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Commuters inconvenienced by grisly, tragic death

By Philip Preville

| April 24, 2007

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Does my headline seem callous to you? I’m only mirroring the sensitivities of the Star in its front page headline. The inside headline on page A16 is even worse: “’Not a good day’ for TTC commuters.” Antonio Almeida’s widow apologizes for the inconvenience.

Image credit: Aaron Lynett/Toronto Star

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