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'I do not use crack cocaine,' Mayor Rob Ford says
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford broke his silence Friday to say he does not use crack cocaine, a week after published reports alleged he was seen smoking from a glass pipe in a cellphone video. -
NDP MP loses post in shadow cabinet over unpaid taxes
An NDP MP has been suspended from the party's shadow cabinet after it was revealed that he owes more than $58,000 in back taxes. -
Wife of truck driver in bridge collapse says husband has 'impeccable' record
The wife of an Edmonton-area truck driver who police say struck part of a bridge in Washington State Thursday evening and caused it to collapse said her husband has an "impeccable" safety record in 20 years on the job. -
Hockey Canada could ban bodychecking for peewee players
Pre-teen hockey players across Canada could soon be banned from bodychecking. Delegates at Hockey Canada's annual general meeting in Charlottetown are expected to vote this weekend on whether to eliminate the practice for peewee players - mostly 11- to 12-year-olds - as has been done in Alberta, Nova Scotiaand Quebec.