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Morning Brew: August 20th, 2007


Photo: "Eyeing a bigger target..." by blogTO Flickr pooler gardinergirl.

Your morning news roundup for Monday, August 20th, 2007:

The saying "good night and don't let the bedbugs bite" hits a little too close to home (literally) for Nicole Priaulx and her three children.

There are better ways to deal with marital problems than running over your husband with your SUV at a gas station, even if it is by accident. In general, it wasn't a good weekend for people getting hit by cars.

My 1994 Honda Civic starts to shake uncontrollably if I push it past 120km/h, so you can imagine my shock when I heard that an 18-year-old was caught driving at over 200km/h on Highway 400 this weekend.

Shots were fired near a children's festival yesterday in the Jane-Finch area. Luckily, no one was hurt.

Forget Hollywood North. Toronto is becoming Bollywood West, as Indian cinema's two biggest stars plan to launch their world tour in our city next year.


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