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Today’s letters: Some kids say the smartest things Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sets a very bad example for children and is a very big disgrace to Toronto. Mr. Ford is now the laughing stock of the world. He has definitely put Toronto on the map, in a bad way, that is. In my opinion, I hope that...

Kathleen Wynne wants all MPPs’ expenses made public Put your money where your mouth is. That’s the not-too-subtle message from Premier Kathleen Wynne to Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath over expenses. Liberal sources told the Star that Wynne and...

Draft UN Report: Global Warming Could Cost $1.45 Trillion The effects of global warming could cost the world $1.45 trillion in economic damages, with the planet's crop production projected to decline up to two percent every decade, according to news coverage of a new UN report. The new figures...

OPP take control of investigation into Mayor Rob Ford The Ontario Provincial Police has taken control of the Toronto Police Service’s investigation into Mayor Rob Ford. Police Chief Bill Blair asked OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis to take the oversight role to “avoid the distractions that have...

Treat Mother Nature like **** and she'll hit your wallet! Ontario to give municipalities $190M for ice storm cleanup TORONTO – Ontario plans to provide up to $190 million to help hard-hit municipalities pay for the cleanup and recovery costs from the December ice storm, Municipal Affairs and...

Underemployment not factored in at all. Statscan doesn’t tell whole story about national job market, CLC report says Statistics Canada is being urged to produce a clearer picture of underemployment in Canada to provide a better understanding of what it will take to get frustrated part-time...

Iran rejects Israel's 'baseless' claims that it sent weapons ship to Gaza An official source in the Iranian armed forces told Iranian Tasnim news agency on Wednesday that the IDF accusation that arms found on a ship came from Tehran is "baseless and false." The Israel Navy intercepted an...

Ontario government considering ranked-ballots for municipal elections It's good enough for the Oscars and the NHL year-end awards — maybe it makes sense for Ontario cities. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has confirmed that Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter will table a private member’s bill that would...

Kimmel to Rob Ford: 'Is that a good idea to dare the police chief to arrest you?' Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Rob Ford when the Toronto mayor made an appearance on Monday night’s show. Kimmel showed video clips of the mayor running into a camera and using Jamaican expletives. At...

Conservatives lament how little progress Harper has made on Senate reform since he came to power OTTAWA — The sixth annual Manning Networking Conference wrapped up Saturday evening here with a rapturously received speech by Mark Steyn, who’s pretty much the perfect closer for a crowd of...

Justin Trudeau rolling papers prove a big hit OTTAWA—A Toronto marijuana activist is doing a brisk trade in rolling papers stamped with Justin Trudeau’s face — and he has the Conservatives to thank for the idea. Chris Goodwin, manager of Vapor Central in Toronto, has sold more than $500 worth...

Thanks Rob! Conservatives losing ground, grim polling numbers show Conservative support is down across much of Canada and the party ranks behind the Liberals and NDP on their perceived ability to handle many issues, a new poll unveiled Friday suggests. The poll, conducted by Carleton...

Study Links Temperature to a Peruvian Glacier’s Growth and Retreat Sitting on a flat volcanic plain 18,000 feet above sea level, the great Quelccaya ice cap of Peru is the largest piece of ice in the tropics. In recent decades, as scientists have watched it melt at an accelerating pace, it has...

Washington to discuss health effects of Keystone XL Washington will play host to a new discussion regarding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday, and this time the health concerns of Northern Alberta communities next to oil sands operations will be front and centre. As the U.S. State...

That's a shame. Toronto’s divide-and-conquer conservatives doomed to split the vote and hand Olivia Chow the mayor’s job And so now it is official: John Tory, hardcore squishy centrist, will join like-minded middle-of-the-roaders Karen Stintz and David Soknacki in a political battle with...

War on Science? In early 2013, the government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced new science communications procedures that threatened the publication rights of an American scientist who had been working in the Arctic with Canadian researchers since 2003. This was the first...

NDP roasts government for ignoring deputy ministers’ climate change advice OTTAWA – Canada’s official Opposition says the Conservative government is effectively rejecting climate change and must explain why it’s ignoring the advice of its own most senior bureaucrats to do more to reduce...

**** just got real John Tory officially joining Toronto's mayoral race Monday John Tory will end months of speculation Monday by declaring his candidacy for Toronto mayor, promoting low taxes and a downtown relief subway in a bid to unseat Rob Ford. Mr. Tory, a radio personality and former...

And he's absolutely right. Trudeau: Stronger Environmental policy would have gotten us Keystone XL Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the Conservative government's lack of environmental stewardship is what is preventing U.S. President Barack Obama from approving the Keystone XL pipeline...

Put down the Sochi maple syrup for a second and read this. G20 support builds to adopt ambitious target for global growth SYDNEY - The world's top economies may agree to set an ambitious target for faster global growth at a weekend meeting in Sydney, where major central banks are also being...