Hassaan Abdel Khalik is an aspiring Olympic swimmer specializing in the 200 and 400 freestyle events.
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London 2012 falls during the holy month of Ramadan, and some fear obligatory fasting among observant Muslims will hurt their medal chances.
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The University of Windsor volleyball coach popped the question, then welcomed his girlfriend of seven years to their wedding.
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The mayor of Vilnius acknowledged Tuesday distributing a deliberately altered picture to news organizations.
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Thomas Quinet, 14, the teen whose fight for life has been chronicled by the Star, is on life support at Sick Kids
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The photographer used a 19th-century style wooden box camera purchased in Afghanistan to photograph festival participants.
ParentCentral | Education
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Ontario's elementary teachers say they don't want to be "YouTubed" — see their image posted on the video-sharing site without their permission.
ParentCentral | Education
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More than 2,000 principals from around the globe gather in Toronto for an international conference on school leadership.
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Paranormal researcher Richard Palmisano says ghosts of soldiers, a little girl and former employees haunt the CNE.
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The first global camera trap mammal study has documented 105 species in nearly 52,000 images from the Americas, Africa and Asia.
Sports | Soccer
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The arrival of Robbie Keane shows the league is loosening its grip on its clubs’ activities.
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Shockwaves from Google Inc.’s surprise $12.5 billion (U.S.) bid for money losing Motorola Mobility continued to be felt Tuesday as the Internet giant’s stock was slapped with a rare sell recommendation.
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The Mississauga judicial inquiry report expected after Labour Day will be delayed because of a trade trip to Brazil scheduled by Mayor Hazel McCallion and the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance.
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The investigation follows more than 100 complaints from inmates who say correctional officers assaulted them.
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The Guide "is a prototype iPad isn’t it, really?" says Simon Jones, the voice of Arthur Dent in both the radio series and the Canadian-made app.
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David Hare's Page Eight, the British director’s first feature in 14 years, will bring down the TIFF curtain Sept. 18.
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The Crown must now determine whether criminal charges should stem from the prank; those charges could include criminal mischief or harassment.
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Top recording artists prepare for a windfall as an obscure clause in U.S. copyright law comes into effect.
Wheels
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Wheels' Jim Kenzie was driving on Yonge Street the other day when he spotted the ultimate driving distraction.
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Before you walk down the aisle a second time, figure out what's yours, mine and ours in case it doesn't last.
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Clive Goodman claims that phone hacking was carried out with “the full knowledge and support” of the paper’s leadership.
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Councillor Josh Matlow sees “incredible frustration” when lanes are blocked at rush hour “by some selfish guy” getting coffee or his drycleaning.
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Some credit cards have annual fees, and some cards don’t. So when do you know if paying the annual fee is worth it?
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An aboriginal couple who were allegedly beaten and racially harassed by security guards at St. Mike's hospital have reached a settlement.
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A column by Heather Mallick on July 28 contained a number of inaccurate statements about the well-known British journalist and author Melanie Phillips.
Blogs
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Prince Harry almost had a case of frostbite as a souvenir of an Arctic trek with a group of wounded soldiers.
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A 31-day celebration of eye-popping photographs reflecting our local and global communities.
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Star readers have submitted these ideas for the Blue Jays new uniform. Send us your ideas at fanpix@thestar.ca
