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 Standard.com http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/cat/03cb86c5037f9622/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:33 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:33 -0400 30 TORONTO (AP) — A man accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida is asking to be represented by a defense attorney willing to use the "holy book" as a reference in his case.During a hearing Thursday Chiheb Esseghaier requested a court-appointed lawyer who will use the "holy book" as a reference. The Tunisian-born Muslim was apparently ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722888/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:34 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722888/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 redpathcondos.com Peter Freed, the pioneer developer behind a string of popular King West condominiums, is now planting the flag in midtown Toronto with a plan to develop a series of contemporary high-rises in the Yonge-Eglinton ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723265/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:27 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723265/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 There's still a long and difficult road ahead - especially given Target's arrival this year in the Canadian retail scene - but there are early signs that the turnaround efforts ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723141/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:24 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723141/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 They also bargained for the right to ditch their ties."The employer agreed to discontinue use of ties and cross-over ties," the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in the highlights of the tentative deal.(There's also now a $200-a-year clothing allowance for seasonal workers, but presumably that money won't be spent on ties.)The opt-out-of-the-tie provision of the deal ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723269/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:06 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723269/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 While the firing comes amid a scandal involving a video purportedly showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine, City Councillor Jaye Robinson said it had to do with football. Ford was fired as coach of a Catholic high school football team on ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723041/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:28 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723041/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Scottish brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin -- known almost exclusively as Boards of Canada -- have had the electronic music world ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722970/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:17:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722970/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Coors Light has partnered with Reebok Spartan Race to continue providing consumers with unique experiences like Mystery Mansion, Maxim Golf Tournaments and Silver Bullet Express. Reebok Spartan Race is the world's leading obstacle race series of "pure primitive craziness" featuring courses combining endurance running and unique obstacles to test ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723700/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:04 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723700/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 September 22, 1920: Photograph of steam yachts CLEOPATRA, BETHALMA and SEMARAMUS and R.C.Y.C. tenders KWASIND (nearest camera) and HIAWATHA tied up at Toronto Harbour Commission dock and east side of York Street Slip, in view looking north-east showing Canada St (CNW Group/Toronto Port ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723701/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723701/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Boring Awards committee has awarded Ottawa the title of most boring city in Canada, but it isn’t the city they mind so much as the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723175/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723175/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Canadian government and the government of Peru have agreed to cooperate on military equipment and services procurement. The office of the Prime Minister of Canada said Thursday the Memorandum of Understanding was signed Wednesday by the Canadian Commercial Corp. and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Peru. "Under this agreement, the CCC will work with the Ministry of Defense of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723195/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:20 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214723195/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Kindle eReaders: Not all Kindles are available in Canada. The models that are available north of the 49th are six-inch electronic ink readers, and include the basic device ($89), the Kindle Keyboard ($189) and the Kindle Touch ($139). If you ship to a U.S. address you can get a Kindle Paperwhite, which illuminates for nighttime reading. The 3G isn't supported in Canada, so opt for the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721354/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721354/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 John Williams founder and senior partner at the J.C. Williams Group, and John Torella, senior partner at the J.C. Williams Group will be inducted into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame at ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721349/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:28 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721349/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The Conference Board of Canada's report, Paving the Road to Higher Performance, shows that Ontario is on the right track working toward a high-quality, sustainable health care system. Ontario's doctors have played an important role in improving and strengthening patient care and access to services by working harder, delivering more services and providing more ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722196/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722196/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 ) was bequeathed to Foundation, to create a permanent endowment that supports the Foundation and the BC Conference of the United Church. In total, the donation amounts to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722197/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:22 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214722197/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada is threatening possible retaliatory action after the U.S. Department of Agriculture changed its Country of Origin Labelling rules — Ottawa says the changes don’t address issues that led to a WTO ruling that the program is ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721266/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721266/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford needs to quickly confess or aggressively deny allegations of him smoking crack in order to politically survive, says a political strategist. Two Toronto Star reporters, and the editor of U.S. gossip website Gawker, both say they've seen a video that shows the mayor of Canada's largest city smoking from what appears to be a crack pipe. CBC News has not seen the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721735/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:32 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214721735/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Two former federal fiscal bureaucrats face charges on allegations that they received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in a Montreal-based tax-evasion scheme that deprived the government of $4.5-million in tax revenue.Also being charged is Francesco Fiorino, 54, a chartered accountant who had been charged last year on allegations that he conspired with two construction bosses to evade ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214719608/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214719608/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 MONTREAL -- Three people have been arrested and charged in an ongoing RCMP investigation into a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme at the Canada Revenue Agency. The charges are being laid against a chartered accountant and two former employees at the federal agency's Montreal office. The RCMP announced Thursday that the accused are suspected of participating in a scam where the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214720006/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214720006/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart appears at a Senate banking, trade and commerce committee in this 2012 file photo. