Provides the latest RSS feeds for Canada 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/71df8d33cd2a30df/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 19:26:27 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:26:27 -0400 30 The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic has been found to be nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars. So the recent discovery by a McGill University led team of scientists of a bacterium that is able to thrive at -15 degree C, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, is exciting. The bacterium offers clues about some of the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214733118/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214733118/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The trial of a Canadian businessman who confessed to bribing Cuban officials has begun in Havana, almost two years after his arrest in a government crackdown on corruption. The closed trial of Sarkis Yacoubian, originally from Armenia and the owner of import firm Tri-Star Caribbean, is expected to last two days. Lebanese citizen Krikor Bayassalian is a co-defendant. Foreign journalists ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214725672/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:31 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214725672/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Qatar has withdrawn its bid to take the headquarters of a major UN agency away from Montreal.The small, oil-rich Gulf nation made a surprise bid in late April to move the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which sets international rules for airplane transportation - sending the Canadian government into what Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird called a "tooth and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747866/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:09 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747866/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most. With additional commentary and coverage from Thomson-Reuters Breaking Views and The Financial Times, ROB Insight is a one-stop shop for time-pressed and global-minded Canadian business ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747624/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:03 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747624/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto officials are trying to keep the silhouette of Queen's Park, alongw with other landmarks, from being interrupted by highrise towers. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747968/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:01 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747968/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Last month I wrote an article on the possible future Canadian members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the post-Rush-induction world. The piece was only half-serious, as all discussions on official hall-of-fame anythings should be.That being said, I was wrong for not mentioning Bob Ezrin, the Toronto-raised producer who this past Wednesday was awarded an honorary fellowship at the Royal ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:59 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , I've been wide-eyed at Canada's animal wonders since moving from Britain in the 1990s. Wildlife watching over there mostly involves hedgehogs and pigeons, so it's no surprise Brits fall so heavily for our menagerie of photogenic ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:59 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and travel trailer, seen at left, and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (Francisco ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747900/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747900/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ottawa, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The number of Canadians that favor the abolition of the Senate increased, after they knew of the fraud made by many of its members to receive payments for financial aids, such a scandal has affected the government of the prime minister Stephen Harper, according to a survey published today. The permanent poll carried out by the website Inside Bulletin News shows that ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747969/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747969/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df terms of use , and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium. See also ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747970/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:31 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747970/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pierce Brosnan ) who also happens to be the father of the groom and is still blaming the world for the loss of his wife so many years ago and you never known what will happen when two kindred and bruised souls end up encountering one another. An unquestionably sweet movie, it is nice to know that in Denmark they make Julia Roberts style movies just like we do here in North America. Running ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747971/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:38 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747971/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df "Million Dollar Listing New York" star Luis Ortiz may be new to the show, but he has already become a lovable character because of his outspoken personality and his high energy level. But on this week's episode, Luis took things a little too far when he decided to edit some pictures to make a property appear prettier and more appealing than it was. And while he thought it was a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747972/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:37 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747972/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Esteban Felix/Associated Press) The first ever gay pride march is being held in Abbotsford, B.C., this weekend -- in the heart of the Bible Belt. The Fraser Valley city, which has deep religious roots, has held an annual walk against homophobia for several years. But organizers of the Fraser Valley Pride parade say queer youth in the community should no longer feel like victims. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Some of the people who work closely with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford say they're not completely satisfied with his statement on alleged drug use. Deputy mayor Doug Holyday said he believed the mayor but wasn't convinced others would feel the same "I mean I didn't write that speech for him, that was done by him and his staff I guess, and he said what he needed to say. And you ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747975/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747975/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Morning cloud cover and showers will make for a grey start to Vancouver's weekend, but look for sunny breaks by Saturday afternoon, says CBC ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747974/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747974/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The B.C. Coroner has released the identities of the two men found dead in Kalamalka Lake, south of Vernon, on Wednesday. Frederick Marshall, 50, and Albert Castanelli, 47, both of Vernon, were on a camping trip at the time of their deaths. It is not clear exactly how they died. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747973/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747973/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (CBC) Independent MLA and retired surgeon Jim Parrott is calling on the provincial government to stop spending taxpayers' money on a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis. The Alward government set up a fund in 2010 to match up to $2,500 in community donations for patients who want to travel outside of New Brunswick to get the so-called liberation therapy. But Parrott says the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747977/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:53 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747977/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747912/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747912/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wildlife officers are sweeping the area on the northeast side of the Banff townsite after receiving an anonymous call about a cougar knocking a person down to the ground.Late Thursday, dispatchers received the report about the cougar encounter around noon in the industrial compound on the northeast end of the town."The person reported being knocked to the ground and then fending off the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747978/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747978/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vancouverites enjoy the sunny weather during the 2011 Vancouver International Jazz Festival at David Lam Park. The event is seeking to consolidate its three beer gardens into one this ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747979/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:16 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747979/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto's mayor denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747633/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:20 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747633/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The public's image of Dellen Millard, the first man arrested and charged in the slaying of Hamilton father Tim Bosma, is formed by what is becoming the iconic photo of the high-profile case, that of him sporting a Mohawk haircut dyed bright ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:39 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A retired Vancouver police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving woman who volunteered to help animals. News reports in Mexico say Lynn Earle, who was 60, was found stabbed to death in her home in Playa del Carmen earlier this week. Friend Lisa Edwards says Earle had a gigantic heart for humans and animals, and spent several years working with animal rescue ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747914/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:39 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747914/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df SANTIAGO (AFP) - Chile's environmental authorities slapped a $16.4 million fine Friday on Canadian mining company Barrick Gold for "serious" violations at its unfinished gold mine near the border with Argentina.Officials here said the fine was levied after a four-month investigation into practices by Nevada Mining Company SpA, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, which is developing the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747927/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747927/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A school board in Canada has launched an investigation after school staff strip-searched 28 tenth grade students after a cell phone went missing during a final exam. The students at Cap-Jeunesse high school north of Montreal were told to place their phones on the teacher's desk to prevent cheating during a math test. When one phone went missing, teachers ordered the strip search. