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Rob Ford CrackMayor of Toronto accused of using cocaine Canada News
Rob Ford called the claims ';ridiculous'; as he addressed a swarm of reporters outside his house in Canada’s biggest city. The denial came after gossip site Gawker and the Toronto Star published articles saying they had been offered a video of the alleged smoking session. Both outlets said they declined to pay the $100,000 (65,930) price tag wanted by a person with the mobile ...
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Serena Williams reaches Italian Open final
The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to roll past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Saturday to reach the Italian Open final and extend her career-best winning run to 23 ...
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A bicyclists guide to Toronto Where to go and what to avoid
Toronto has been riding the same wave. Although peArmstrongople have always cycled here, it's no longer just a few zealots who do it all winter. And in the spring, as the weather warms up, the true extent of the shift becomes clear - masses of riders start appearing on many of the city's streets. To get a better sense of the Toronto cycling community we reached out to people who ...
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Why Canada should back Antarctica North
Canada just assumed the chair of the Arctic Council. Predictably, the Harper government grabbed the gavel and announced that its priority will be to open up the vast territory for more business.More business is coming to the Arctic, like it or not, courtesy of global warming, an issue that leaves the Harper government largely indifferent. Global warming is altering the geography of the Arctic, ...
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12 young leaders changing Canada in this weeks Generation Why
If the number of young entrepreneurs and innovators in Canada is any indication, the generation that came of age alongside the modern web is ready to rethink everything.Earlier this month, ...
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Vancouver company discovers LSD shipped to U.S. under its logo
A Gastown company found itself unknowingly associated with an international drug ring when someone used its logo on mail shipped with LSD.Scott Mills, operational manager of JukeboxPrint. com, said he has no idea how much of the hallucinogen has been shipped out under his company's name, but three packages were returned over six months with a return to sender notice.The returned packages ...
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Ex-RCMP commander to be sentenced
The former RCMP detachment commander in Merritt will be sentenced for breach of trust later this month. Criminal Justice Branch spokesman Neil Mackenzie confirmed Stuart Seib, an 18-year veteran of the force, will be in a Kelowna courtroom on May 27 for sentencing. He was arrested in January 2012 after Mounties learned that cocaine had disappeared from an evidence locker. The 54-year-old pleaded ...
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Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
Toronto's mayor has denied allegations he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. Rob Ford called the claims "ridiculous" as he addressed a swarm of reporters outside his house in Canada's biggest city. The denial came after gossip site Gawker and the Toronto Star published articles saying they had been offered a video of the alleged smoking session. Both ...
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French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage into law despite national protests
French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching ...
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Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians
The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all ...
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Gawker launches crackstarter to buy Rob Ford video
Mayor Ford to Horwath: Force an election TORONTO - They’re not raising money for impoverished children or a cure for cancer - it’s to own the rights to the infamous video of Toronto’s mayor said to be smoking crack. And all that money would be going to Rexdale drug dealers. Gawker, the New York-based news and gossip website that broke the story that there is a video they ...
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Video Time Lapse Montreal by Winter
Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy ...
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Canada abuzz over crack video
A video purportedly of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has caused an uproar in Canada, with Mr Ford calling the allegations ...
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For teen refugees a struggle to adapt to life in Metro Vancouver
In some of Metro Vancouver's poorest neighbourhoods, the effects of war linger.It pervades school hallways and city streets in areas like Surrey's Guildford, Burnaby's Metrotown or the Tri-Cities' Burquitlam -- the main destinations for the bulk of government-assisted refugees who settle in B.C.Refugees are often penniless, having fled war or political upheaval in their own ...
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Douglas Todd Many Hong Kong immigrants return home from Vancouver
‘Higher-paying jobs, greater job security, job promotion opportunities and family reunification’ are the main reasons for thousands of immigrants from Hong Kong to leave Canada, says SFU researcher Nuowen ...