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214719778/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:10 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214719778/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 CALGARY -- Calgary's housing market renaissance has not been a steady process, as the overall improving trend in resale activity was inconsistent last year, says a report released today by RBC Economics Research.But the city remains one of the more affordable housing markets in Canada.The latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report said recent statistics, however, show that resales in the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214720014/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:17 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214720014/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- The personal use of illicit drugs, from heroin to crack cocaine, should be decriminalized as part of a federal-provincial strategy to tackle drug abuse, a B.C.-based national coalition of drug policy experts argue in a report to be released Thursday. The report denounces the Harper government's aggressive war on drugs that has put the emphasis on law enforcement while steering ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214720016/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:20 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214720016/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or disregarding Canadian privacy law.She released a position paper Thursday suggesting the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is not able to adequately deal with privacy ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718428/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:46 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718428/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty appears before the Justice Policy committee hearing as he testifies about the power plants the Government axed in Oakville and Mississauga for the 2011 election, at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Tuesday May 7, 2013. (Chris Young For The Globe and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718539/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718539/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 AS FAMILIES fired up their barbecues to celebrate the Victoria Day long weekend from May 18th-20th, a double helping of juicy political scandal was served along with the burgers and steaks. First came an extraordinary story in Toronto, where Rob Ford, the mayor, faced unproven allegations that he had been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. Next a long-simmering tale of senators fiddling their ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718440/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:39 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718440/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart appears at a Senate banking, trade and commerce committee in this 2012 file photo. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718441/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:19:57 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718441/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The action-packed event will feature 10 rival tribes competing in a variety of challenging mental and physical contests. Each tribe is paired with a local wish child who has yet to be granted their most heartfelt wish from Children's Wish. By participating in Exile Island, the corporate teams are responsible for raising enough funds to grant their wish child their most heartfelt ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718991/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718991/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Crystal Head Vodka, the bestselling, ultra-premium vodka founded by Dan Aykroyd, have joined forces with The Rolling Stones, the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World, to create an exclusive, limited edition Rolling Stones ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718992/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:09 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718992/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Montreal as the best city in the world to host the International Civil Aviation Organization at the International Transport Forum's (ITF's) 2013 Summit ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718993/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:06 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718993/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada the first in a series of installations that will be on display at the NGC over the next three years. Made possible by a recent agreement between the two institutions, this series is dedicated to making LAC's rich documentary heritage more accessible to the public. Drawn from the extensive collection of Library and Archives ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718994/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:05 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718994/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Baltimore Orioles have used the most starters in baseball. Now, they're turning to one of their top prospects, and they expect it to be a long-term solution. Kevin Gausman is set to make his major league debut Thursday night when the visiting Orioles open a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore (25-21) has used 10 starters already, two shy of its total from last year. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718549/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:38 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718549/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Coun. Paul Ainslie admitted that his driver's licence had been suspended for three days earlier this month after he received a roadside licence suspension for having a blood-alcohol level in the so-called "warn range." Ainslie called an impromptu news conference Thursday to inform reporters that he was stopped by police on or about May 3 at a RIDE checkpoint. The ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718550/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:35 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718550/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 K'naan, seen performing in Ottawa in 2012, has drawn from his past to for his film project Maanokoobiyo, being featured at Sundance Festival workshop. (Patrick Doyle/Ottawa Bluesfest/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718238/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:34 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718238/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA -- Power has been restored in some areas around Ottawa after thousands of people were left without electricity following a night of thunderstorms. More than 2,600 Hydro One customers to the west of Ottawa lost power due to Wednesday night’s storms. Areas affected at the peak of the outage included Almonte, Clayton Lake, Mississippi Mills and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718451/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:16 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718451/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 HAVANA - The trial of a Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba is apparently under way nearly two years after he was detained. Sarkis Yacoubian was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean, which was shuttered in July 2011. He was seen entering a courthouse in Havana on Thursday morning after arriving in a black sedan with tinted windows. Canadian Ambassador Matthew ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718191/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:38 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718191/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 * TSX down 102.12 points, or 0.80 percent, at 12,650.38 * Energy producers off 1.3 percent * TD falls 1 percent after results By John Tilak TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index stumbled on Thursday, with every major sector in the red on concerns about a quicker-than-expected end to the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus program and sluggish economic data from China and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718453/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214718453/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 SOURCE: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada For further information: (media only): Jan ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716410/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:14 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716410/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada Post would like to remind customers to be responsible dog owners and ensure the safety of delivery personnel. "Customers often tell us their dog is safe or won't bite. Unfortunately, it is hard for our employees to accurately predict the behavior of an animal who instinctively tries to protect its property from strangers - which is often how we are perceived," ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214717373/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214717373/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mark Smich of Oakville, Ont., today became the second person formally charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tim Bosma, the Hamilton man who disappeared earlier this month after taking two men on a test drive of his truck. CBC's Adam Carter, who was in the Hamilton courtroom Thursday morning as Smich was charged, reported that Smich appeared to be nervous and said little during ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716940/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:23 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716940/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The headquarters of the Canada Revenue Agency is photographed in Ottawa, November 4, 2011. (Chris Roussakis/QMI Agency) ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716511/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:09 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716511/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, with every major sector in the red, due to concerns about a possible quicker-than-expected end to the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus program as well as weak economic data from China and Europe. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 147.25 points, or 1.15 percent, at ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716864/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:08:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214716864/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 By the year 2100, Canada could be among the world's five most important countries. Canadians in the year 2013 may find this suggestion incredible, if not absurd. After all, apart from the odd rhetorical flourish, Canada is fast retreating from an ever-more complex world. It is at present neither taking the country's strategic potential and future challenges seriously, nor being taken ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715312/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:00 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715312/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Rendering of Shobuj Pata low-rise condo project, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Toronto-based JCI Architects. Instead of pushing tall buildings upright, you can tip the towers onto their sides, as JCI decided to do here. The move lets skyscrapers do what they do best - provide dwellings that are safe and private, but compactly stacked in the landscape. (JCI ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715340/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:56 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715340/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto police have found a female subway rider alleged to have stolen the purse of a woman who sustained fatal injuries at the College station Wednesday morning. But police say no charges will be laid."After considerable response from the public, the woman [female subway rider] was identified and located," police said in a news release. "After an interview, it became apparent that ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715811/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:52 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715811/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Lots of people selling their four-bedroom houses and luxury condos are feeling the slowdown in Toronto's real estate market. Those properties are sitting on the market longer - especially if they have an asking price north of $1-million.But some sellers are still confidently holding off offers in hopes of a bidding war: Those would be the owners of humble, two-bedroom ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715414/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:52 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715414/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Kindle Fire HD-with a stunning custom 7"or 8.9" HD display, ultra-fast Wi-Fi, and exceptional battery life-perfect for web browsing, apps, games and books Instant access to the most popular apps and games, including Angry Birds Space HD, Pinterest, Temple Run 2, and Asphalt 7-each one optimized for Kindle Fire ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715079/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:09 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715079/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) today released an extensive and comprehensive report conducted on Aboriginal Economic Development Corporations (EDCs) in Ontario. "EDCs are seen as invaluable conduits between government, industry and Aboriginal communities, providing a business base from which to build long-term sustainable relationships. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715812/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:03 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715812/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, with support from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, is creating a local food ambassador program to help recognize local restaurant industry leaders. Through publicity materials, social media and the OCTA website, the program will recognize ambassadors - local restaurants and their chefs - who are committed to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715813/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:00 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715813/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman, who starts against the Blue Jays on Thursday, had 49 strikeouts compared to only five walks in 46 1/3 innings with double-A Bowie this season. (Elise Amendola/Associated ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715421/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:35 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715421/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The inquiry into the deadly collapse of the roof at Algo Centre mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., has heard about altered documents and questionable repairs to the structure in the years leading up to the June 2012 tragedy. A former mall manager testified Wednesday she was asked to fake financial information and lie to mall tenants about plans to fix the roof, which had a history of leaking problems. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715424/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:32 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715424/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 U.S. rejection of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline would be a "significant irritant" to the relationship between Canada and its biggest trading partner, said Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast.Fast said that he's optimistic the project will be approved if the decision is made based on science and the economic benefits that it would bring to both countries."If the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715328/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:30 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214715328/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 From a Vegas-style light show at Ryerson University and a sublime pharmaceutical building at the University of British Columbia, to a beautifully composed residence on the Cedarvale ravine and another on the Scarborough Bluffs, jurors tasked with doling out Design Excellence Awards on behalf of the Ontario Association of Architects were bleary-eyed, to say the least. Ensconced at OAA ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714037/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:18 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714037/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu May 23, 2013 8:48am EDT May 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open lower on Thursday as comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised fears the U.S. central bank would end its bond-buying program sooner-than-expected. TOP STORIES * Toronto-Dominion Bank quarterly profit rose 2 percent, driven by stronger wholesale banking income, it said. * The European ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714998/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:45 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714998/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario have followed distinct paths to earn "A" grades in overall health performance, according to The Conference Board of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714420/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:00 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714420/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Police are investigating a suspicious death after a grisly discovery on the Lake Ontario waterfront yesterday. Police are confirming they found female human remains inside a plastic bag yesterday just after 12 noon on Wednesday. No age or identification has been released. They made the discovery just off the shore near Yonge and Queen's Quay. Forensic officers and homicide detectives were ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714039/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:33:20 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714039/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Crude oil pipelines in Canada are the lifeblood to a national economy that depends largely on exports for revenue, the top executive at Enbridge Inc. said. Enbridge is working to build its Northern Gateway pipeline to deliver crude oil from Alberta the western Canadian coast. Enbridge Chief Executive Officer Al Monaco told Bloomberg News that pipelines are an integral part of the Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713982/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:18 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713982/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Deutsche Lufthansa AG, United Airlines, Continental and Air Canada won approval from EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for their transatlantic tie-up after agreeing to give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York.The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by European Commission regulators four years ago, over concerns that these may result ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712301/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:42:29 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712301/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford waits in his car at the end of the funeral for former Toronto Sun founding editor Peter Worthington at Christ Church Deer Park on Yonge St., Toronto May 22, 2013. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712210/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:42:22 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712210/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 July 1st and is ready to share the look their inflight team will be wearing onboard as well as details about the training program currently underway for its first 150 flight team members and plans for ongoing recruitment. Media are invited to an exclusive look at the airline's first-ever uniform modelled by ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713083/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:24:27 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713083/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.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713084/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:24:25 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713084/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when "voices" were heard in the search area in the Kosciuszko National Park. But reports from the site in New South Wales say that poor weather ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712593/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712593/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Two suspects charged in an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail train are scheduled to appear in a Toronto court this morning. Both 35-year-old Raed Jaser of Toronto and Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal are expected to appear by ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712729/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712729/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced Thursday that he is cancelling a special meeting in which city councillors were due to debate the casino issue. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712728/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214712728/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Pandemonium envy His final speech in his current post was much more than a self-congratulatory valedictory address. It was a technocratic ode to his native country and an admonition to policy-makers here that the institutional framework of Canadian federalism is not to be tampered with lightly.For all our bellyaching about Dutch disease, equalization payments and employment insurance abuse, Mr. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214711366/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:05 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214711366/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 You've got to say this for Toronto's mayor: He's put us on the map. Normally, Toronto gets about as much air time in the U.S. media as the Peruvian anchovy harvest. But these days, everybody who watches late-night TV knows his name."I have bad news for you, Canada," Bloomberg's Josh ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214711827/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:04 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214711827/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu May 23, 2013 6:30am EDT May 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * A draft report on Prince Edward Island Senator Mike Duffy's expenses clearly shows a Conservative-dominated committee removed several key sentences that would have cast him in a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714421/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:29 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214714421/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu May 23, 2013 6:30am EDT May 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * A draft report on Prince Edward Island Senator Mike Duffy's expenses clearly shows a Conservative-dominated committee removed several key sentences that would have cast him in a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713085/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:29 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214713085/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO - Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning single, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.Bautista went 4 for 4 with a walk and four RBIs. Three other players had one hit, but that was it for Toronto's offense.Facing Cesar Ramos (1-1), Colby Rasmus reached on an infield single to begin the 10th. Rasmus ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214708408/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214708408/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Opening game of Pacific Nations Cup runs on Saturday; Canadian manager ecstatic team will ‘get high-quality games’ against Fiji, Tonga next ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214707242/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:46 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214707242/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Good news came in all sizes for Mirvish Productions at the Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards this year, as the commercial producer picked up plaudits for both their biggest show and smallest show of the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214706437/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:46:24 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214706437/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco football team. (CRAIG ROBERTSON/Toronto Sun files) Players on the Don Bosco Eagles football team are backing now ex-coach Mayor Rob Ford, who was dumped Wednesday by the Toronto Catholic District School Board. A statement from the TCDSB Wednesday says Ford was notified of the board’s decision to “pursue a different direction” with a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214706114/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:26:33 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214706114/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 When Kevin Gausman received the news on Tuesday, he had a tough time wrapping his head around the idea. The 22-year-old Orioles prospect was informed he would be making his first Major League start on Thursday against the Blue Jays in Toronto, and it took until Wednesday for the news to really sink in. "I don't think it really hit me until today, until my second flight here from ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214705713/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:14:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214705713/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Environment Canada says it has confirmed that a tornado touched down Tuesday in the Kawartha Lakes region of Central Ontario.Meteorologist Peter Kimbell says damage to a house and barn helped officials who examined the area Wednesday afternoon confirm the tornado.Mr. Kimbell says it was an EF-2 tornado, with winds of between 180 and 200 kilometres an hour. The EF scale rates tornadoes from zero ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214704173/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:25:58 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214704173/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Cesar Ramos throws to the Toronto Blue Jays during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214704774/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:10 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214704774/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 OTTAWA | Wed May 22, 2013 9:35pm EDT OTTAWA May 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian government is examining the role of the federal housing agency in providing insurance for mortgage portfolios held by banks, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday. Under Flaherty's watch, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a federal government agency, has come under closer ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214704183/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:35:25 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214704183/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters a council meeting about casino proposals at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, a close ally of Ford, said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. Holyday is urging Ford to address the video. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703136/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:34 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703136/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral economic relations following ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703205/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:03:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703205/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Tampa Bay Rays to win five road games, but they're on the verge of winning that many in less than a week as part of a hot stretch. Tampa Bay seeks an 11th victory in 14 contests ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703672/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703672/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Blue Jays right-fielder Jose Bautista connects for one of his two home runs in Toronto's 4-3, 10-inning win over the visiting Rays on Wednesday. Bautista also singled twice in a 4-for-4 performance. (Frank Gunn/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703291/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:08 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703291/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 We live in "the age of uncertainty," John Kenneth Galbraith told us. He was so certain of the new uncertainty in our lives that he published a provocative book and hosted a television series under ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703207/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:56:51 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214703207/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 LIMA, Peru -; Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701706/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:18 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701706/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A 29-year-old man was "extremely intrusive" when he videotaped a medical call outside his apartment, an attorney for the city of Little Canada argued in court Wednesday. Andrew Joseph Henderson recorded the actions of a sheriff's deputy and an ambulance crew as they prepared to take a highly intoxicated man to the hospital the night of Oct. 30, 2012. "This was a medical ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701959/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:08 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701959/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada's Minister ofCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenny visited San Francisco last week on a tour promoting the country as a place for entrepreneurs. Here, he poses with the country's newCIC Start-Up Visa billboard. C anada may be lining Silicon Valley highways with billboards recruiting high-tech workers north, a move to promote its new Start-up Visa, take advantage ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701744/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:03 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701744/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Twenty years ago, no one would have believed the Kitchener-Waterloo area would blossom into the most vibrant technology start-up community in Canada - the Silicon Valley of the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700655/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:28 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700655/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 2, 16, 24, 27, 29 & 39 Bonus 15. PICK-2: 8 7 PICK-3: 6 9 9 PICK-4: 6 1 4 7 ENCORE: 4416340 DAILY ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700422/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:01 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700422/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Environment Canada confirms that a tornado touched down in Ontario on Tuesday afternoon, ripping the roof off a house and demolishing a barn. Deb Craven says as soon as she saw the sky go dark she knew the storm system would be severe. She says it sounded like a train coming through the Lindsay area -- and when she came out of her basement her barn looked like a pile of wood. "It was like ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700802/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700802/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 U.S. experts were in Toronto on Wednesday with a warning for schools here -- be prepared. Although the instances of violence in local schools is small compared with schools in the U.S., a mother and daughter are cautioning that if a someone with a weapon gets inside a school staying put isn't always best. "I need you to be able to evacuate in a way that takes you away from the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700801/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700801/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Two communities north of Toronto may have an opportunity to host a casino, but neither appears to be a sure bet for the province. In Vaughan, Ont., councillors are set to have a casino debate next Tuesday and as was the case in Toronto, there are parts of the community that are adamantly opposed to developing a gaming facility. Mario Racco, a former MPP, says that bringing in a casino would be ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700803/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700803/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Porter Airlines is using a lawsuit to stop the union representing 22 striking workers from protesting the way the airline treats its employees, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees union contends. In a statement of defence filed in Ontario Superior court, COPE said Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by Porter over comments made on Twitter is an abuse of process designed to silence and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700806/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700806/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- The Blue Jays admit they've had trouble against some of the league's better pitchers. It's something that happens to most teams -- that's what makes those pitchers good -- but it's also something that the club knows it needs to get better at. "What happens is, at times, we don't get one or two guys to slow the game down and make that pitcher ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701185/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701185/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- The Blue Jays still haven't made their decision on who their starting pitcher will be on Friday, but it may be a fresh face. The club has yet to commit to anything, but both Sean Nolin -- ranked by MLB.com as ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701186/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701186/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Email