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747982/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:19 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747982/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri May 24, 2013 5:08pm EDT * MTS to sell Allstream business for C$520 mln * MTS shares jump more than 5 percent in Toronto * Deal could result in MTS becoming takeover target By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc will sell its Allstream fiber optic network to a company controlled by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris for C$520 million (US$503 ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747726/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:08:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747726/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df * TSX ends up 9.13 points, or 0.07 percent, to 12,667.22 * Index gains 0.4 percent in shortened week * Valeant shares surge after reports of $9 billion Bausch and Lomb bid * Manitoba Telecom climbs after deal to sell Allstream * National Bank up 1.4 percent after results By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747916/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:59 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747916/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Reuters) - Canadian Graham DeLaet succumbed to the infamous 'Horrible Horseshoe' but rebounded with two closing birdies to move into an early one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. In pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory, the 31-year-old from Saskatchewan put a welcome smile back on his face as he carded a three-under-par 67 in ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747904/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:57 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747904/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The federal government is contributing $1-million over the next two years to Culture Days, the annual three-day national celebration of arts and culture that started in 2010. Paul Calandra, Conservative MP and parliamentary secretary to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, made the announcement Friday in Toronto before 250 delegates to the 2013 National Congress on Culture. The money will go ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746428/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:40 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746428/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , I've been wide-eyed at Canada's animal wonders since moving from Britain in the 1990s. Wildlife watching over there mostly involves hedgehogs and pigeons, so it's no surprise Brits fall so heavily for our menagerie of photogenic ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:28 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Mayor Rob Ford is seen during a special council meeting on the Toronto Casino debate at city hall in Toronto, Ont., May 21, 2013. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747205/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:04 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747205/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Hockey Canada has decided to make some personnel changes within its Program of Excellence in an attempt to shake its recent downturn in form.At it's annual general meeting in Charlottetown on Friday, Hockey Canada boss Bob Nicholson confirmed head scout Kevin Prendergast and goaltending coach Ron Tugnutt have parted ways with the national governing body. Prendergast, a former assistant ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746671/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746671/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is swarmed by reporters as he enters his offices at Toronto City Hall May 17, 2013. Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, his lawyer told the Toronto Sun on ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police cars sat outside the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon on May 23, 2013. The public facility, along with adjoining high schools Tommy Douglas and Bethlehem, were locked down after a possible gun ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746732/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:57 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746732/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Will newly hired Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy, left, be more Kevin Dineen, middle, in his first season as an NHL head coach or more Randy Cunneyworth, right. Dineen guided Florida to a 94-point season in 2011-12, while Cunneyworth was a disappointing 18-23-9 in the same campaign. (Canadian Press/Getty ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, left, talks with New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps before a 2012-13 game. (David Zalubowski/Associated ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746734/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746734/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Philipp Lahm, left, and Thomas Mueller spoke to reporters on the eve of Bayern Munich's final with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. (UEFA/Getty ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746541/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:53 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746541/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Inter Milan fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday and hired Walter Mazzarri as his replacement, five days after concluding the Serie A season with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish. Inter bid Stramaccioni goodbye in an official announcement on its website and said it had signed Mazzarri to a two-year deal. Mazzarri stepped down as Napoli manager last weekend. Having never coached ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:53 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Every Friday, CBC Montreal's Homerun arts reporter Pierre Landry brings you the top five things to see and do in Montreal this weekend. 1. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746737/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:51 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746737/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Qatar's decision to drop its bid to bring the International Civil Aviation Organization's headquarters to Doha from Montreal was the result of hard work and intense lobbying on the part of three levels of government, federal Industry Minister Christian Paradis said Friday. The UN agency that regulates international aviation transport has been based in Montreal from its beginnings in ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746681/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:51 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746681/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df RCMP have charged a second woman with first-degree murder in the death of a man from Chilliwack, B.C. Tak Tai Lawrence Leung, 26, died of stab wounds after an altercation last Saturday in Gleichen, about 90 kilometres east of Calgary. An 18-year-old woman from the Siksika First Nation was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder. On Friday RCMP said a second suspect -- a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746739/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746739/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Two seniors are in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a home invasion near Wetaskiwin this week. The elderly couple lives in a rural home and were expecting one of their sons to drop in for dinner Tuesday night. The couple answered a knock at the door when a man walked in and attacked them, then stole their vehicle. Their son arrived shortly after the attack, finding his 83-year-old ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746740/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746740/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Modern-day bridges constructed with cables prevent incidents like the Interstate 5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River on Thursday, a retired B.C. engineer ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746738/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746738/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Calgary has no shortage of options for Vietnamese cuisine. In every quadrant of the city, you can find a variety of options for pho, vermicelli, spring rolls and more. John GIlchrist visited Balo in the city's southwest recently. It's located at 1238 Eighth Street S.W. in the Beltline and seats about 80 diners in a light, open room. Balo offers tasty, plentiful food that blurs the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746741/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746741/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df EDMONTON -- An