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Exposé Links Toronto Mayor's Family to Drug-Dealing

'Globe and Mail' says brother Doug ran a hash operation for years

(Newser) - If yesterday's carefully worded I-am-not-a-crack-addict news conference made for a bleak day for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, today isn't much better. The respected Globe and Mail is out with an investigative piece on the mayor's family, including brother Doug, a city councilor. It includes paragraphs like this:...

Toronto Mayor: I Don't Smoke Crack

He won't comment on video 'I have never seen or does not exist'

(Newser) - It can't be a banner day for any politician when he has to call a press conference to declare that he's not a crack addict, but that's precisely what Toronto Mayor Rob Ford did today. After a week of silence, Ford addressed the controversy that began when...

Rob Ford May Smoke Crack, but He's a Good Mayor

Philip Preville on the politician who has long embarrassed Toronto

(Newser) - Philip Preville's Slate piece on Toronto mayor and possible crack-smoker Rob Ford is not exactly kind—he calls Ford "a crass, offensive, and ill-tempered buffoon" with a "capacity for breathtakingly stupid behavior," among other things—but, Preville says, you have to admit Ford has been a...

Video Claims to Show Toronto Mayor on Crack

Rob Ford denies it; Gawker and 'Toronto Star' say they've watched it

(Newser) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is trying to fend off the first reports of what could be a monumental scandal. Both the Toronto Star and Gawker say they've seen a video that purports to show Ford smoking crack cocaine. Two reporters from the Star watched the video three times and...

Tip From Imam Foiled Canada Terror Plot

2 men planned to derail passenger train: RCMP

(Newser) - Yesterday, Canadian authorities said they foiled an alleged terrorist plot —the "first known al-Qaeda plan of attack that we’ve experienced," one detective says—and they have a Toronto imam to thank for the bust. More than a year ago, the still-anonymous imam told authorities he was...

Churches Reject Sculpture of Homeless Jesus

Toronto artist wanted 'marginalized' people to relate

(Newser) - A new sculpture of Jesus looks a lot like a homeless person lying on a bench—which, ironically, is why it had trouble finding a home, the Toronto Star reports. Artist Timothy Schmalz carved Jesus huddling under a blanket so that "marginalized" people could relate. Jesus was, after all,...

Teen: I Was Raped by 4 200-Pound Women

Toronto police seek alleged assailants

(Newser) - Police say four women weighing about 200 pounds each raped a Toronto man last month after offering him a lift home, the Toronto Star reports. Word is he met them at a downtown nightclub and accepted a ride—but they drove him only a few blocks in an SUV before...

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Baby Born on Frozen Street Declared Dead, Revives

Girl was born on freezing Toronto sidewalk

(Newser) - Two alert police officers are credited with saving the life of a baby girl who was wrongly declared dead after being born outside in freezing temperatures in Toronto. The girl's mother had attempted to walk to a hospital in temperatures around zero Fahrenheit, but she didn't make it...

Judge Kicks Toronto Mayor Out of Office

Rob Ford vows to fight ruling 'tooth and nail'

(Newser) - An Ontario judge ordered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford removed from office today, over an alleged violation of conflict of interest rules. Judge Charles Hackland gave Ford 14 days to vacate the position, acknowledging that the shakeup "will necessitate administrative changes" for Toronto, the CBC reports, but Ford says he'...

Torso Found Floating Off Toronto

Boaters found suitcase containing woman's body part

(Newser) - Another gruesome find in Ontario's waterways: A decomposed human torso was found in a suitcase floating in Lake Ontario about a mile from Toronto's waterfront, the CBC reports. Boaters found the suitcase and towed it to shore. Police are investigating whether the torso is that of Guang Hua...

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Top 10 Most Livable Cities

Melbourne is No. 1, again

(Newser) - Need a new hometown? Pack your stuff and head to Melbourne. The Australian metropolis offers a prosperous economy, a hugely successful culinary scene, and access to top-notch sporting events. It ranked No. 1 (for the second year in a row) as the most livable city in the world in the...

Severed Head, Foot Found in Toronto Park

Police close park to search for remaining parts

(Newser) - Another body-parts find in Canada has grim echoes of the Luka Magnotta case. The discovery of a severed head and right foot of an unknown woman in a Toronto-area park led to the closing of the park and a large-scale police hunt yesterday, reports the Toronto Star . The foot was...

Toronto Mayor Caught Reading While Driving

Cops to Rob Ford: Please get a driver

(Newser) - Next time you're driving in Toronto, beware of a hazard on the road: the mayor. Rob Ford was photographed reading a stack of papers while driving on the city's busy Gardiner Expressway yesterday, in a shot snapped by a Twitter user who says traffic was moving at around...

One Dead in Radiohead Stage Collapse

At least 3 hurt; Toronto show canceled

(Newser) - A stage under construction for a Radiohead concert in Toronto collapsed today, killing one person and injuring at least three, the Globe & Mail reports. Workers were hanging screens on the stage when it fell, according to a beer tent worker: "Apparently the band was supposed to practice just...

Toronto Mall Shooting Kills 1, Injures 7

Many injured in panicked stampede for exits after shooting

(Newser) - Gunfire in a downtown Toronto mall last night has left one dead and seven injured, reports the Toronto Star . Police said the shooting appeared to be targeted, but, as it happened in one of Canada's most crowded malls, numerous bystanders were also shot in the attack and more were...

Toronto Cop Arrests Fellow Cop, Gets 'Rat' Treatment

Department punishes three officers for harassing him after DUI arrest

(Newser) - Rookie Toronto cop Andrew Vanderburgh arrested an off-duty fellow officer on drunken-driving charges in 2009, and he's been "harassed and berated" within the department ever since, says an internal disciplinary ruling. The Toronto Star sees it as a classic case of a cop "who crossed the thin...

Air Canada Engine Parts Fall on Toronto Neighborhood

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing after engine dies after takeoff

(Newser) - Several cars were damaged but nobody was injured after parts believed to be from a broken Air Canada jet engine rained down on a Toronto suburb yesterday. The plane, a Boeing 777 bound for Japan with 318 passengers and 16 crew members, was forced to turn around and make an...

Cheney Axes Canada Trip Because It's Too Dangerous

Eh? Seriously.

(Newser) - Today's "we swear we're not the Onion" story: Dick Cheney has canceled a planned appearance in Toronto ... because he fears it could be too dangerous a trip to take. "He felt that in Canada the risk of violent protest was simply too high," explained the...

Toronto Pet Stores Must Sell Only Pound Pups

Shops can only sell ones from humane society, shelter, or rescue group

(Newser) - Toronto has a message for puppy mills: piss off. In a unanimous vote, the city council has banned pet stores from selling any cat or dog that does not come from a humane society, shelter, or rescue group. They believe the move will achieve two ends: Cut down on the...

Intruder Busted in Webcam Murder

Toronto attack witnessed by boyfriend in Beijing

(Newser) - A Toronto man has been arrested for the murder of a student who was attacked as her boyfriend in Beijing watched helplessly via webcam. Qian Liu, 23, was found dead in her apartment after the boyfriend alerted her friends. Detectives are still seeking a missing webcam, laptop, and computer, the...

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