Federal Court wont remove MPs over election robocalls

CBC News - Friday 24th May, 2013

Voters backed by the Council of Canadians challenged the 2011 election victories by Conservative MPs, clockwise from top-left, Kelly Block, John Duncan, Jay Aspin, Joyce Bateman, Joe Daniel, Lawrence Toet and Ryan Leef. The challenge against Daniel was dropped Oct. 23. The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through ...

CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower on fears of less Fed stimulus

Reuters UK - Friday 24th May, 2013

May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open lower on Friday as better-than-expected German economic data was overshadowed by fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve is considering an early decrease of its $85 billion monetary ...

Rob Ford councillors set to take over if mayor steps down

CBC News - Friday 24th May, 2013

Members of Rob Ford's executive committee say they are prepared to take over the day-to-day running of the city if the Toronto mayor is no longer able to perform his duties amid a scandal involving allegations he was caught on video smoking crack ...

U.S. oil markets more attractive than Canadas

Middle East Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Shale oil plays in the United States may be more attractive to investors than oil sands in Canada's Alberta province, a financial analyst said. Marathon Oil Corp. announced that it terminated an offer to sell 20 percent of its interest in the Athabasca oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. "Marathon Oil is not engaged in further discussions with respect to a potential sale of these ...

Environment Canada to release predictions for 2013 hurricane season

CTV - Friday 24th May, 2013

An Enviroment Canada meteorologist monitors weather at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax on Thursday, May 19, 2011. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN ...

Citrix Receiver helps doctors in Canada provide bedside care

Techworld - Friday 24th May, 2013

Hamilton Health Sciences, a family of six hospitals and a cancer centre serving more than 2.3 million residents of Hamilton and central west Ontario in Canada, is using Citrix technology to increase bedside interactions between patients and doctors and accelerate decision making. Speaking as part of a customer panel at Citrix Synergy 2013 in Los Angeles, Mark Farrow, CIO at Hamilton Heath ...

Video Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses

The Independent - Friday 24th May, 2013

Authorities have said no one was killed, but three people were rescued and taken to hospital.The four-lane motorway bridge, which is over 50 years old, crosses the Skagit River near Mt Vernon on the Interstate 5, about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver.The cause of the collapse, which came at the beginning of one of the US's busiest holiday weekends, is still unknown. The state ...

15 teens on school hiking trip missing in Bruce Peninsual National Park

CBC News - Friday 24th May, 2013

A Google map showing Bruce Peninsula National Park in relation to Waterloo Region. 15 teenagers from a local school are missing on a school hiking trip in the park. Inset: High Dump, the area of the park the OPP started their search in. (Google ...

Oil and pipelines driving Canadas economy

Middle East Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Natural resources form "one of the cornerstones" of the Canadian federal and provincial economies, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said. Canada is the one of the Top 10 oil producers in the world. The Canadian Department of Natural Resources said oil production from North America is expected to increase more than 10 percent to 2016 in part because of Canadian oil production. In ...

3D printers give rise to desktop manufacturing

CBC News - Friday 24th May, 2013

Digital technologies such as 3D modeling software and 3D printers have grown cheap and accessible enough for ordinary people to make prototypes of objects that could, until recently, only be made by people who owned factories. (Emily ...

B.C. residents healthiest in Canada despite the province spending less on medical care

Vancouver Sun - Friday 24th May, 2013

British Columbians can take pride in being the Swedes of Canada, boasting the best lifestyle habits and health status in the country.That's one of the findings of a Conference Board of Canada report titled Paving the Road to Higher Performance: Benchmarking Provincial Health Systems.The report, released Thursday, accords B.C. an A grade, "on the strength of having the healthiest ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Press Digest-canada-may 24

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s allies prepare to run city

The Globe and Mail - Friday 24th May, 2013

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 ...

Toronto Catholic trustees reject motion to ban gay-straight alliance clubs

The Globe and Mail - Friday 24th May, 2013

Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees rejected a motion Thursday night that would have banned students from setting up clubs called Gay Straight Alliances in separate schools.Trustee Garry Tanuan's motion drew media attention to the school board meeting, with parents and students making passionate arguments for and against the clubs - even though Ontario law says they must be ...

Quiet shaper of Toronto’s skyline was on ground floor of city’s condo boom

The Globe and Mail - Friday 24th May, 2013

Toronto developer Murray Menkes, who died April 24 at 87, liked to stay out of the limelight, but built a real estate empire from scratch that would help reshape his city with suburban houses, shopping centres, high-rise condos and office towers during the post-Second World War building boom.Born in 1926, he grew up on Major Street in the Bathurst and College area of Toronto. His father, Max, ...