And TD Ameritrade, formed in 2006 after the bank acquired the stake, is an important link in Toronto-Dominion's U.S. expansion strategy, together with the expansion of a Portland, Maine-based commercial bank, TD Banknorth.

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The new Cleantech industry has a firm footing in Michigan, and in fact the thought leaders in the world, the Cleantech Venture Network based just north of Ann Arbor, is the group holding conferences all over the world (U.S., China, Toronto, Germany, France) to create financial markets for this new industry.

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As of September 30, the company had 10 restaurants outside the U.S. (5 in Toronto, 4 in London and 1 in Paris).

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The bank, which has more than 1, 300 U.S. branches, is part of TD Bank Group in Toronto.

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U.S. neighbors to the north gave a basketball signed by the 2010-11 Toronto Raptors NBA team, courtesy of the Canadian prime minister.

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Toronto, like other cities, will be sending a city delegation to Copenhagen for the U.N. summit in December.

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Attendance also rose, highlighted by a U.S. - Canada matchup that drew over 40, 000 to the Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Prosecutors, in a letter submitted to a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan, said Abassi had radicalized Chiheb Esseghaier, who is charged in Toronto with conspiring with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train that runs between New York City and Montreal.

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