TORONTO -- Anthony Gose made his first start of the season for the Blue Jays in Wednesday's series finale against the Rays. It's only been two days since Gose was called up, but manager John Gibbons decided to get him in there in left field behind starter Mark Buehrle, who has a penchant for giving up his fair share of flyballs. The 22-year-old Gose is known for his speed and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701187/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214701187/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 child custody laws in the province state that the woman who births the child is the recorded and biological mom and that her husband is identified as the dad. The couple decided to tell their story in order to bring national attention to the issue. They looked to laws in British Columbia that allow couples who use the services of a surrogate to claim the babies as their own while they are still ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700664/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:59 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214700664/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Michigan senators approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Ontario power officials to answer questions before proceeding with a controversial nuclear waste storage project. For the past decade, Ontario Power Generation has been carrying out plans for a deep geologic repository - a massive underground storage vault for low- to medium-level nuclear waste - in the municipality of Kincardine. While ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699379/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:13 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699379/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Financial Services Alliance, as the report on the dialogue with the financial services sector under the government's Business Sector Strategy was made public today. Tasked with finding quick solutions to five priority issues identified by the sector, the Ontario government has acted on three already and committed to seek ways to address two other complex ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699808/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699808/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Ladies and gentlemen . . . hello. Allow me to begin by presenting the Fdration des chambres de commerce du Qubec (FCCQ), an organization that many of you are probably not familiar with. The FCCQ is both a federation of chambers of commerce AND a province-wide board of trade. With a network of 150 chambers of commerce and 1,200 companies, we represent more than ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699700/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699700/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Wildlands League, a chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), is pleased to announce the Ontario launch of Get Outside, a highly successful youth leadership program started in British Columbia for youth ages 14-18. "Get Outside Ontario is a collaborative project that brings youth into nature," ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699047/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699047/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Health Canada will allow men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man in the last five years, a change in policy that will go into effect in the coming weeks. "If a man has not had sex with another man within the last five years and meets all the other eligibility criteria to be a blood donor, he will be able to donate blood," Dana Devine, who is vice-president of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699809/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:29 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699809/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 * TSX rises 10.07 points, or 0.08 percent, at 12,752.50 * Seven of 10 main sectors decline * Gold shares add more than 2 percent By John Tilak TORONTO, May 22 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed on Wednesday, led by gold miners, after a day of choppy trading as optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep its easy money policy in place for now was tempered by fears of a stimulus ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699059/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:22 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699059/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Thomas Ostermeier, artistic director of Berlin's famed Schaubuhne theatre company, has made a name for himself internationally over the past decade with his productions of Henrik Ibsen's plays.But what does the German director really think of the 19th-century Norwegian playwright who penned such classics ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697935/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:03 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697935/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 By Julie Gordon TORONTO | Wed May 22, 2013 4:36pm EDT TORONTO May 22 (Reuters) - Toronto's scandal-hit mayor, Rob Ford, stayed away from city hall on Wednesday but his older brother, a fellow city politician, issued a fierce defense of Ford, who was allegedly caught on a cellphone video smoking crack cocaine. "Rob is telling me these stories are untrue, that these accusations are ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699138/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214699138/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Announced this morning, Health Canada's changes to its blood screening policy, reducing the deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM) from indefinite to five years, will have little impact on the majority of people discriminated against by the policy. "This change fails to end the discrimination against queer and trans men inherent in this ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214698452/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:28 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214698452/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Border Control Bird Dogs are home-raised pure bred Border Collies. The dogs have an instinct to herd, not retrieve. Using their eye and hazing skills the geese perceive them as a predator and are encouraged to move away from the Central Experimental ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697943/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:04 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697943/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Toronto Catholic District School Board said Wednesday it is dumping Mayor Rob Ford from his position as head coach of the Don Bosco Eagles senior football team. The TCDSB did not give a clear reason for its decision in a statement released on its website other than to say it is "pursuing a different direction" and thanked Ford for his commitment to the team. However a spokesman ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214698012/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214698012/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford still isn't saying much about allegations that a cellphone video appears to show him smoking crack cocaine, but Doug Ford says his brother has told him the reports are untrue and he believes him.Doug Ford insisted at a news conference today that Rob Ford has already addressed the allegations by calling them "ridiculous."He also called on the media ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697532/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:01 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697532/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Only God Forgives: Ryan Gosling plays Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld who sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696315/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696315/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters a council meeting about casino proposals at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, a close ally of Ford, said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. Holyday is urging Ford to address the video. