Provides the latest RSS feeds for Toronto News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Canada News.net http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/cat/03cb86c5037f9622/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 01:07:22 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:07:22 -0400 30 Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214672459/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:08 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214672459/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 If Toronto aspires to be a world-class city, diversity is an important part of the mix, public opinion in a new report suggests.Residents are making a direct connection between diversity and attracting foreign investment, according to a survey by Nik Nanos for DiverseCity that studied public opinion on diversity of leadership in the ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214680321/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:11:35 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214680321/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada to offer an MBA and Executive MBA focused on Social Enterprise Leadership. The surge of recent announcements, political attention and media coverage pertaining to Social Enterprise is a testament to the rapid growth of this key sector in the Canadian economy. Responding to the growing need for leaders in this sector all ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214680322/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:54 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214680322/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TB@TOR: Rasmus takes Cobb deep with a solo home run TORONTO -- Apparently Ramon Ortiz has not been drinking a magical elixir after all. After two surprising starts on the mound in which he allowed only two earned runs, Ortiz, who turns 40 on Thursday, was hit around through only 2 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk, setting the tone for the Blue Jays as they fell, 4-3, to ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214680323/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:12 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214680323/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tampa Bay Rays Kelly Johnson (right) is congratulated by teammate Jose Lobaton after hitting a homer off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ramon Ortiz during second nning AL action in Toronto on Tuesday May 21, 2013. THE (Frank Gunn/The Canadian ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679301/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:17 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679301/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends the flag-raising ceremony marking the start of Pride Week on May 17, 2013. Tuesday will be the first time the beleaguered mayor faces his council colleagues since accusations he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine surfaced last ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679302/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:09 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679302/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679263/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:45:08 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679263/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- The Blue Jays will be represented at the coming First-Year Player Draft by former first baseman Fred McGriff. McGriff spent parts of five seasons in Toronto from 1986-90, during which time he hit .278 with 125 homers and 305 RBIs. He finished his 19-year career with 2,490 hits after stops in San Diego, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles (Dodgers) and Chicago (Cubs). Now 49, ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679303/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:01 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679303/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons appears to have settled on Adam Lind as his everyday cleanup hitter against right-handed pitchers. Lind was back in the No. 4 hole for the second consecutive game Tuesday night versus Tampa Bay. The permanent move had been expected for some time, with Lind's having turned into one of the club's more reliable hitters. In his past 21 games ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679304/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:01 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214679304/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to avoid questions on Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214677982/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:34 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214677982/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 An Ontario judge has blasted the province for failing to remedy a long-standing shortage of qualified interpreters in the courts.Frustrated over an impaired driving case he felt compelled to toss out, Ontario Court Justice Peter Tetley said the number of cases being adversely affected is at an intolerable level. "It is unfair to the public," Justice Tetley said. "It is unfair to ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676664/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:50 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676664/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne capped her frenetic first 100 days in office by reaching a budget deal with the New Democrats that will avoid a spring election. The agreement, which, coincidentally, came on the Premier's 60th birthday Tuesday, buys her minority Liberals much-needed breathing space as they gird for what promises to be even more difficult work ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676921/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:46 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676921/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 After undergoing off-season knee surgery, Toronto FC's Danny Koevermans is confident of a return to action on June 1. (file photo) (MIKE ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676922/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:45 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676922/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mariner Janes holds a used needle he collected in the Downtown Eastside after a person called the Mobile Needle Exchange hotline with a tip on its location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 1, 2012. (Rafal Gerszak For The Globe and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214677306/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:43 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214677306/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 THE U.S. government has expressed interest in possibly instituting a new border-crossing fee at land borders. At this stage, the proposal is just a request by President Obama’s administration to study the effect of collecting a crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the Canadian and Mexican land borders. A fee would help recover the costs of upgrades on the northern and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214677307/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:57 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214677307/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sits during a City council meeting at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday May 21, 2013. Ford ignored a crush of reporters waiting outside his city hall office this morning in the hopes he would address allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676584/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:48 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676584/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 In Vancouver we had them for two days. We were afforded the undivided attention of the men and women who will go for gold while flying Canadian colours at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, now about nine months away. In Vancouver we had ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676843/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:40 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676843/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO Mayor Rob Ford is continuing to duck questions about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. The video has not been released publicly and there is no way to verify whether it's authentic. Reports on the gossip website Gawker and in the Toronto Star claimed it was taken by men who claimed they had sold the drug to Ford. The mayor of Canada's largest city refused ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676928/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:13 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214676928/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Toronto