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YouTube famous hatchet-wielding hitchhiker Kai spent time living on Vancouver Island
In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor’s website, Caleb ';Kai’ Lawrence McGillivary is shown. McGillivary, 24, is being sought by New Jersey authorities on a murder warrant in the beating death of a New Jersey lawyer he befriended in New York’s Times Square. The homeless hitchhiker had previously gained Internet and TV celebrity status by using a ...
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Canadian Giro d’Italia champ Ryder Hesjedal withdraws from this years race
This May 11, 2013 file photo shows Britain’s Bradley Wiggins adjusting his helmet prior to starting the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, an individual time trial from Gabicce to Saltara. Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d’Italia before the start of the 13th stage, Friday, May ...
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Diane-35 benefits outweigh risks when used as authorized for acne Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has completed a safety review of the anti-acne medication Diane-35 and determined the drug's benefits outweigh its risks when appropriately used. In Canada, Diane-35 is approved for the temporary treatment of severe acne in women who are unresponsive to other treatments. The federal agency says it should not be used in patients with a history that puts them at risk ...
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Son named as suspect in murder of New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland court documents
The suspect in the slaying of New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland is his son Dennis, state search warrant documents that were executed in the investigation. A Saint John, N.B., judge quashed on Friday a publication ban on the identities of those subject to the search warrants. Dennis Oland's property in Rothesay, N.B., a suburb of Saint John, was searched after his father's death ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Crosby helps Penguins fly
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun, left, is congratulated by teammates Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin after they defeated the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 in Pittsburgh, Penn., Friday. (Jason ...
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Lawyer says RCMP refuses to mediate harassment suit
A lawyer representing 300 women who worked for the RCMP alleging harassment and gender-based discrimination in a lawsuit says the national police force is declining an offer to mediate. "The RCMP indicated they have no interest to discuss settlement. It comes as a big surprise to us," said Vancouver class action lawyer David Klein. But earlier this year, RCMP commissioner Bob ...
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Why the Liberals were able to predict their victory in B.C. while public election polls missed the mark
Late last week, four days before ';E-Day,'; pollster Dimitri Pantazopoulos met senior members of the B.C. Liberal Party’s campaign team, including former MLA and finance minister Colin Hansen. ';We’ve got 48 seats,'; Mr. Pantazopoulos told them. Popular support was in their party’s favour, enough to win a fourth consecutive Liberal majority government. ...
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U.S. Russia and Canada failed to share information from investigations into Canadian jihadi Boston bomber
Set among auto shops on an industrial backstreet, the Imdadul Islamic Centre occupies a low building that housed a furniture business before it was converted into a mosque with a shiny silver dome. Founded by Guyanese Muslims, it has been a federally regulated charity in good standing since 1986. The mosque secretary, Osman Khan, co-chairs Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair's Muslim ...
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Canada’s NDP denounces China signals support for Obama’s “Asia Pivot”
Canada's Official Opposition, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP), brought forward a motion last month to scuttle the recently negotiated Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA).Though their motion was doomed to be overwhelmingly defeated and quickly forgotten, the social democrats used the occasion to repeatedly denounce the ...
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Photos London beats Saskatoon 3-2 in Memorial Cup
Saskatoon Blades goaltender Andrey Makarov stops a shot from London Knights centre Ryan Rupert during first period Memorial Cup action in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday, May 17, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam ...
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Montreal Metro still trying to replace ageing fleet
The Montreal Metro is ageing, or its trains are at least, with some of them over 60 years old this year, it’s high time for massive investment in an overhaul of the fleet, but the bidding process has been controversial and highly competitive, leading to delays, which it is hoped will provide a lower cost.
Montreal’s metro system is operated by the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and was first opened back in 1966, since then it has grown into one of the largest subways in the country and is the busiest in Canada with over 290 million trips taken on the system last year. The 759 trains that operate on the network are ageing and tired, having each carried an estimated 7900 people and plans are afoot to replace them. Read more
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