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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines

'I am not stepping aside,' Mayor Rob Ford says, as 'crack video' scandal rages

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:33 PM PDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (right) walks to a meeting at city hall in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2013 flanked by a security guard and a member of his staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteTORONTO - A defiant Mayor Rob Ford brushed aside questions about a new claim Thursday that he knew the whereabouts of an alleged crack cocaine video in another chaotic day that saw two more aides leave.

Canadian double-amputee summits Mount Everest

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:47 PM PDT

A Canadian double-amputee has summited Mount Everest, almost 60 years to the day after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited the world's highest peak.

Banff officials call off search for problem cougar

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:23 PM PDT

The search for a problem cougar in the mountain town of Banff located west of Calgary has been called off a week after a man said he fended off an attack with his skateboard.

Senator Mike Duffy mused about becoming a minster: report

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT

Senator Mike Duffy leaves Parliament Hill on May 9, 2013 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickBoth NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau did a great job interrogating Prime Minister Harper, this week, about the Senate expense scandal. They asked poignant questions such as: what did the PM know, when did he know … Continue reading →

Murder suspect Dellen Millard linked to bloody yacht in 2011

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Dellen MillardThe blanket of questions that surrounds Dellen Millard, a suspect in the murder of Ontario father Tim Bosma, continues to be cast over the aviation prodigy's history after fresh reports that blood was found on a yacht he rented two … Continue reading →

Family of oxygen-deprived Manitoba boy with brain damage in upheaval

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:52 AM PDT

Emily Moar, Morgan's mom, sits distraught outside the hospital in Winnipeg on Wednesday.The parents of a two-year-old Manitoba boy who suffered severe brain damage allegedly caused during an air ambulance transfer have had their lives thrown into upheaval.

Harper says he wouldn't have approved Duffy payment

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT

Harper grilled over Senate scandalPrime Minister Stephen Harper says he had no prior knowledge of a $90,000 payment by his former chief of staff to cover expenses improperly claimed by Senator Mike Duffy, and if he had known, he "would have said not to do it."

Ontario Court of Appeal refuses to dismiss $50 billion tobacco lawsuit

Posted: 30 May 2013 03:32 PM PDT

A man smokes a cigarette outside the Montreal courthouse, Monday, March 12, 2012 on the opening day of a massive lawsuit against the tobacco industry. Several big foreign tobacco companies have lost a bid to have a $50 billion lawsuit by the Ontario government thrown out of court.Ontario's Court of Appeal has refused their request. The Canadian Press/Graham HughesTORONTO - Several big foreign tobacco companies lost a bid on Thursday to have a $50 billion lawsuit by the Ontario government thrown out of court.

Rogers axes CityNews Channel, parts of OMNI TV programming

Posted: 30 May 2013 03:24 PM PDT

A Rogers Communications sign is marks the company's headquarters in Toronto, April 25, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent ElkaimTORONTO - Rogers Communications axed its short-lived 24-hour CityNews Channel and slashed production in some areas of its OMNI Television operations Thursday in an abrupt announcement which took viewers by surprise.

Brian Johnston, Kia Nejatian resign from Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s office

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford staffer and policy advisor Johnston walks out of City Hall after he resigned from his position in TorontoMore discord broke out in the offices of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, where two more staff members were escorted out of City Hall amid the fallout from allegations the mayor was videotaped smoking from a crack pipe.… Continue reading →

Porter plans to fight for extradition and bail in Panama: lawyer

Posted: 30 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Arthur Porter is taken is into custody in a photo from the Panama Police twitter feed. Porter, the former head of Canada's spy-agency watchdog, who received prestigious appointments from different levels of government and was nearly honoured with a street in his name, has been arrested abroad on fraud charges.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Panama PoliceMONTREAL - The former head of Canada's spy-agency watchdog is planning to fight his extradition to Canadian soil following his arrest in Panama, his lawyer says.