Edmonton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for hitting a woman with a toilet tank lid, setting her apartment on fire, and dragging another woman behind his vehicle on a busy roadway. Zachary Holland, who is 25, received his punishment Thursday for several charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping and arson with disregard for human life. Megan Carley, who is 24, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746683/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746683/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Breaking a nearly week-long silence, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations he smokes crack cocaine or has a drug problem. ';I do not use crack cocaine nor am I an addict of crack cocaine,'; Ford said in a statement Friday afternoon. ';As for a video, I can’t comment on a video I have never seen or does not exist.'; Ford, sporting a new haircut and appearing ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746682/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746682/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO Mayor Rob Ford denies he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford has not said whether he has ever used crack. He has also declined to take questions from reporters at a Friday news conference at City Hall after close allies released a letter urging him to address the video, which apparently shows him smoking crack. "I ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747981/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214747981/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MrWallStreet83 caught my eye. If you, like me, are a fan of unabashed chutzpah on the Internet, MrWallStreet83 - the Instagram alias of a 29-year-old Canadian real-estate broker named Martin Lavoie - is a strong contender for the best account on Instagram. Nearly every day, Lavoie (bio: "In the business of not giving a fuck what you think and business is really good") posts photos of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746685/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746685/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Amazon.ca's latest tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, is now available for pre-order in Canada - and it also comes at a nifty price tag, starting at less than $300. Coming in at either 7 inches or 8.9 inches, the Kindle Fire HD runs on Android and includes a front-facing HD camera, access to email and a calendar, and access to many games, apps and books. Amazon also has millions of books available ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745401/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745401/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) launched the CIX Top 20 on Thursdat, opening up the floor for companies to put in entries and be recognized as among the most innovative in Canada's tech scene. Held once a year, the CIX recognizes innovative companies with revenues of under $10 million and helps shine a light on what will be "the next big thing," according to CIX co-chair Chris ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745400/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745400/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The hospitality industry in Vancouver, British Columbia, is closely watching the effects of the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon. Vancouver recorded 475,365 overnight visitors from Washington state in 2012, which accounted for a quarter of the citys overnight visitors from the entire United States, according to data gathered by the Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746527/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:57 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746527/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The relationship over many decades between the CBC/Radio-Canada and successive federal governments is based on an understanding of how a public broadcaster operates: the government provides most of the funding but the politicians are historically, culturally and legally restricted in how much control they have over what the broadcaster does. This is the case where he who pays the piper does not ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745404/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745404/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df LIMA, Peru -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal that threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745408/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:18 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745408/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MOUNT VERNON, Washington -- v The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge -- more than half a century old -- collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. It was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745495/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745495/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals. The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge more than half a century old collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746328/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:35 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214746328/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df "So, you must be really ramping up your training now that the Olympics are coming, right? You must be working hard these days?" Throughout my speed skating career, I was asked this question frequently in the months leading up to an Olympic Games, and I came to expect it every four years. The first time I heard it, I stared blankly back at the interested individual, blinking slowly, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745496/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:46 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745496/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. The bank updated its code of conduct on Friday, after facing intense criticism last month for its hiring ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745100/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:45 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745100/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Brampton resident Shane Garry, 45, has been charged with sexual assault for an alleged crime that took place more than 20 years ago. (Toronto ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745497/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:45 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745497/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The jury of a coroner's inquest into the drowning of a Chinese student in Saint John is calling for province-wide safety standards at all public pools and increased minimum training for paramedics. Yifan (Jason) Wang, 17, died in hospital on Sept. 20, 2011, two days after being pulled unresponsive from the pool at the Canada Games Aquatic ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745500/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745500/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto's deputy mayor is urging Mayor Rob Ford to address the raging scandal over an alleged crack cocaine video. Ford called reports of the video "ridiculous" but has said little ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745499/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745499/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The western tent caterpillar population is peaking this year, engulfing fruit trees in parts of B.C. and down the western U.S. coast. Western tent caterpillars are easily identified by their black and orange markings and their wispy silk tents woven around tree branches. Tent caterpillars will leave the tent late in June and pupate in cocoons before emerging as adult brown-coloured moths. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745498/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745498/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df NDP MP Tyrone Benskin, pictured in the House of Commons, was stripped of his deputy critic duties Friday after it was revealed that he owes more than $58,000 in taxes. (Tyrone ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she's confident that Toronto city council will be able to carry on its work in spite of the crisis surrounding the mayor. Speaking in London, Wynne says it's unfortunate when there are issues that make it a tumultuous situation for a local government. But she says councillors are "stepping up to their responsibilities" amid the raging ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745503/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745503/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The B.C. Lions on Friday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Joey Elliott. The 26-year-old Franklin, Ind., native spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. During that time, he dressed for 33 games, including nine as the team's starter. Last season, the Purdue grad had his most productive year as a pro as he threw for 2,101 yards and five touchdowns. Elliott ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745501/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745501/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Scientists working with developers on St. Patrick's Island are holding a 24-hour BioBlitz to make a record of every living thing on the island. Researchers will catalogue everything from bats, birds and bumblebees to balsam poplarsand weeds to create a baseline of biodiversity before the island becomes an urban park. Volunteers and scientists will head to the park Friday night and stay ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745505/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745505/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police said Carissa Stephenson, 12, has light brown skin and short black hair with long bangs. She is five-foot-five, weighs 100 pounds and has braces. She was last seen wearing an Aéropostale aqua-green hoodie and white-and-blue skinny jeans. Police said ‘There are concerns for her well-being as she has some mental ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745148/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745148/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df In the wake of the Wildrose Party's fine for improper robocalls, the Alberta Tories say they followed the rules and do not expect any similar reprimand. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745504/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745504/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest. William Scott, 41, was driving an oversized load on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River when it struck the beam Thursday, said State Patrol Sgt. Kirk Rudeen. Scott's wife told CBC News that while his load ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745506/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745506/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A former Canadian Football League all-star has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for assaulting his one-time girlfriend. Joffrey Reynolds is to serve his time on weekends and will be on probation for two years once he has completed his ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745507/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745507/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vito Rizzuto. (QMI file photo) MONTREAL -- Alessandro Taloni, a former jet-setting Mafia associate who ran a $1 billion cross-border drug ring, pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking in a New York court. Taloni, 39, faces 10 years to life in prison plus a fine that could reach $2 million, after admitting to his crimes on Thursday. Following his arrest in 2011, the Montrealer made headlines for ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745415/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:30 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745415/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- The NDP has suspended a member from its shadow cabinet because of his chronic, long-term failure to pay taxes. Tyrone Benskin has been stripped of his role as official-languages critic until he pays the taxes he owes. The announcement follows a report that Quebec's revenue agency has contacted the House of Commons to seize part of his salary because of more than $58,000 he owes ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745416/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:27 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745416/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- Canada will keep its only UN agency now that Qatar has abandoned a bid to get the International Civil Aviation Organization to move its headquarters to the Middle Eastern country. ICAO confirmed the news Friday morning as did Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, who announced it on Twitter. Qatar has offered no explanation for its decision to back off. ICAO Secretary General ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745417/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745417/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df United States . We can't have them high on crack.The spangers Gawker has deployed outside New York subway stops to raise money to buy a video purportedly showing Ford crack-smoking, however, smell bad and obstruct pedestrian flow. We exaggerate; Gawker has not deployed spangers. But the website is begging for money from the public to supplement its news gathering budget, so it can afford to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745331/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:42 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745331/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df With technology growing every day, many things are becoming a lot easier. Finding a nearby restaurant on your smartphone, for example. Or, cheating on a test. For that reason, a Canada high school issued statements to parents recently after school staff conducted a strip-search to find a missing cell phone. The incident happened during Cap-Jeunesse High School’s final exams; each student ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745419/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:20 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745419/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Canadian teen and his dog are recovering from wounds after he rescued the dog from a cougar in what he called "the most terrifying thing I've ever endured." Levi Sadler, 16, said he was at home in Belcarra, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday night when he heard his black Labrador, Daisy, screaming outside of his window, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745462/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:13 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214745462/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Canadian Hurricane Centre is telling residents in the Atlantic provinces they should prepare for an active hurricane season. The centre's program supervisor says la Nina conditions could spark more storms than ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744117/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:19 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744117/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Knights needing a win to stay alive in the fight to hoist The Cup. They lost. They were hammered, thrashed, thumped, crushed, routed, banged-up and generally embarrassed by the Knights, losing by a final score of 6 to 1. The Blades scored their only goal of the game after London had pumped 6 shots into the Saskatoon net. Now, the tourney is a three team affair, with the Portland (Oregon) ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744214/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744214/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Radio.com , the Canuck punk-pop princess received inspiration and lead vocal assistance from the veteran shock rocker on a duet titled "Bad Girl," a track from her upcoming fifth studio album. The "Sk8terboi" hitmaker reveals she recruited the singer via a last minute text, saying, "I was sitting there at the board thinking Manson would be perfect on this track, so I ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744216/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744216/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744215/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:48 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744215/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Lisa Vanderpump may be the star of the show, but she is also busy filming her spin-off show, "Vanderpump Rules." The show isn't so much about Lisa. It is more about her employees and their personal drama that is playing out as they are working on the show. The first season was so successful that Bravo decided to make a second season of the show. And perhaps they are filming now, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744217/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744217/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Chelsea Houska hasn't dated one single man on the show over the several years the show has been airing. But she has always talked about Adam. He gave her a promise ring, which seemed to give her some sort of hope, but now that he has gotten another girl pregnant, she may have given up for good. But it sounds like her followers may not believe her. According to a new tweet released on May ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744219/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:46 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744219/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Bethenny Frankel has been working hard to fulfill her dream before she started a family and met Jason, as she was doing everything from selling her own belongings online to baking all night to sell cookies on the streets of New York. She chronicles all of this in her book, "A Place of Yes." However, it was her idea of the Skinnygirl margarita that really put ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744218/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:46 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744218/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Jenelle Evans has made some questionable decisions over the past couple of years, as she decided to go back to her drug-using boyfriend Kieffer Delp several times rather than get her life straightened out so she could get custody of Jace back. In addition, she hasn't held steady employment for a while, hasn't attended school, and got married to a man she had known for two months. It ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744220/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:45 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744220/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df After being separated from their group and spending a cold night on the Bruce Peninsula National Park, a group of 15 students from a Waterloo, Ont., high school has returned home safely. The students -- all 16 and 17-year-olds -- spent nearly 12 hours alone on the southern Ontario hiking trail overnight Thursday after disappearing around 5 p.m. while on a school hiking trip. The youths were ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744222/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744222/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Saskatoon Blades react to the London Knights’ third unanswered goal of the second period on May 23, 2013 at Credit Union Centre in ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744223/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:30 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744223/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Toronto Blue Jays have placed left-handed reliever Darren Oliver on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain. The move is retroactive to May 19. Lefty J.A. Happ has also been moved to the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from injuries after taking a ball in the head during a game earlier this month. The team has added rookie Sean Nolin, who is scheduled to make his major ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744225/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744225/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df When asked if his team could bonce back from a 3-1 series deficit to the Penguins, the 40-year-old Alfredsson replied "probably not." He later said in the same session with reporters that the Senators would go to Pittsburgh and play "one of heck of a game." He also added, "I don't think we have much going for us. But maybe that's the way we like ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744224/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744224/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto City Hall has been at the centre of a scandal over Mayor Rob Ford's refusal to address allegations over crack cocaine use. The controversy has raised questions about whether Ford could be ousted from office, and what would happen in the aftermath. (Michelle Siu/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744226/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:25 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744226/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Two school monitors are no longer employed with the Halifax Regional School Board after parents alleged their children's mouths were taped shut last week. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744131/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:24 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744131/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df City hall lobbyists Jamie Besner, bottom left, and Paul Pellegrini, bottom right, attended Wednesday's fundraising bash involving Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti. Also posing for the photo are businessman Anthony Pullano, upper left, and motivational speaker and community activist Spider Jones. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744227/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:24 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744227/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , a Festival TransAmriques show featuring dozens of dogs impersonating members of the United Nations. The event is the brainchild of Bennett Miller, an Australian visual artist, who expanded the idea after premiering it at a theatre festival in Melbourne. Miller auditioned scores of local weiner dogs to see if they would make the cut. The artist says he choose dachshunds to represent global ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743945/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:23 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743945/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto Coun. Doug Ford denies allegations against Rob Ford TORONTO - Mayor Rob Ford's own executive committee has written a letter urging him to address the crack cocaine allegations that have dogged him for a week now. Deputy mayor Doug Holyday said the letter will be released by Friday afternoon and that it says the "business of the city will continue as usual" and asks Ford to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743700/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743700/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Shane Daniel Garry, 45, of Brampton, was arrested Thursday, May 23, 2013, and charged in an historic sex assault of a nine-year-old girl from 1991. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743818/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:13 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743818/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Junk mail is good for you, Canada Post is telling Canadians. The national postal service has been sending out letters across the country to those with the audacity to post ';no flyer'; signs on their mailbox, telling the reader they are missing out on ';being connected with your local community.'; Canada Post has mailed more than 900,000 of the letters in hopes the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744132/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:09 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744132/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743897/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214743897/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Canadian government has issued two questionnaires to industry for information on the price of aircraft to replace its CF-18 fighters. The questionnaires, issued by the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat, aim to help the government evaluate how procurement of available aircraft could benefit Canadian industry. "The five companies with available aircraft are invited to complete the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744142/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:06 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744142/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Close allies of Toronto Mayor Rob's Ford said Friday they will release a letter that urges the mayor to address an alleged video that shows him smoking crack ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742146/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:00 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742146/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France edged Eugenie Bouchard of Westmont, Que., 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the Strasbourg International.Cornet broke the Canadian teenager twice in the last set and saved six break points.Last year's runner-up will face either Flavia Pennetta of Italy or Lucie Hradecka of the Czech ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742611/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:08 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742611/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df RBC CEO Gordon Nixon speaks to the media at a press conference following their annual general meeting in Toronto, Ont. March 1/2012. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742612/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742612/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df VANCOUVER, Canada, May 24. YEARS of perseverance and dedication will be recognized this weekend when retirement ceremonies are held for Olympic bronze medallist Brent Hayden and former world record holder Annamay Pierse at the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.For Hayden and Pierse it will be another chance to be cheered at the same University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre where they ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742613/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:26 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742613/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742469/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742469/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -; The trucking company involved in a Washington state bridge collapse says it received a state-issued permit to carry its oversized load across the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742616/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:32 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742616/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df By Julie Gordon TORONTO | Fri May 24, 2013 12:59pm EDT TORONTO May 24 (Reuters) - In another sharp blow to scandal-plagued Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, several key members of his executive committee at City Hall said on Friday they are joining forces to publicly call on him to confront allegations of crack-cocaine use. The group will release an open letter to Ford on Friday afternoon, Deputy ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744229/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:59:27 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214744229/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Memorial Day weekend is typically where the blockbuster tentpole films go head to head and do battle for the biggest piece of the financial pie at the box offices this summer. Opening in theatres everywhere tomorrow "Fast & Furious 6" just raises the bar of action filmmaking as they go for the gusto in making as gonzo an action epic as they possible could with results the end up ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742723/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:59:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742723/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df City orders sit affixed to emergency fencing around the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (Colin Perkel / THE CANADIAN ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742724/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:33 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742724/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df U.S. rules that require meat producers to specify where the source animal was born, raised and slaughtered and restrict what can be labelled as a product of a certain country of origin are too costly and cumbersome and discriminate against foreign livestock, Canadian producers and government officials argue. (Jessica Rinaldi ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742276/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742276/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Prime Minister Stephen Harper, front right, was part of the official photo at the Pacific Alliance Summit in Cali, Colombia on Thursday. Canada has observer status for these trade negotiations. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742480/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742480/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, left, gets his stick up on the Red Wings' Jonathan Ericsson during Thursday night's Game 4 in Detroit but wasn't penalized on the play. However, a clearly frustrated Toews did take two high-sticking penalties in the second period along with a hooking minor. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742726/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742726/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann smile during their visit to Guldenberg farm in the village of Embrach north of Zurich on May 24, 2013. Their two nations are poised to sign a comprehensive free trade pact. (Arnd Wiegmann ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742551/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742551/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. has agreed to sell its Allstream business telecommunications arm and use about half of the proceeds to reduce its pension and debt obligations. Winnipeg-based MTS, which operates Manitoba's largest telecommunications business, says the deal values Allstream at $520 million. Manitoba Tel says it expects to realize $405 million from the sale, of which $130 ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742725/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742725/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France edged Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the Strasbourg International. Cornet broke the Canadian teenager twice in the last set of the French Open clay-court tuneup and saved six break points. Bouchard, 19, had reached the semifinals of a WTA event for the first time in her career. She was looking to become the first ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742636/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:10 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742636/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal retail icon and philanthropist Morton Brownstein has died at the age of 85. Brownstein was responsible for transforming his father's shoe shop into Browns Shoes, which now has more than 40 outlets across Canada. The Brownstein family business was founded in Montreal in 1940 and today the company is headed by Morton's son, Michael. Brownstein died on Thursday, at his home. He ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742729/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742729/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Celebrated Canadian nature artist Robert Bateman is opening a new gallery in Victoria this weekend, but the artist says the aim is to do much more than showcase his work. The Robert Bateman centre, whose doors open on his 83rd birthday, will display the largest exhibit of original works by the popular wildlife artist. There will be 10 galleries in the centre, including one devoted to his ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742414/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742414/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Toby Talbot/Associated Press) Unionized carpenters in Saint John are the lowest paid in the country, according to new data from Statistics Canada. They earn $26.52 an hour, about $3 less than their peers in Halifax and almost $14 less than those out west, the figures for 21 metropolitan areas show. Mark Fowler, a private contractor from Rothesay with 20 years of experience, knows he can get a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742731/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742731/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Cawthra Park Secondary School Chamber Choir has been recruited to provide the chorus for the song. The Stones selects one choir to sing with them in each city they visit. Choir director Bob Anderson said someone at University of Toronto had recommended the choir after being approached by the Stones' management. "I got an email from a lady in London who's been asked by the Stones ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742339/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742339/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The New Brunswick government is warning that heavy rainfalls expected in the next three days may cause flooding. Environment Canada has issued a heavy rainfall warning for most of New Brunswick with as much as 120 millimetres of rain expected to fall in central, southeastern and southwestern regions by late Saturday. The province's River Watch program said the heavy rain could create ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742732/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742732/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The California businessman behind a controversial ocean fertilization project off B.C.'s west coast has been fired, but the group behind the project says it still supports the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742730/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742730/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df High streamflow advisories are expected to be lifted for much of the B.C. Interior today following days of heavy rain. Advisories remain in effect throughout parts of the central interior, the Thompson Region, Boundary, and Okanagan. But Dave Campbell with the B.C. River Forecast Centre says most communities are likely through the worst of it. "I think a lot of those areas were probably ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742728/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742728/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Some Canadian buskers jump through fire as part of their act, but the uncertainties of street-performance are the unseen hoops that many of them worry about leaping through. (Photo: ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742415/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:06 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742415/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Hillcrest High School students are just $600 away from building their second elementary school overseas in five years. The students will participate in their 3rd Annual Walk for Water fundraiser Thursday, in support of Brick by Brick, a school building project in rural Ecuador with Free the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742170/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:03 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742170/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Cougars are rarely seen in Langley, but there have been recent sightings. Bears and coyotes also present potential threats as spring weather warms ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:58 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df HALIFAX -- A high-speed police chase in the Halifax area took a bizarre turn early Friday when the suspect fled from his vehicle, climbed an 18-metre electrical tower and held police at bay for two hours. Police say the speeding car was first spotted at 3 a.m. near the Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth. Minutes later, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over on an off-ramp along ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742638/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742638/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df HALIFAX -- The Canadian Hurricane Centre is backing U.S. predictions of an active season this year, telling residents in the Atlantic provinces they should prepare. The Canadian centre says an unusually warm tropical Atlantic Ocean is one of the factors behind the forecast of an active hurricane season, which continues a 15-year period of high hurricane activity. The National Oceanic and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742639/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742639/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Inter Milan reportedly fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday, five days after concluding Serie A with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish.Stramaccioni was informed of the decision, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport and the ANSA news agency, although Inter did not immediately announce the move. Walter Mazzarri, who stepped down as Napoli manager last weekend, was already being ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740829/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:43 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740829/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Are Canadians getting enough paid time off work?A new study puts Canada near the bottom of the list of developed countries when it comes to laws governing vacation and holiday ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740601/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:17 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740601/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df * TSX falls 7.18 points, or 0.06 percent, to 12,650.91 * Seven of 10 main sectors decline * National Bank up 1.4 percent after results * Manitoba Telecom climbs after deal to sell Allstream * Niko jumps 23 percent after discovery off India's coast By John Tilak TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell modestly on Friday as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will turn ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742289/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214742289/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df United Airlines and Air Canada after the carriers agreed to give up landing and take-off slots at Frankfurt and New York.The European Commission, the EU's executive, said the airlines, which are key members of the Star Alliance, will also strike agreements with competitors on ticketing and improved access to connecting flights.The commission was concerned the revenue-sharing venture, would ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740104/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:47 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740104/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Kim Kardashian has her pictures taken pretty much wherever she goes, but it sounds like she may have staged some pictures of her in Greece, where she was showing off ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740734/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:43:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740734/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Members of Toronto's executive committee are drafting a letter to assure residents that work at city hall continues despite the mounting controversy surrounding Mayor Rob Ford, and will also call on the mayor to respond to allegations against him. The reassurance letter is expected to be released later today, coming a week after reports of an alleged video where Ford is reported to be ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740056/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:42:18 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740056/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Blue Jays fans didn’t