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Toronto Mayors Siblings Have Ties With Drug Traffickers
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may want to find a new spokesman. As the mayor has been engulfed by allegations that he was filmed smoking crack cocaine, his brother Doug Ford has largely acted as his spokesman. But it turns out he has links to drug dealing. For several years, Doug Ford "was a go-to dealer of hash" and had a small group of dealers who sold his product, according to ...
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Toronto Councillor Doug Ford denies newspaper report that he sold drugs in high school
Toronto Councillor Doug Ford -- brother of Mayor Rob Ford, who is himself facing allegations he was filmed smoking crack cocaine -- has called a newspaper report that he sold drugs in high school "disgusting" and "a personal shot at our family." ...
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Globe alleges Toronto mayors brother dealt hashish during the 80s
The man who most strongly defended Toronto Mayor Rob Ford against allegations he was filmed smoking crack cocaine is now himself facing a claim he once dealt in ...
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Weber called up to take Nolins roster spot
Email TORONTO -- Thad Weber joined the Blue Jays on Saturday, coming up to replace the recently optioned Sean Nolin. Weber, 28, was claimed off waivers from the Padres last Sunday. "He's supposed to start down there [in Buffalo] Sunday, so he'll throw some innings here," manager John Gibbons said of the move. Weber has only pitched 13 innings in his Major League career, ...
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Davis rehabbing oblique injury in Dunedin
Email TORONTO -- Rajai Davis' left oblique injury continues to heal. Davis, who hasn't played since May 10, is in Dunedin, Fla., rehabbing the injury and making progress. "He just started doing a little bit of swinging," manager John Gibbons said. "We don't think he's too far off, but still you got to be cautious with that." So far, Davis has been ...
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Reyes begins running in recovery from sprained ankle
Email TORONTO -- This weekend marked a milestone in Jose Reyes' recovery from a severely sprained left ankle. Reyes started running for the first time on Friday, and he continued to push the envelope in his recovery process before Saturday's afternoon game vs. the Orioles. "It was a little bit scary for me," Reyes said of his first time running. "But pain free." ...
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Hockey Canada board votes to eliminate body-checking for peewee-level players
The Hockey Canada Board of Directors has voted to eliminate body-checking from Peewee hockey.The organization made the announcement via twitter on Saturday morning.The announcement comes after a longstanding debate to have the disputed practice eliminated for adolescents who doctors say are suffering high rates of hockey-related concussions and fractures.Spokesman Andr Brin says the motion ...
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Media Advisory - Green Communities Canada launches WALK Friendly Ontario designation
, 2013 Times: 9:45 AM: pre-launch panel presentation from representatives of the five pilot communities 1:00 PM: official launch announcement, including remarks from a representative of the Honourable Minister of Health and Long-Term ...
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Man injured in Brampton industrial accident
A man has been seriously hurt in an industrial accident in Brampton. The man suffered life-threatening injuries when a piece of machinery fell on him at a construction site on James Potter Road. Peel Regional police say the man was trapped under the equipment. He has been airlifted to a hospital in Toronto. The Ontario Ministry of Labour has sent investigators to the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
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: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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New drug allegations for family of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford report
There are new drug allegations today involving members of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's family, including his brother city councillor Doug Ford. According to a report published in ...
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Updated dates for Torontos aerial spray to control European Gypsy Moth population
May 26 and 27 to deal with an infestation of the European Gypsy Moth has been postponed to Monday and Tuesday instead of Sunday and ...
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Alumni all over Canada lament loss of Mount Royal theatre program
For Mount Royal University, it will be one less diploma program and fewer part-time instructors to pay.For Calgary's cultural community, it will create one gaping hole in a delicate ecosystem.And ...
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Canadas indigenous peoples join forces call all Canadians to join Solidarity Spring
The sound of drums beating has just gotten a whole lot louder in Canada with the joining together of Idle No More and Defenders of The Land, a network of Indigenous Activists formed in 2008. Idle No More, a First Nations Indigenous movement that became an instant phenomenon in December 2012, was established by four First Nations women, Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean and Nina ...
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Government of Canada designates first two heritage lighthouses in British Columbia
, today announced the designation of the first two heritage lighthouses in British Columbia under theHeritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The East Point Lighthouse on Saturna Island and the Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood were designated on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board ...
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R.A. Dickey Blue Jays hope to ground Orioles
Rogers Centre has long been known as a launching pad. The Baltimore Orioles can attest to that. Baltimore looks to continue its home-run barrage Saturday afternoon against R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles (26-22) took over the major league lead in home runs with a season-high four in Friday's 10-6 victory. They have hit at least three homers in four straight games - ...
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Revolution not counting out Toronto FC
New England Revolution coach Jay Heaps insists that Toronto FC is not a bad team, and counterpart Ryan Nelsen makes the same point even though his club is mired in a nine-game winless run. Toronto FC is also winless in 12 straight on the road since its last trip to Gillette Stadium heading into this Saturday night matchup. Only league-worst D.C. United has fewer points than the seven amassed ...
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Ontario man lost in Australian mountains has strong survival skills
The sister of an Ontario man who disappeared in Australia's Snowy Mountains nearly two weeks ago says she remains hopeful he will be found, partly because of his training as a Canadian Forces reservist. Mandeep Srawn, sister of 25-year-old Prabhdeep Srawn, spoke to CBC News via Skype on Saturday morning, after rescue officials briefed her family on the latest developments in the search, as ...
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Were No. 2 How the world views Canadas influence
If the world was a high school cafeteria, Canada would probably be sitting at a table with the athletes and cheerleaders, suggests a new global popularity poll. Canada ranked second in a ...
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Ryan Lochte cruises 2 victories in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - U.S. Olympic champion Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter backstroke and 200 freestyle Friday night in the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.Lochte finished the backstroke in 1 minute, 59.56 seconds and took the freestyle in 1:50.15."I have a faster gear," he said. "I just never went to it. The time was decent. The win was nice."American Emily ...
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Globe investigation The Ford family’s history with drug dealing
Toronto city councillor Doug Ford, photographed in his office at the family business in Etobicoke, Ont., in February, 2011. (Peter Power/The Globe and ...
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In photos The Ford brothers and their Etobicoke connections
Long before they took over the family business and pursued public office, Doug and Rob Ford and their circle of friends were well known in Toronto's Western ...
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Will Rob Fords supporters leave Ford Nation
Will supporters continue to back Toronto Mayor Rob Ford following allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine? (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...
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Canada’s good name persists abroad
Canada is reducing its foreign budget in real terms and cutting staff in embassies abroad to save money. It humiliatingly lost an election for a spot on the Security Council, a seat easily won the next time around by Australia. Canada is a slam-dunk Fossil of the Year award candidate overseas. None of its major free-trade initiatives has yet borne ...
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Canada revokes passport of doc accused in US medicare fraud
Dr. Jacques Roy is seen in a court room sketch in Dallas Texas Monday March 5, 2012. (CBSDFW.COM photo) MONTREAL - The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million - before he's even had a trial. QMI Agency has learned that Passport Canada rescinded the passport of Dr. Jacques Roy, the Quebec ...
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Toronto's historical hospital due for upgrade
Toronto East General Hospital is undergoing a massive redevelopment and expansion plan that aims to update the tired facility, which is one of the oldest in the city.
Toronto East General Hospital was opened in 1929 and has been in continual operation ever since, located at 825 Coxwell Avenue in the capital of Ontario, the hospital is a community teaching hospital and has a bed capacity of 470. It treated over 60,000 people in its emergency room last year and provided in-patient care to over 19,000 people. Read more
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