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The City of Toronto and its 6,000 unionized outside workers remained at the bargaining table early Sunday morning, as a midnight deadline to reach an agreement on a new contract passed without any outcome.

James Reimer posted his second straight shutout and Phil Kessel had a three-point night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Saturday night.

A Canadian imam issued a fatwa Saturday officially condemning honour killings and family violence.

Workers in London, Ont., say they'll continue to picket even though the Electro-Motive Diesel plant is now officially closed, as the head of the Canadian Auto Workers calls for a public inquiry into the closure.

York Region's promised two months of free transit begin, hoping to win back customers who suffered through a three-month strike.

Hundreds of Canadians lost their jobs on Friday, as Caterpillar announced the closure of its Electro-Motive Diesel locomotive plant in London, Ont. Today we bring you excerpts from three personal stories of those affected.

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to extend their point streak to a season high-tying five games Saturday night in the nation's capital, where the Ottawa Senators will try to avoid a season-worst sixth straight defeat (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).

Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Leandro Barbosa scored 19 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 106-89 on Friday.

The British Methodist Episcopal Church in Guelph, Ont., is for sale, and one group hopes to buy it because of its role as a refuge for escaped slaves, Genevieve Tomney reports.

Father's notice of appeal argues the trial judge erred in admitting evidence from an honour killings expert.

A man wearing a hospital gown is shot and killed after a confrontation with Toronto police near East General Hospital.

Toronto police allege a man charged in a massive child pornography sweep across Ontario abused numerous young girls.

Mr. Schmitz denies these charges, stating that he has no intention of fleeing the country as he wants to be with his family and attempt to recover his frozen assets.

“I will not run away. I want to fight these allegations on a level playing field. I have three little children. My wife is pregnant with twins. I just want to be with them,” Mr. Schmitz told the court.

Mr. Schmitz is known to have multiple passports, and offshore bank accounts in different names. According to Bloomberg, Mr. Schmitz has more than $21 million in 23 seperate bank accounts in Hong Kong.

Justice Raynor Asher, who presided over Mr. Schmitz’s most recent case, argued that Mr. Schmitz’s great wealth and connection to Germany – which does not have an extradition agreement with the United States – is rationale to label him a flight risk.

“I’m aware that if I go to Germany I would be unable to unfreeze my assets. What I want to do is stay here to fight and get my money back,” Mr. Schmitz responded. “What would I do in Germany with five kids and a wife with no money?”

“It is not an option for me.”

The adipose former digital storage locker mogul claims that he has gotten “unwanted” letters from female prisoners, and a harassing phone call from a man claiming to be a prosecutor according to media reports from New Zealand.

Mr. Schmitz is expected to remain in custody until February 22, when his extradition hearing is expected to begin.

A three-month-old polar bear cub born prematurely at the Toronto Zoo last year was introduced to the public on Friday.

The city and its 6,000 unionized outside workers appear to be nowhere near reaching a new labour deal as a weekend deadline for an agreement approaches.

The company that owns the locked-out Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., has decided to close the plant permanently.

On Friday morning HP accidentally leaked some details about its upcoming Xeon E5 powered Proliant Gen8 server line.

The pages listed details of the upcoming single- and dual-socket BL, ML and DL Gen8 servers.

These details were quickly retracted from HP’s site.

A reporter for the IDG news wire managed to take a look at the website, and filed a story with details of the new server line.

HP’s Proliant Gen8 server line will replace the x86 basd Gen7 line, first introduced in March 2010.

According to the now retracted page on HP’s website, the single-socket ProLiant BL460c will be a small form factor machine based on Intel’s E5-2650L.

On February 13 HP plans to host a press conference in Las Vegas with Dave Donatelli, VP of HP’s Enterprise Server division, to share news about a “ground-breaking, new enterprise technology and services that redefine customer data center experiences and economics,” according to an invite.

Xigamtek is celebrating a first with the Gigas Micro-ATX Cube, as it is their first Aluminum chassis. Even with its compact dimensions, the Gigas Cube manages to fit high-end Hardware, allowing one to easily build a potent HTPC or Gaming system. USB 3.0, space for up to 4 fans, along with a fan controller round up the list of features.

The word “Gigas” is part of the Greek language and means “giant”. In the modern language, the prefix “giga” can be found in many different areas to quantify the sheer size. Gigabyte or Gigawatt are such examples and the new chassis from Xigmatek carries the name “Gigas” for good reason.

The shell of the cube chassis is constructed of Aluminum, which give the chassis that extraordinary look and feel. With the single piece spanning across the left, front and right of the chassis, completely eliminating any ugly gaps between these areas. Plenty of openings allow for ample ventilation and have been placed in the rear, side and front of the chassis, with the one in the front shaped like an X for Xigmatek.

Two 5.25 inch drive bays in the front next to a perfectly placed I/O panel, which holds not only the power and reset buttons, but also the two USB 2.0 and a single USB 3.0 plug. The latter may be connected directly to the 20-pin header of modern motherboards. Naturally, two status LEDs and a pair of audio connectors can also be found on the I/O panel..

Upon removing the six screws holding the top cover in place, one may access the innovative interior layout, which is the absolute strength of the Gigas. The motherboard, be it of the Micro-ATX or ITX, is simply placed on the floor of the chassis as this panel also acts as the board tray. Expansion cards and ATX power supply are to be installed horizontally within the chassis, as this is the most efficient use of the limited space.

Two large air vents on the left side of the chassis give access to fresh air for the PSU and graphic card so that even the longest (up to 35 cm) and fastest graphic cards keep cool under any circumstance. Two 120 mm fans, rotating at up to 1.000 RPM push cool air across the components, further reducing the overall temperature within the Gigas.

To pull hot air out of the case, the Gigas may hold an additional two 120 mm units in the rear of the chassis. These are to be installed above each other, which generates a healthy flow of air across the hard drive cage and the CPU cooler,

Each of the two hard drive cages can hold up to three 3.5 inch hard drives, with an additional 2.5 inch SSD mounting on the underside of each unit, for a total of eight drives. A third cage, intended for two 5.25 inch drives can be found in the front of the chassis. For additional support of these parts, a metal beam has been installed within the chassis, while still allowing CPU coolers with an impressive height of 18.5 cm to be installed with the Gigas.

With all these features and the incredible and innovative use of space, the Xigmatek Gigas performs like a giant, able to hold high-end components without breaking a sweat. Xigmatek rounds up the impressive list of engineering achievements with their “Mono Cool” fan controller, also part of the Midgard (II) cases, with which one may adjust the speed of up to three fans within the chassis.

Canada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent in January according to Statistics Canada, a 0.1 per cent increase, as 23,700 more people searched for work.

The long-awaited Drummond Commission report on reforming Ontario's government to trim a $16 billion deficit will be released Feb. 15.