Port Authority is putting off plans to fill in an area of Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport because it's unclear if the material would be able to support a proposed runway extension.Porter Airlines and city council are trying to extend the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport by 168 metres at each end to allow for the use of ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675498/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:32 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675498/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Photo credit: Mark Bellew | The Town of North Hempstead has entered into an agreement with the USDA to euthanize flocks of geese that are damaging town parks and other properties. (May 10, ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675603/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:53 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675603/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Gold Coast region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675751/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:31 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675751/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ontario teacher struck by lightning Tornadoes may scare you, but lightning is more likely to kill you - at least in Canada. More people die annually from lightning strikes - 80% of them from thunderstorms unaccompanied by official warnings - than from tornadoes, according to Dan Kulak, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. "Lightning is the major summer killer. More people die from ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675652/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:20 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675652/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she takes it seriously when personal issues start to impact city governance. Wynne was asked about recent reports of a video purported to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214673983/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:19 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214673983/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 doubled its spending on advertising to promote the Keystone XL pipeline and the production of tar sands oil. The effort to sell the pipeline to the U.S. and the resultant tar sands oil to Europe comes in spite of increasing revelations about the destructiveness of tar sands oil. ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674259/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:41 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674259/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Bryan Colangelo is still going to collect a paycheck from the Raptors. But he's not going to have sway over the basketball side of the operations -- and that's what matters most to Raptors fans. Tim Leiweke, the new CEO of Raptors owner Maple Leaf Sports and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675229/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:14 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675229/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, seen during an earlier Giro d'Italia stage in Italy, was seeking to become the first successful defending champ of the event in over two decades. (Fabio Ferrari/Associated ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674342/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:56 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674342/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tuesday, June 4, 2013 . A native of Scotland, Alasdair immigrated to Canada in 1957 and practised law in Winnipeg, Manitoba before moving to Toronto. He joined Retail Council of Canada (RCC) as its first Chief Executive Officer in 1963 and served in that capacity from 1963 to 1971 and from 1975 to his retirement in late 1994. "It is fitting that on its ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674144/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:41 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674144/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 By Julie Gordon TORONTO | Tue May 21, 2013 5:40pm EDT TORONTO May 21 (Reuters) - Toronto's mayor, facing allegations that he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine, saw his dreams of a building a full-service casino in the heart of Canada's largest city dashed on Tuesday, as council voted against allowing any new gaming facilities. Rob Ford avoided any contact with ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675430/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:17 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214675430/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 * TSX rises 129.38 points, or 1.03 percent, to 12,742.43 * Eight of the 10 main sectors advance * Gold shares rise 3.3 percent * RBC up 2.7 percent, ranks among market's most influential names By John Tilak TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index jumped more than 1 percent to hit nearly a two-month high on Tuesday, fueled by gains in most major sectors and optimism following ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674346/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:39 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214674346/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the 50 & Counting tour at the Honda Center on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Anaheim, Calif. (John Shearer/The Associated ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214671212/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:11 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214671212/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 (CBC) Toronto police have arrested two men and a young offender and charged them with destroying a children's playground in the city's east end. An 18-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old young offender have been charged with setting fire to the playground at the Mary Shadd Public School on May 6. All three have been charged with arson. The playground was set on fire sometime in ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214671551/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:40 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214671551/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214672011/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:36 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214672011/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue May 21, 2013 3:58pm EDT * Bank of Canada chief says Europe should learn from Japan * Final speech before Carney leaves for Bank of England * Says tightening bias aimed in part at household debt * Says the considerable stimulus now in place is appropriate By Leila Lemghalef MONTREAL, May 21 (Reuters) - Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it makes big reforms and it should heed the ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214671114/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:07 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214671114/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Gold Coast region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669684/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:23 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669684/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - As part of ongoing efforts to bring Treasury Board back to the negotiating table, Canada's Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) will withdraw services in a number of international locations and at Headquarters ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214670276/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:52 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214670276/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto City Council's overwhelming "No" vote against the proposed downtown casino. "I am encouraged by the demonstration of leadership ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214670277/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:48 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214670277/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Prime Minister Stephen Harper told his Conservative caucus this morning that he's "upset" by the conduct of some senators and his own office, and asked them to uphold a "culture of accountability." Harper spoke to Tory MPs and senators at a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill, his first public comments on the Senate spending scandal, but he did not mention by name any of ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669809/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:22 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669809/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). Andre Forget/QMI Agency OTTAWA - Canada gets a B- average