Suicide video shown at Winnipeg school enrages dad

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:46 AM PDT

A graphic video shown to a class of Grade 7 students has angered a Winnipeg man who called it inappropriate, gratuitously violent and horrific.

Doug Ford 'is not our candidate,' Ontario PCs insist

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:15 PM PDT

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives won't be championing embattled Toronto city councillor Doug Ford, once seen as a promising high-profile name for the party, in any upcoming election.

Battle for Toronto’s Ikea monkey harkens back to simpler times

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:10 AM PDT

Darwin the monkey is pictured at an IKEA in Toronto on Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Bronwyn PageA video showing an adorable fellow gallivanting around Toronto has captured the attention of the world and the ongoing legal fallout will begin in court today, when Yasmin Nakhuda asks for her monkey back. That's right, a lawsuit over who … Continue reading →

New poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians support more taxes for the rich

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:38 AM PDT

9 ways to avoid counterfeit polymer bills'Raise taxes on the rich' is a verse straight from the NDP hymn books. Well, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll, released on Thursday, most of us feel that way. Nine in ten (88%) Canadians 'support' (48% strongly/40% somewhat) … Continue reading →

Abortion-rights crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler left a deep but mixed legacy to Canada

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Henry Morgentaler gives the victory sign from in front of his clinic in Montreal on June 9, 1983. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pierre ObendraufDr. Henry Morgentaler was one of those rare people whose strength and perseverance led to a fundamental change in Canadian society. But unlike the Famous Five, the women behind the landmark ruling on women's equality known as the Persons Case, … Continue reading →

Toronto man gives Tim Hortons worker $100 tip

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:38 AM PDT

A server pours a cup of Tim Hortons in Toronto on May 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungA Toronto man found $200 on a sidewalk — and saw it as an opportunity to make someone's day. Tavis McKenzie, a 34-year-old entrepreneur, found two $100 bills near the intersection of York Mills and Don Mills. He stayed in … Continue reading →

Photo of Toronto officer tying elderly man’s shoes goes viral

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:40 AM PDT

This photo of a Toronto police officer tying an elderly man's shoes has gone viral (Photo courtesy Twitter)On Tuesday afternoon, marketer Jason Cassidy took a photo of duty officer Mark Borsboom trying an elderly man's shoelaces near Toronto's Roger Centre. "I thought he was being searched for drugs or something like that," he told the National Post … Continue reading →

Mom tears up in court, explaining loss of her baby while she was in prison

Posted: 30 May 2013 05:55 PM PDT

VANCOUVER - Patricia Block choked up as she told B.C. Supreme Court how she placed her infant daughter in the car seat of a foster mother, handed over a bottle of breast milk and kissed the girl goodbye as the baby was taken away from her before she returned to the prison where she was incarcerated.

Toronto mayor vows to run again despite crack scandal, staff exodus

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:54 PM PDT

Toronto Mayor Ford walks with his staffer and policy advisor Johnston, moments before Johnston resigned from his position in TorontoBy Julie Gordon and Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford lost two more staff members on Thursday, two weeks after allegations first surfaced that the leader of Canada's largest city was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, something he has strongly denied. Security ushered policy advisor Brian Johnston out of city hall around midday on Thursday, and he told reporters he had resigned. Kia Nejatian, the mayor's executive assistant, also left his job, the city confirmed in a statement sent to local media. ...

Canadian housing prices seen falling, not crashing

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:56 AM PDT

A woman walks past graffiti which reads, "KA-CHING" near condominium buildings behind a lot of vacant land that is boarded up in TorontoBy Andrea Hopkins and Deepti Govind (Reuters) - Canadian house prices will fall 5 percent in the next few years, with Vancouver and Toronto leading the drop, but the government has done enough to cool the once-hot housing market and Canada will not see a U.S.-style crash, according to a Reuters poll. The survey of 21 forecasters showed about half have some level of concern that Canadian house prices are at risk of a sharp fall, but none believe the correction will result in the devastation seen in the United States five years ago. ...
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