Toronto mayor Rob Ford avoids questions about video purporting to show him smoking crack cocaine

Global Post - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Toronto mayor Rob Ford in happier times, waving the pan american flag during the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games at the Omnilife Stadium on October 30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Dennis Grombkowski/AFP/Getty ...

Buehrle to face Hellickson in series finale

Toronto Blue Jays - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Jeremy Hellickson has come away from his last two starts more frustrated than ever. While the Rays right-hander received 20 runs of support in his last two outings, Hellickson surrendered 14 earned runs in those games combined for one win. Allowing eight runs on 10 hits in 7 2/3 innings of work Friday against the Orioles, Hellickson was helped by the Rays' offense in a 12-10 win, his ...

Canada NDP suffers debacle in British Columbia election

wsws.org - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Opinion polls and media pundits notwithstanding, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP) suffered a debacle in the May 14 British Columbia election, failing to unseat an unpopular twelve year-old Liberal government.The Liberals, who have held office in Canada's third-most populous province since 2001, will use their fourth successive majority government to intensify big ...

Homers Help Rays Hold Off Blue Jays

The Ledger - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

TORONTO | Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday ...

Ortiz struggles as Rays beat Blue Jays

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Ortiz and the Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday ...

Documents show Eritrea defying Canadian government by using Toronto consulate to raise money for regime

National Post - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

TORONTO -- Canada is investigating allegations that Eritrea's diplomatic mission in Toronto has continued soliciting money for the East African regime's military despite being warned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to stop. The RCMP and Foreign Affairs are reviewing new evidence that appears to show the Consulate General of Eritrea has been imposing a fee of up to $500 on ...

Orioles to call up Kevin Gausman to start Thursday in Toronto source says

Baltimore Sun - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Just last week, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was a starting rotation option for the future, but not the immediate present. But the 22-year-old right-hander will join the Orioles this week and is expected to make his major league debut Thursday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple industry sources. The Orioles' ...

New study suggests Torontonians make links between diversity and success

The Globe and Mail - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

If Toronto aspires to be a world-class city, diversity is an important part of the mix, public opinion in a new report suggests.Residents are making a direct connection between diversity and attracting foreign investment, according to a survey by Nik Nanos for DiverseCity that studied public opinion on diversity of leadership in the ...

Announcement Canadas First MBA in Social Enterprise Leadership

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Canada to offer an MBA and Executive MBA focused on Social Enterprise Leadership. The surge of recent announcements, political attention and media coverage pertaining to Social Enterprise is a testament to the rapid growth of this key sector in the Canadian economy. Responding to the growing need for leaders in this sector all ...

Ortiz lacks earlier magic as Blue Jays fall

Toronto Blue Jays - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

TB@TOR: Rasmus takes Cobb deep with a solo home run TORONTO -- Apparently Ramon Ortiz has not been drinking a magical elixir after all. After two surprising starts on the mound in which he allowed only two earned runs, Ortiz, who turns 40 on Thursday, was hit around through only 2 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk, setting the tone for the Blue Jays as they fell, 4-3, to ...

Johnson and Rays rub more salt in Blue Jays’ wounds

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays Kelly Johnson (right) is congratulated by teammate Jose Lobaton after hitting a homer off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ramon Ortiz during second nning AL action in Toronto on Tuesday May 21, 2013. THE (Frank Gunn/The Canadian ...

Allegations of cocaine use are too serious to ignore

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends the flag-raising ceremony marking the start of Pride Week on May 17, 2013. Tuesday will be the first time the beleaguered mayor faces his council colleagues since accusations he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine surfaced last ...

McGriff to represent Blue Jays at 13 Draft

Toronto Blue Jays - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Email TORONTO -- The Blue Jays will be represented at the coming First-Year Player Draft by former first baseman Fred McGriff. McGriff spent parts of five seasons in Toronto from 1986-90, during which time he hit .278 with 125 homers and 305 RBIs. He finished his 19-year career with 2,490 hits after stops in San Diego, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles (Dodgers) and Chicago (Cubs). Now 49, ...

Lind regaining ability to get on base

Toronto Blue Jays - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Email TORONTO -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons appears to have settled on Adam Lind as his everyday cleanup hitter against right-handed pitchers. Lind was back in the No. 4 hole for the second consecutive game Tuesday night versus Tampa Bay. The permanent move had been expected for some time, with Lind's having turned into one of the club's more reliable hitters. In his past 21 ...

Lack of interpreters in Ontario courts an ‘embarrassment’ judge says

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

An Ontario judge has blasted the province for failing to remedy a long-standing shortage of qualified interpreters in the courts.Frustrated over an impaired driving case he felt compelled to toss out, Ontario Court Justice Peter Tetley said the number of cases being adversely affected is at an intolerable level. "It is unfair to the public," Justice Tetley said. "It is unfair to ...

Ontario budget deal with NDP will stave off spring election

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne capped her frenetic first 100 days in office by reaching a budget deal with the New Democrats that will avoid a spring election. The agreement, which, coincidentally, came on the Premier's 60th birthday Tuesday, buys her minority Liberals much-needed breathing space as they gird for what promises to be even more difficult work ...

Koevermans nearing return to Toronto FC lineup

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

After undergoing off-season knee surgery, Toronto FC's Danny Koevermans is confident of a return to action on June 1. (file photo) (MIKE ...

Drug users in Abbotsford B.C. sue over bylaw that bans clean needle exchange

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Mariner Janes holds a used needle he collected in the Downtown Eastside after a person called the Mobile Needle Exchange hotline with a tip on its location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 1, 2012. (Rafal Gerszak For The Globe and ...

Guest Say no to a U.S.-Canada border-crossing fee

The Seattle Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

THE U.S. government has expressed interest in possibly instituting a new border-crossing fee at land borders. At this stage, the proposal is just a request by President Obama’s administration to study the effect of collecting a crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the Canadian and Mexican land borders. A fee would help recover the costs of upgrades on the northern and ...

Russell Defining Canadas Olympic prospects

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

In Vancouver we had them for two days. We were afforded the undivided attention of the men and women who will go for gold while flying Canadian colours at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, now about nine months away. In Vancouver we had ...

Toronto Port Authority puts off plans to fill part of Lake Ontario for Porter airport extension

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Toronto Port Authority is putting off plans to fill in an area of Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport because it's unclear if the material would be able to support a proposed runway extension.Porter Airlines and city council are trying to extend the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport by 168 metres at each end to allow for the use of ...

Town rethinks plan to euthanize Canada geese

Newsday - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Photo credit: Mark Bellew | The Town of North Hempstead has entered into an agreement with the USDA to euthanize flocks of geese that are damaging town parks and other properties. (May 10, ...