when it comes to being at the forefront of science and technology innovation, according to a new report. In fact, the government advisory body that released Tuesday's report says as a nation - despite brimming with talent - we "continue to tread water as a mid-level ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669739/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:12 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669739/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A female staff sergeant has sued the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, claiming she was harassed and sexually assaulted in the 1980s. The suit against the Attorney General of Canada and 13 others says Staff Sgt. Caroline Mary Sarah O'Farrell, 52, was subjected to abuse while a constable in the Musical Ride, the police force's travelling equestrian show. The statement of claim alleges ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669743/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:14 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669743/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead," Canada's prime minister said Thursday, and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669744/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:17:06 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214669744/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford walks the floor during a council meeting at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Ford ignored a crush of reporters waiting outside his city hall office this morning in the hopes he would address allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. (Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668705/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:30 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668705/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - This morning, the IRCM announced the creation of a new clinic subspecialized in the metabolic disorders associated with cystic fibrosis, in collaboration with the CHUM (Centre hospitalier de l'Universit de Montral). The IRCM and the IRCM Foundation also launched the Gosselin-Lamarre Chair in clinical research. Cystic fibrosis is among the best known rare ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668706/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:37 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668706/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 23 when the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will meet with MPs and Senators to discuss important health care issues. The CMA will also host a breakfast and health clinic on Parliament Hill on that day. At the breakfast, ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668707/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:36 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668707/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Victoria Day Long Weekend, ensuring that people were keeping safe on roads, waterways and trails throughout the province. While the numbers are preliminary, over the long weekend, one pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle collision and one person drowned while canoeing. Sadly, the pedestrian was a 79 year-old woman who died after being struck by a driver who was reportedly using a ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668708/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:31 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668708/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaving Canada with some parting advice -- seize the country's natural advantages. The central banker said Tuesday in his last scheduled public appearance before departing for the Bank of England next month that Canada can coast and wait out the decade-long damage-repair process in the rest of the G7 economies, or build on its strengths for the ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668159/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:51 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668159/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- Family members have joined a frantic search for a Canadian man with survival training who has been missing for more than a week in Australia's Gold Coast region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. The 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668161/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:46 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668161/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 City council has formally killed the possibility of a new casino in Toronto. The vote comes just days after Mayor Rob Ford declared the casino proposal ';essentially dead,'; an announcement that presaged Paul Godfrey’s ouster as chairman of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which has been pushing for a new gaming facility in the city. While council has been divided on ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668163/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:43 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668163/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of thousands of foreigners passing into Canada from the United States have unwittingly been a part of a grand experiment by the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on visitors who violate laws governing the length of their ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668164/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:49 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668164/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Interested in globe hopping for the sake of your business? Now's your chance, with ExportDC. The District's Department of Small and Local Business Development on Tuesday released its calendar of upcoming trade missions to the membership of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Between June and September, they'll hit four continents, a pair of Caribbean islands and, for those wanting to stay ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668085/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:36 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214668085/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur reacts during the team's first official practice since the NHL hockey lockout ended, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Brodeur is joining "Hockey Night in Canada" as a guest analyst.CBC says he will make his debut during Wednesday's Game 4 of the Ottawa-Pittsburgh Eastern Conference semifinal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julio ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214667321/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:55 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214667321/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Streetwise gives you the full scoop on business deals and Canada's finance and capital market sectors. Through daily updates, our dedicated team of award-winning Globe and Mail journalists set the agenda and ensure you get exclusive and must-have business intelligence and analysis every day. The most informed Globe and Mail readers access Streetwise every day. Why don't ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665232/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:50 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665232/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne appears before the legislature's justice committee at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Tuesday April 30, 2012. (Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665966/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:49 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665966/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Kobo and Kindle have grown to become familiar brands in Canada but e-book sales now appear to plateauing, suggests a report by the industry organization BookNet Canada.Based on surveys with 4,000 book-buying consumers, BookNet Canada pegged paperback sales in 2012 at about 58 per cent of the market, while hardcovers accounted for 24 per cent and e-book sales made up 15 per ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665818/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:39 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665818/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Lesley Lewis, CEO, Ontario Science Centre and Laura Albanese, MPP York South-Weston at the kickoff of the 2013 Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto season (CNW Group/Ontario Science ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214666847/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:52 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214666847/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) , is pleased to announce that MTS customers can now donate to registered charities via text message. To donate via text message, MTS customers