Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim

bbc.co.uk 1 hour ago

The soldier killed in an attack on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

 
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Vancouver man misplaces Porsche on BC Ferry

cbc.ca 1 hour ago

It appears a Vancouver man managed to misplace his Porsche on a BC Ferry last night.

 
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How was the Mike Duffy report 'whitewashed?'

cbc.ca 2 hours ago

Liberal MPs and senators will spend today pressing the government to answer why the original Senate committee report on Senator Mike Duffy's expenses was significantly changed so that it omitted...

 
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Rob Ford will never give Toronto snobs the pleasure of his resignation

fullcomment.nationalpost.com 1 hour ago

Being a true culture warrior with a martyr complex, Ford will keep on fighting till the very day — if it ever comes — that he is led out of City Hall in handcuffs … And even then, I’m not so sure

 
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Cocaine scandal: No matter how it seems on Planet Ford, it’s over: DiManno

thestar.com 5 hours ago

After Rob Ford's duck-the-reporter farce and Doug Ford's staggeringly bad attempt at damage control, it hardly matters if the video is authentic.

 
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Wait Until You See the Questions on Prayer Asked of Lt. Col. Oliver North When Lois Lerner Was at...

theblaze.com 4 hours ago

New questions are being raised today about Lois Lerner and the attitude she's taken in the past regarding conservative and Christian groups...

 
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Cleveland 'hero' Charles Ramsey gets free burgers for life

usnews.nbcnews.com 4 hours ago

Cleveland’s most camera-ready hero may now also be its best fed...

 
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Montreal boil-water order enters its 2nd day - Montreal - CBC News

cbc.ca 4 hours ago

More than one million Montrealers are dealing with the largest boil-water advisory in the city's history, as it entered its second day and some wondered whether they could have learned about the order...

 
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All of your posts, shares and ‘Likes’ tell a story: what does yours say?

theglobeandmail.com 8 hours ago

As the amount of information continues to pile up online, your digital footprint can either help or hurt your personal brand and your business

 
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Neil Macdonald: Harper no Obama when it comes to dealing with scandals

cbc.ca 8 hours ago

Beset by three so-called scandals at the moment, Barack Obama has been meeting his accusers and the press head on, Neil Macdonald writes. The same cannot be said for how Stephen Harper operates.

 
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Paul Ainslie: Roadside check leads to 3-day licence suspension for city councillor | Toronto Star

thestar.com 2 hours ago

Toronto city Councillor Paul Ainslie says he was stopped by a RIDE spot check May 3 and was given a warning that required him to surrender his driver’s licence for three days...

 
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LeBlanc pleads guilty to charges in N.S. confinement case

atlantic.ctvnews.ca 3 hours ago

A 48-year-old man accused of confining and sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a home in rural Nova Scotia has pleaded guilty to five charges in the case.

 
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Congressman’s Misuse Of Bible Verse Belies Bad Theology And Ideology On Food Stamps

thinkprogress.org 3 hours ago

As the House Agriculture Committee convened earlier this week to discuss whether or not to cut as much as $4.1 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food...

 
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Ontario power plant cancellations: Liberals knew of $900 million ‘worst-case scenario’

thestar.com 3 hours ago

The Liberal government was privately bracing for $900 million in costs to scrap power plants in Oakville and Mississauga while publicly maintaining the tab was $230 million, Progressive Conservatives...

 
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Two senators baffled that Duffy, others failed to understand 'simple' expense rules

ctvnews.ca 4 hours ago

Two Conservative-appointed senators say the rules governing the Red Chamber are simple and it's difficult to understand how some from within their ranks could misinterpret the definition of "primary...

 
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Two ex-Revenue Canada auditors face charges in tax-evasion scheme

theglobeandmail.com 2 hours ago

The latest charges are part of a long-running RCMP investigation, code-named Project Coche, into allegations that corrupt auditors at the Canada Revenue Agency’s Montreal office helped local...

 
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Adventures in Fox polling

maddowblog.msnbc.com 3 hours ago

From time to time, I enjoy marveling at the kind of questions that appear in ostensibly neutral Fox News polls...

 
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Ten unanswered questions on the Duffy affair

fullcomment.nationalpost.com 1 hour ago

The Liberals released a list of 10 questions that need answering in the Mike Duffy/Senate expenses disaster. They're not the only questions, but they're good ones.

 
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Canada's existing privacy rules can't keep up with digital evolution: watchdog

ctvnews.ca 1 hour ago

With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or...

 
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Don’t treat history as a civics lesson

theglobeandmail.com 7 hours ago

We need a political culture that promotes historical debates, not historical narratives

 
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Pet owner sues vets for pain and suffering over dog’s death

thestar.com 6 hours ago

A Toronto paralegal is suing a vet hospital for allegedly giving her dog vaccinations without her consent and causing his death.

 
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Cyclist tweet was 'biggest mistake'

bbc.co.uk 2 hours ago

A woman who took to Twitter to say she had knocked a cyclist off his bike tells the BBC it was the "biggest mistake of my life".

 
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Woman sought after dead woman’s purse stolen at College subway

thestar.com 22 hours ago

Toronto police are hunting for a woman after a purse was stolen from a dead woman at College subway station Wednesday morning.

 
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NAPOLITANO: Tyranny just around the corner

washingtontimes.com 6 hours ago

A few weeks ago, President Obama advised graduates at Ohio State University that they need not listen to voices warning about tyranny around the corner, because we have self-government in America.

 
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Germany tops BBC country image poll

bbc.co.uk 18 hours ago

A poll in 25 countries for the BBC World Service suggests Germany is the most favourably viewed country in the world.

 
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Fox News Poll: 56 percent want to go back to pre-ObamaCare system

foxnews.com 19 hours ago

Majorities of American voters say their family will be worse off under the Affordable Care Act, and think it would be better to go back to the pre-ObamaCare health care system.

 
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2nd suspect in Tim Bosma case in court today on murder charge

cbc.ca 7 hours ago

A second man arrested in the death of Tim Bosma, a Hamilton father who disappeared after taking two men on a test drive, is due in court today to face a charge of first-degree murder.

 
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Republicans may call back IRS official who refused to testify

foxnews.com 4 hours ago

House Republicans are considering trying to haul back into the hearing room the embattled IRS official who refused to testify Wednesday, claiming she may have inadvertently waived her Fifth Amendment...

 
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Officer Accused Of Michelle Obama Threat: It Was A Joke

huffingtonpost.com 3 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- The D.C. police officer accused of threatening to shoot first lady Michelle Obama claimed Wednesday in a disciplinary hearing that he was joking...

 
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Security services knew Woolwich men

bbc.co.uk 13 hours ago

David Cameron cuts short a foreign trip and flies back to London to lead the government response to the suspected terror attack near Woolwich Barrracks.

 
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No charges as police identify woman who took purse from subway suicide

thestar.com 4 hours ago

DiManno: No matter how it seems on planet Ford, it's over

 
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British prime minister huddles with security team after hacking death

cnn.com 11 hours ago

British PM Cameron will convene a meeting looking for answers in a daylight hacking death.

 
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