STAY HEALTHY GARDENING TIPS INCLUDE SWITCHING UP TASKS EVERY 15 MINUTES

    After the long May weekend, your back may be aching a little from gardening.  But experts say if you have a green thumb, you don’t have to give in to sore back muscles.  Doctor Stacy Irvine is a Toronto chiropractor.  … read more

    NDP’S ANDREA HORWATH AGREES TO SUPPORT LIBERAL BUDGET – AVOIDING PROVINCIAL ELECTION

    TORONTO – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she’ll ensure passage of the provincial budget, avoiding an election. The minority Liberals need the NDP onside to pass the budget, which is a confidence motion. The Progressive Conservatives are pushing for an … read more

    PRIME MINISTER HARPER PROMISES TO TIGHTEN SENATE EXPENSE RULES IN WAKE OF DUFFY SCANDAL

    OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says any federal Conservative who is in politics to seek personal gain from public office should get out of his caucus. Speaking to his MPs and senators in the wake of a scandal that … read more

    MAJOR TORNADO RIPS THROUGH OKLAHOMA CITY SUBURB

    A devastating tornado has obliterated parts of suburban Oklahoma City. Rescuers have spent the night looking for more victims. Fifty-one people have been confirmed dead so far, but officials say the number could increase to 90. Witnesses are describing the … read more

    METROPOLITAN OPERA DISBANDS BALLET TROOP

    The Metropolitan Opera is disbanding part of its company. The eight remaining dancers of the Met’s Ballet company have accepted a buyout package and have left the organization. The company has gradually been reducing the number of dancers in a … read more

    DOORS’ KEYBOARD PLAYER RAY MANZAREK DIES OF CANCER AT 74

    A founding member of the 1960s rock group “The Doors” has died.  Ray Manzarek passed away with bile duct cancer at a clinic in Germany.  He was 74.   Manzarek’s keyboard playing on “Light My Fire” has often been called one … read more

    MAYOR FORD EXPECTED AT COUNCIL’S CASINO DEBATE – FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE ALLEGED CRACK SMOKING SCANDAL

    Toronto City Councillors meet today on the fate of Toronto’s casino plans.  If Mayor Rob Ford attends the gathering, it would be his first public appearance since calling news of a video which appears to show him smoking crack cocaine … read more

    SUMMER TO BE MORE “TYPICAL”

    Here’s the weather forecast for the summer — it’s going to be “changeable.” That’s the word used by forecaster Brett Anderson of AccuWeather.com. He says most Canadians can look forward to a more typical summer this year, with warm spells … read more

    EARLY ”POTTER” BOOK ON THE BLOCK

    A first edition copy of ”Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” that contains author J.K. Rowling’s notes and original illustrations is going on sale in a charity auction. The personal annotations from Rowling included comments on the process of writing … read more

    PC CAUCUS LIKELY TO DISCUSS EXPENSE SCANDAL

    Prime Minister Harper will have a new chief of staff at his side when he presides over the Conservative caucus meeting Tuesday morning. He will be dealing with Tory M-Ps who have spent the week in their home ridings, hearing … read more