can respond to a registered charity's call-to-action by texting a specific keyword to an assigned five-digit number to ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214666848/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:51 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214666848/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Bryan Colangelo will move into the role of president of the Toronto Raptors, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced on Tuesday. Colangelo spent seven seasons as Raptors general manager, but the team has missed the playoffs the last five years. The expiration of Colangelo's contract as GM coincided with the arrival of new MLSE president Tim ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665975/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665975/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Bryan Colangelo is shown with free agent signing Hedo Turkoglu in July 2009, a move with much fanfare that didn't pan out for the Toronto Raptors. (Frank Gunn/Canadian ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665976/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:59 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665976/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A crossing guard guides children in Winnipeg in 2009. While 58 per cent of parents walked to school when they were children, only 28 per cent of their own kids were doing the same today, a new survey suggests. (Phil Hossack/Canadian ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665847/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:55 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665847/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 David Jacobson was appointed ambassador to Canada in 2009. Prior to that, he had worked as the special assistant to President Barack Obama for presidential personnel. he spent 30 years working as a lawyer in Chicago, where he will again be based once he takes up his new post as vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665846/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:55 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665846/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mayor Rob Ford is seen Tuesday morning at the start of a much-anticipated casino debate at city hall. It remains unclear if the mayor will make a statement regarding allegations by the Toronto Star and Gawker that he was filmed smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. (Patrick ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665985/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:54 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665985/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A floral memorial continues to grow for Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma, left, at the Waterloo Region farm of Dellen Millard, who is charged with first-degree murder. Police believe remains found on the farm belong to Bosma. (Colin ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665986/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:54 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665986/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has no plans of addressing allegations that he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine Tuesday, the mayor's spokesperson said.The mayor attended a city council meeting Tuesday morning to formally kill the proposal for a downtown casino, which ends for good what was once a pet project for Mr. ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214663415/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:41 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214663415/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada (TSB) is deploying an investigator to the site of a derailment near Wynyard, Saskatchewan. This morning, a CP train derailed 5 tank cars containing petroleum crude oil, 4 are on their side and 1 is still standing but was punctured and is leaking. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214664498/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:40 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214664498/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO | Tue May 21, 2013 10:50am EDT TORONTO May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's top banking regulator said on Tuesday she is focused on the risk Canada's big banks face from low interest rates and real estate lending, but is happy that the housing market is moving into more balanced territory. Julie Dickson, head of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665855/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:46 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214665855/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Eyes will be on Toronto City Hall today, where Mayor Rob Ford is expected to face questions from the media and some councillors about allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214661997/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:03 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214661997/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada will use its workforce management solutions to further control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve productivity. News ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662902/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:13 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662902/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 , Infrastructure Ontario and the Province of Ontario to create a 82,000 sq. ft. Centre of Community to serve young families, low-income groups, visible minorities and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662903/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:12 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662903/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday on strength in shares of gold and energy producers, as well as optimism following positive economic data from Europe. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 58.12 points, or 0.46 percent, at 12,671.17 shortly after the ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214663962/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:47 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214663962/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO - Toronto city hall will be watched closely today to see if Mayor Rob Ford's camp responds to allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. The mayor's brother, Councillor Doug Ford, told a Vancouver radio station (CKNW) this weekend that he would respond today to reports regarding the alleged footage. It's not known if the mayor himself will ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662004/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:32 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662004/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue May 21, 2013 8:56am EDT May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open slightly higher, catching up with gains in global equity markets following a Canadian long weekend, as investors cautiously awaited the release on Wednesday of minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. TOP STORIES * British inflation fell twice as fast as expected last month, giving ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662428/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:56:59 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214662428/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - The regulatory body for the teaching profession is issuing a professional advisory to its 237,000 members on how to keep students safe. The College will host symposiums in schools in four Ontario communities beginning ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214661535/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:57 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214661535/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Updated Rescue crews work through the night Death toll at 51 is expected to rise Tornado was EF4, second-most powerful twister on enhanced Fujita scale Downed power lines, open gas lines pose risk in storm's ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214661131/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:07 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214661131/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montral and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659515/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:21:36 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659515/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Coun. Paula Fletcher predicts that the casino debate will lead to a vote in which council rejects building a gamin facility in downtown Toronto. ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659873/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:11 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659873/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press) Ontario voters may get some indication today from NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on whether the province is headed for a spring election. Horwath will hold a news conference, where she's expected to say if Premier Kathleen Wynne's response to her list of post-budget demands is enough to ensure the spending plan is passed. On Friday, Wynne agreed to the ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659808/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:10 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659808/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Man shot in leg in Etobicoke apartment building A man is recovering in hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg after an early-morning shooting at an Etobicoke apartment ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659872/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:10 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214659872/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Updated Rescue crews work through the night Death toll at 51 is expected to rise Tornado was EF4, second-most powerful twister on enhanced Fujita scale Downed power lines, open gas lines pose risk in storm's ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214658630/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:11:56 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214658630/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Stephen Poloz, centre, walks with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, left, and Mark Carney after being named as the next Governor of the Bank of Canada during a news conference , Thursday May 2, 2013 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214657540/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:06 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214657540/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Disaster workers toiled in hail, lightning and rain early Tuesday in Moore, Okla., hoping to find survivors of a giant tornado that killed at least 91 people. Hundreds of crews, including National Guardsmen, Red Cross workers and city and county employees, worked feverishly under stadium lights through the night, cutting through fallen beams and clearing debris. Three thunderstorms pummeled ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214656165/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:29 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214656165/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 (Nick Purdon is a current affairs reporter and Leonardo Palleja is a current affairs producer and videographer with CBC's The National. Purdon and Palleja visited the Dominican Republic in late April 2013 to explore the dark side of Dominican baseball. Like many profesional ball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays have a number of stars from the Dominican Republic: Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214655010/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:51:43 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214655010/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tanzania and Canada have signed a co-operation agreement designed to promote and create favourable investment conditions between the two countries, Tanzania's Daily News reported Thursday (May 16th). The pact, known as the foreign investment promotion and protection agreement, strengthens economic ties between Canada and Tanzania and promotes local and foreign investment. Minister of ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214654885/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:37:13 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214654885/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends the flag-raising ceremony marking the start of Pride Week on May 17, 2013. Tuesday will be the first time the beleaguered mayor faces his council colleagues since accusations he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine surfaced last week. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214652730/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:07 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214652730/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Southwestern British Columbia should expect typical summer temperatures this year, although the southern interior will see more heat than usual.That's the prediction of meteorologists at AccuWeather.com, which said in its summer outlook Monday that Canadians in general will experience hot spells interspersed with cooler periods.However, it will be more of the same in Metro Vancouver and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214652360/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:39:42 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214652360/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Latin America, Mexico - keen on putting some new zip into its relations with Ottawa - sees Canada as an ideal fit for the new Pacific Alliance trading bloc that is rapidly emerging.Mexico's vice-minister of foreign affairs, Sergio Alcocer, says Canada would see benefits in Latin America and Asia - if it's willing to do ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214651342/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:43 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214651342/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Standing at the plate in the first inning, Adam Lind represented a Toronto batting order that's admitted to being too anxious through the first quarter of the season, and a team desperate for a win against an American League East opponent to kick off a nine-game homestand. On the mound, 23-year-old Jake Odorizzi was making just his third major-league start and his first for Tampa Bay, a team ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214651799/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:43 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214651799/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The last time he pitched, Ramon Ortiz picked up his first victory as a starter in more than six years. Now he has a chance for his second in six days. Ortiz will take the ball for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night as they play the second of a three-game series against the Rays at Rogers Centre. Alex Cobb will go for Tampa Bay, which dropped Monday's opener but has still won nine of 12. There ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214651801/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:46 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214651801/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214650702/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:54 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214650702/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Toronto area was blessed with good weather on Victoria Day, allowing residents to enjoy a variety of activities under sunny skies. Some people spent the day on boardwalks or at the beach. Others took the opportunity to spend a day riding the rides at Canada's Wonderland, just north of the city. For those who drove north toward cottage country, they knew they would have to head home ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214650790/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:01 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214650790/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Ontario government and police are investigating a long-term care facility after a hidden video camera captured an elderly woman with dementia being abused by her caregivers. Camille Parent first became concerned last year when his 85-year-old mother, who lives at St. Joseph's at Fleming in Peterborough, Ont., appeared with scratches and bruises. He complained to the facility, but after ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214644166/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:51 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214644166/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A more than one-kilometre wide tornado hit an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, say authorities, as twisters churned through the city's suburbs for the second day in a row. The severe weather outbreak is expected to spread in other parts of the U.S. Plains and ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214644167/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:49 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214644167/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey works against Tampa Bay Rays during first inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Monday. (Chris Young/Canadian ... http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214644168/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:49 -0400 http://www.canadanews.net/index.php/sid/214644168/scat/03cb86c5037f9622