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696030/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:22 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696030/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 MONTREAL--Europe faces a "decade of stagnation" if it does not move on momentous reforms to put its fiscal house back in order, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney warned ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696106/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:14:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696106/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 PARIS--A consortium comprising French, South Korean and Chinese companies has won a contract for a liquefied natural gas project in Canada, the French partner Technip said on ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696261/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:14:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696261/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 , and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced funding for an important safety improvement project at the Moosonee ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697010/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:09:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697010/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Rising American star Rachel Quon has been asked to join the Canadian women's soccer team for a friendly against the United States in June. Coach John Herdman says she has a family connection that allows her to play for Canada and has accepted the invitation, although FIFA must still grant final approval. Quon is a defender with the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696491/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:35 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696491/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Supt. Dan Kinsella of Hamilton police announced that a second suspect, Mark Smich, 25, of Oakville, has been arrested in the death of Timothy Bosma and will be charged with first degree murder. Police continue to search for a third suspect. Hamilton police Const. Debbie McGreal said the Bosma family has been informed of the second arrest. He was arrested on foot today near Dorval Dr. and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696576/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:35 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696576/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Toronto Transit Commission announced on Tuesday that it will temporarily close the Pape subway station next month to help speed up renovations that are more than 18 months behind schedule. Commuters at Pape have been dealing with construction at the stop for over three years now. A web poll recently conducted by the TTC found 52 per cent of riders supported temporarily closing the station. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696578/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:35 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696578/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Satirical news program "The Daily Show" took aim at Toronto's gaffe-prone mayor Tuesday night. Host Jon Stewart poked fun at the alleged video showing Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine and looked back at his other ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696585/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:24 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696585/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Councillor Doug Ford addresses crack cocaine video allegations against his brother at Toronto City Hall Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (VERONICA HENRI/QMI ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696043/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:21 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696043/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 This elegant heritage home was built circa 1820 and is located on a prime property is south-east Oakville, just a short walk to Gairloch Gardens. Updated and renovated, yet maintaining its heritage charm, the home features original mouldings, staircases and hardwood flooring. The great room boasts a cathedral ceiling and is open to the kitchen. The home is surrounded by lush gardens and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696586/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:21 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696586/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: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697011/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697011/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Sears Canada Inc. reported a loss in its first quarter, dragged down by lower sales of home products and major appliances. Sears Canada, which is 51 percent owned by Sears Holdings Corp., said it had a loss of C$31.2 million (US$30.3 million), or 31 Canadian cents per share, during the quarter ended April 28, compared with a profit of C$93.1 million, or 91 Canadian cents a share, a year ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696487/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:17 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214696487/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 I just think that there are 10 or so things Jon Stewart should know (and probably does) when he jokingly refers to smoking crack as our "national pastime," as he did last night.I'm setting aside things like hockey and Justin Bieber here, and the fact that our beer is better, and putting the focus more on business:1. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694841/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:21 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694841/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 During an emotional memorial service, Tim Bosma's widow recalled the night her husband took two men on what was supposed to be a quick test drive of his truck."The devil led the vilest form of people down my driveway and it smiled at me before taking Tim away from me," Sharlene Bosma said.Ms. Bosma last saw her husband on May 6. One week later, his badly burned remains were ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214695484/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:14:40 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214695484/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Toronto Hydro launches new downtown transformer station. Dirt flies at the official groundbreaking at the newly named Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station. David Williams, Toronto Hydro Chairman, Bob Delaney, MPP, Clare Copeland, former Toronto Hydro Chairman, Anthony Haines, Toronto Hydro President and CEO, and Councillor Adam Vaughan put shovels in the ground to kick-off construction. (CNW ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214695485/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214695485/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694870/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:35:06 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694870/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 A pre-trial hearing for an ex pat New Zealander accused of murdering his wife in Canada has been adjourned. Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, was due to stand trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for the murder of his wife Laura Letts-Beckett by allegedly pushing her off a boat in 2010. The pre-trial opened yesterday in Canada [Tuesday local time] but was adjourned ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697456/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214697456/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed May 22, 2013 1:12pm EDT * Maine pipeline plan hinges on flows to Montreal * Recent spills inflame Canadian oil debate * Towns oppose oil sands, line passes through tourist zone By Dave Sherwood SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 22 (Reuters) - The little-known operator of a pipeline linking Montreal and Maine is studying how to make the line the first route to get Canadian oil sands crude to an ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694552/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694552/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Five days after allegations surfaced, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has not specifically addressed reports of a video that allegedly shows him smoking what looks to be crack cocaine. Toronto columnist Marcus Gee joins Hannah Sung to discuss how Ford's near silence on the issue is ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214693816/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214693816/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Mayor Rob Ford, seen leaving Toronto City Hall on Wednesday, has yet to yield to pressure to give a more substantive statement on allegations raised by the Toronto Star and the U.S. gossip website Gawker. (Nathan Denette/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214693331/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214693331/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO, May 22 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, led by gains across all major sectors, as investors cheered comments from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggesting continued monetary stimulus. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 138.73 points, or 1.09 percent, at 12,881.16 in early afternoon ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694865/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:33 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214694865/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 HAMILTON, Ont. -- Hundreds of people have gathered to pay tribute to Tim Bosma, the Hamilton, Ont., man found dead after he took two men on a test drive. Bosma's disappearance and death captured national attention and all seats are filled at the banquet hall where a memorial service is being held today, with dozens more standing in the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691711/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691711/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada(TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a float plane accident, a de ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214692214/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:27 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214692214/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada that the company will be proceeding with a feasibility study for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export project, after evaluating several sites in North America. H-Energy has signed an option agreement on two 300-acre parcels of land adjoining seashore in Melford, Nova Scotia. Promoter and Managing Director Darshan Hiranandani of H-Energy has been working closely with Nova Scotia ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214692215/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:23 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214692215/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 The Raptors teams of the Vince Carter and Chris Bosh era were relevant and almost overcame the stupidity of naming the franchise based on the early-1990s dinosaur craze. But it's time to rebrand, as incoming MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke alluded to on Tuesday. If you've spent any time at all paying attention to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691713/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:57 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691713/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Pastor Bernard H. De Jonge welcomed more than 1,000 people to the public memorial service for slain Hamilton, Ont., man Tim Bosma saying, "Tim's passing is our wake-up call." He spoke before the crowd at the same banquet hall in Hamilton where Bosma celebrated his wedding just three years ago. Bosma went missing earlier this month after taking two strangers on a test drive of a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691716/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691716/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Canada's Eugenie Bouchard smiles as she looks over at her coach while facing Bouchard Shahar Peer from Israel during first round of play at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Montreal. Bouchard beat Peer 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691607/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691607/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 As Don Peat, the Toronto Sun's excellent City Hall bureau chief, asked wryly, "Do you suppose he's going to do the football thing and just run out the clock?"And that, it appears, is what Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is trying to do.As all around him the storm of serious allegations - that he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine and consorting with drug dealers - continued ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691722/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691722/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Prabhdeep Srawn, 25, from Brampton, Ont., went missing May 13 while hiking in Australia's Snowy Mountains. (FACEBOOK PHOTO/QMI AGENCY) The third day of searching for a Brampton, Ont., man who went missing while hiking in Australia wrapped up because of poor lighting, local media ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691609/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:39 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691609/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO -- More than 3,000 Ontario Hydro customers in central Ontario spent the night without electricity after a powerful storm ripped through the area. The utility expects repairs in the affected areas from cottage country north of Toronto east through the Bobcaygeon area to be completed by this evening. A line of severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail and heavy rain to the area ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691612/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:16 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691612/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 seen a video in which Toronto mayor Rob Ford was filmed inhaling crack cocaine and uttering homophobic slurs about the leader of Canada's Liberal party. The story became an instant online hit, not least for the fact that Gawker had apparently refused to pay the video's owner the six-figure bounty he or she requested to hand it over and instead decided to crowdsource the payment. As of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691129/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691129/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 CHICAGO - Carli Lloyd will make her first appearance with the U.S. women's soccer team since breaking her left shoulder in a June 2 exhibition against Canada.Lloyd was among 21 players on the roster released Tuesday by coach Tom Sermanni. The sold-out game in Toronto will be a rematch of last summer's contentious semifinal at the London Olympics, which the U.S. won 4-3 in extra time. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691624/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:37 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214691624/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed May 22, 2013 11:03am EDT * Market operators had expected a 0.1 percent rise * Sales rose by 0.7 percent in volume terms By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 22 (Reuters) - Falling gasoline prices kept the value of Canadian retail sales unchanged in March from February, but analysts said a sharp rise in volumes signals the economy was more robust than expected in the first quarter. Canada's ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214693011/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:21 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214693011/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 As resource companies look to northern forests in search of untapped minerals and energy, scientists and conservancy groups say too little heed is being paid to the environmental wealth created by Canada's boreal regions.The Boreal Songbird Initiative and Ducks Unlimited are marking the United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity on Wednesday with the release of a report that ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214689664/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214689664/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 In this photo supplied by the Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS) South African President Jacob Zuma, right, and Governor General of Canada, David Johnston attend a welcoming ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Elmond ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214689892/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214689892/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Jon Stewart took aim at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and ongoing allegations of drug use Tuesday night, in a Daily Show segment that detailed some of the Mayor's most outrageous gaffes and jokingly referred to crack-smoking as 'Canada's national pastime' (The Daily Show with Jon ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214689499/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:23 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214689499/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 TORONTO -- Canada is lifting the lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men, though serious restrictions will remain in place. Canadian Blood Services says men who have not had sex with other men within the last five years will be allowed to donate blood when the new policy comes into effect this summer. Agency executive Dr. Dana Devine acknowledges some people will feel that the deferral ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214690032/scat/03cb86c5037f9622 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:00 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214690032/scat/03cb86c5037f9622