think McLouth held onto the ball after falling into the stands. (Getty Images) In the bottom of the sixth inning of Thursday night’s game between the Orioles and Blue Jays in Toronto, Baltimore leftfielder Nate McLouth made a nice running catch on a ball hit by Colby Rasmus that was tailing foul down the leftfield line. McLouth caught the ball just as he was ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740124/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:45 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740124/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ottawa is facing elimination for the first time in the playoffs, and several goalies are in the spotlight for various reasons. Here's a list of things you need to know, which will be updated as news develops throughout the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:15 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Defending champion Rafael Nadal, whose world ranking slipped to No. 4 after he spent seven months recovering from a knee injury, is seeded third in the upcoming French ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740737/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:14 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740737/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canada ranks third last in guaranteed paid vacations, even with statutory holiday included. In Spain, workers enjoy 34 days, putting it in a tie for second place with Germany. (Jon ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740626/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:14 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740626/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Enjoy a chronological pictorial of the NBA conference finals featuring the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers in the East and the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies in the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740736/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:14 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740736/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Abercrombie shares sold off sharply on the New York Stock Exchange, losing more than 10 per cent to $48.63. The drop puts Abercrombie shares back where they were in January. (Chris ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740738/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:14 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740738/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df New Jersey police have caught 29 bars and restaurants selling inferior booze and sometimes even dirty water as premium liquor. (David W ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740165/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:14 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740165/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The NHL announced Friday that the individual awards will be handed out early during the Stanley Cup final. In an hour-long show at 7 p.m. ET before Game 2 of the final, the winners of the Calder Memorial Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and Vezina Trophy will be announced. CBC will brodacst and stream the proceedings live online at cbcsports.ca. The ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740742/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:13 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740742/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Laval police made a major drug and weapons bust on Wednesday, seizing ecstasy powder, cocaine, cannabis, cash, and an automatic assault weapon. Police with the city's anti-gang unit arrested two men carrying out a transaction in a parking lot on Boulevard Cur-Labelle, in the city's Chomedey neighbourhood. Officers searched the vehicle, and later, the residence of one of the suspects. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740741/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:13 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740741/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df High winds from Hurricane Igor topple trees in St. John's in 2010. The Canadian Hurricane Centre said Friday that regardless of the number of hurricanes forecast for 2013, expected to be an "active" season, it responds to four or five tropical cyclone events each year. (Paul Daly/Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740627/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:13 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740627/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Fredericton mother is speaking out after a lifeguard asked her to stop breastfeeding her baby daughter at the city's indoor public pool. Caroline Griffith said her 10-month-old was hungry and there were only a few people at the pool, so she discreetly began to nurse her daughter. She said that's when a young female lifeguard told her she was not allowed to breastfeed in the pool and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740739/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740739/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df One person is dead after a Via Train struck an individual walking on the tracks near the town of Alexandria, Ont. Friday morning. The incident happened this morning near Glen Robertson and Massie Roads, OPP confirmed. Alexandria is about 100 km east of Ottawa, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision happened at 7:30 a.m., said Via spokeswoman Mylene Belanger. The train had left ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740740/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740740/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An Israeli family new to Saint John is pleading with the public for the return of its dog that went missing earlier this week amidst online allegations of abuse and neglect. Elad Shalom, who moved to the city three months ago to work as an IT consultant, says someone recently posted a photo of the dog's outdoor crate and leash on Facebook, alleging she was left outside too much and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740744/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740744/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police in Windsor, Ont., have laid human trafficking charges for the first time in that city. Two Oshawa men are accused of trafficking. One also faces a charge of exploitation. In March, an 18-year-old woman reported to police she had been enticed into dancing at an adult entertainment club in Windsor, then forced into prostitution in Toronto. "She was brought into a life of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740745/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740745/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Participants have a choice of running 5K, 10K, a half marathon or the full 42.2-kilometre marathon, starting and finishing at Stampede Park. Executive director Kirsten Fleming, who was in Boston when its race was targeted by terrorists, said the tragedy there prompted a review of security measures for Calgary's race. "Safety's paramount when you're organizing any event, and ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740743/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740743/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Rescuers searching for a missing Brampton, Ont., man in the mountains of southeastern Australia have clues he may have taken a different route than originally thought. ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740533/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:04 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740533/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a British Columbia judge who copied most of his ruling in a medical negligence case from the written submissions of the plaintiff. In a unanimous decision, the justices overturned a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that ordered a new trial in the case. They also upheld the $4 million in damages awarded to a boy and his mother after he was born brain ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740628/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:58 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740628/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df show , but lots have happened over the past couple of years. She divorced Simon while the cameras were down, and she met Eddie. While filming the seventh season of the show, Eddie proposed to Tamra and the two have been slowly planning ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739445/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:56 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739445/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vicki Gunvalson may have gotten surgery when the Bravo producers weren't filming last year, but it sounds like she knew that her surgery would be the talk of the town once they started filming the show. Of course, Vicki's look has been questioned before, as Slade Smiley mocked her appearance on the previous season of the show, but she probably didn't expect Tamra and Gretchen to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739448/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739448/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A little less than three weeks ago, Tim Bosma became more than just an old school mate, he became the topic of conversation no matter where you turned. Whether you were at work, school, dropping off your dry cleaning, walking the dog, picking the kids up from daycare, Tim Bosma's name was heard all ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739446/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:55 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739446/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df benefits . Of course, she just wants to take care of her son and be there for him, but it came across as if she was only marrying Javi for his health benefits. Recently, Kailyn decided to tweet about her dislike for braces, and people immediately had a harsh reaction. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on May ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739447/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:54 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739447/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index turned positive in early Friday trade as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will roll back its stimulus program were offset by a rise in National Bank of Canada and other financial stocks. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 2.70 points, or 0.02 percent, at 12,660.79 in mid-morning ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740630/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:48:23 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214740630/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo will celebrate its 100 year anniversary at a centennial fair Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. To mark the occasion, The StarPhoenix looks back through its ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739450/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:00 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739450/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Though the Toronto Blue Jays are still last in the AL East, they've managed to surge a bit near the end of May. With one of their prized pitching prospects set to make his major league debut, the Blue Jays look for a third straight victory Friday night against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. After losing 21 of its first 31, Toronto (20-27) has won 10 of 16, including seven of the last 10 ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739453/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:52 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739453/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MIAMI (AP) Losing a game at the final buzzer, no less than a playoff game on the road against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, would seem to have potential to demoralize the Indiana Pacers. Or not. ``Our belief,'' Pacers coach Frank Vogel said Thursday, ``has strengthened.'' Barely 12 hours after LeBron James scored on a drive as time expired in overtime to give the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739452/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:52 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739452/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo will celebrate its 100 year anniversary at a centennial fair Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. To mark the occasion, The StarPhoenix looks back through its ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739451/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:51 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739451/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Mount Cashel Orphanage, seen in 1989 when a scandal broke about systemic sexual abuse at the instution, was demolished three years later. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739289/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739289/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Quebec's provincial government is reportedly going ahead with the long-awaited extension of Highway 19, north of Montreal. Transport Minister Sylvain Gaudrault is expected to make the announcement later today. The northbound section of the highway currently ends in Laval, but according to information obtained by Radio-Canada, CBC's French service, the proposed four lane highway would ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739454/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:50 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739454/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Some people who live in Connaught in southwest Calgary are trying to stop a highrise from going up in their neighbourhood. The 22-storey apartment building is slated for an empty lot at the corner of 16th Avenue and 12th Street S.W. Opponents of the project say the 178-unit tower -- at nearly twice the height of the one next door -- will dwarf its neighbours. "Build in scale. Put ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739455/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739455/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo will celebrate its 100 year anniversary at a centennial fair Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. To mark the occasion, The StarPhoenix looks back through its ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739456/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739456/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df 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/214739380/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:49 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739380/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointments of Mr. Dominic Barton, Ms. Monique F. Leroux, Mr. John Oliver, Ms. Susan Paish and Mr. Eugene Polistuk to the Advisory Committee on the Public Service. The appointments are effective immediately. The Committee was established in November 2006 to provide an external perspective and expert advice to the Prime Minister and the Clerk of ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739458/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:02 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739458/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will travel to the United States (U.S.) to visit Boston and New York on May 28 and 29, 2013. His Excellency’s visit to Boston will include an address to the New England-Canada Business Council and local business leaders, and an event at Harvard University with ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739459/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:01 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739459/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- A huge boil-water advisory affecting 1.3 million people in Montreal, described by local officials as unprecedented in the recorded history of the city, was lifted late Thursday. City officials ended the two-day-old advisory at 10:15 p.m., after tests concluded the water quality was fine. Mayor Michael Applebaum said the warning had been issued as a precaution after an abnormal drop ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739382/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:36 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214739382/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df NeNe Leakes may have started off in Atlanta, but she is spending more time these days in Beverly Hills as she is filming "Glee" at t he moment. Her other show, "The New Normal," has been cancelled and it sounds like she may need to find more work if she wants to stay in Beverly Hills. And she shouldn't rely on ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738575/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738575/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Eddie Cibrian again after she released her book, "Drinking and Tweeting," where she talked about her experiences of the infamous affair that ruined both marriages. However, ever since the book was released, Brandi has talked a bit about the couple and recently bashed them on Twitter for not letting her speak to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738574/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738574/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df press . Brandi may not be a singer like LeAnn but she has gotten fame from being on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." If that isn't enough, Brandi's newest book, "Drinking and Tweeting," has become a bestselling book. And yet, according to a new Radar Online report published on May ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738576/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:10 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738576/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto's executive committee is preparing a statement to assure residents that work at city hall continues despite the mounting controversy surrounding Mayor Rob Ford. According to media reports, the executive committee is expected to release a statement on Friday reassuring residents that the work of city hall will carry on, despite reports of an alleged video where Ford is reported to ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738241/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:54:22 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738241/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canada's sixth-largest bank is hiking its dividend and buying back some of its shares, National Bank announced Friday along with a second-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates by a wide margin. Montreal-based bank said its adjusted earnings hit a record $369 million -- up six per cent from the same time last year. That equalled $2.08 per share, a seven per cent increase from $1.95 per ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738577/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:46:38 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738577/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df PITTSBURGH (AP) Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson isn't quite ready for the traditional season-ending handshake. Yet he knows if the Senators can't find a way to slow down slow down the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's coming soon. The Penguins grabbed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals with a 7-3 rout on Wednesday night, leading Alfredsson to offer ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738578/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:46:38 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738578/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Gibraltar was accepted Friday as a full member by the UEFA Congress, becoming Europe's 54th official football nation. The move had previously been resisted by some politicians in neighbouring Spain, who wanted to stop the British territory on Spain's southern tip from joining UEFA. The decision will allow Gibraltar to enter into the qualifying competition for the 2016 European ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738579/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 09:46:37 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214738579/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df