fox Business Network in Omaha, Neb., Monday, May 7, 2012.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, laughs during an interview with Liz Claman of the Fox Business Network in Omaha, Neb., Monday, May 7, 2012.

Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making its largest foray into newspapers yet, agreeing to buy 63 papers from Media General Inc.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All Business news	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:54

Coffee may help you live longer, study suggests
The study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute is the largest to compare coffee drinkers with those who avoid it to determine whether the beverage can delay the risk of dying from ailments such as heart disease, diabetes or respiratory illness, said Neal Freedman, the lead study author.

The study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute is the largest to compare coffee drinkers with those who avoid it to determine whether the beverage can delay the risk of dying from ailments such as heart disease, diabetes or respiratory illness, said Neal Freedman, the lead study author.

Men who drank 2 to 3 cups a day had a 10 per cent chance of outliving those who drank no coffee, while women had a 13 per cent advantage, according to research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All News	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:52

OLG puts out call to firms for 'world-class gaming facilities'
Ontario is rolling the dice on an expansion of gambling by asking Vegas-style companies where they'd like to build in Ontario.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All News	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:51

Bandit dressed as Brinks guard gets away with large amount of cash
The "poser" bandit poses as a Brinks guard to steal money piroa scheduled pick up.

He has been nicknamed the “poser” bandit.


Newspaper: Toronto Star
Feed: All News	Date: 2012-05-17 12:29:51

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