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 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes surprise appearance at rainbow flag-raisingTORONTO - The mayor of Canada's most populous city won cheers Thursday as he made an unexpected appearance at a rainbow flag-raising marking International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. The group behind the event -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays -- had initially said
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 Supreme Court refuses to quash appeal over life support for coma patientOTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't quash an appeal over the withdrawal of life-support from a comatose patient. In a quick ruling today on a motion to quash, the justices refused to throw out the case, saying it will get a full hearing later this year. The case pits the family of Hassan
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 Lawyers for terror suspects arrested in 2010 slam federal courtroom movesOTTAWA - Lawyers for three men accused of terrorist offences are expressing dismay about a sudden federal move that derailed months of planning. Unexpectedly, federal prosecutors decided this week the men will go directly to trial in Ontario Superior Court. It means two of the suspects will be
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 Bird hits wing of Snowbird jet during season kick-off show in Moose JawMOOSE JAW, Sask. - A Snowbird jet was damaged when it hit a bird during the aerobatic team's first show of the season. The military precision flying team's performance over 15 Wing Moose Jaw on Wednesday was going well until one of the Tutor jets struck the bird. Team lead Major Wayne Mott says
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 Debate tonight on emergency bill aimed at restoring order in QuebecQUEBEC - The Quebec government will table emergency legislation tonight in an effort to stamp out a turbulent student crisis that has gripped the province for months. If passed, the Charest government's law would pause the current academic session for striking students while hoping to restore...
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 B.C.'s organic growers browned off by bid to wipe browning gene from applesKELOWNA, B.C. - Orchardists in B.C.'s Okanagan region worry that the introduction of genetically modified trees could take a bite out of fruit sales. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is considering an application to allow a genetically modified variety of apple called the Arctic
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 Federal study suggests relocating EI recipients to regions with labour needsOTTAWA - A new study from the Human Resources Department suggests Ottawa is looking at ways to get people receiving employment insurance to move to other regions with more jobs. Such measures would go beyond the Harper government's new policy that appears to require that some EI recipients take
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 Quebec announces emergency law to restore order, more windows get smashedMONTREAL - Legislation could be introduced as early as today in Quebec aimed at quelling student protests which have rocked the province for the past three months. While sticking to his planned tuition hikes, Premier Jean Charest said he would table emergency legislation aimed at ending the
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 Where are the grown-ups during Quebec strikes? Many are right on the front linesMONTREAL - With scenes of student unrest in the streets of Quebec, one might be tempted to ask: Where are the grown-ups? In some cases, they're right there with the students -- on the front lines. Parents and teachers have been among the older demonstrators joining thousands of younger ones in
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 Criticism prompts museum to raise age of admission for sex exhibitOTTAWA - Canada’s Science and Technology Museum has abruptly raised the age limit for a controversial sex exhibit amid calls to have the exhibit shut down. The move follows concerns raised by Heritage Minister James Moore's office and dozens of complaints about the exhibit called
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 Transgender contestant to make history with Miss Universe Canada contestTORONTO - Jenna Talackova is set to make history as the first-ever transgendered contestant to compete at the Miss Universe Canada pageant. The Vancouver beauty, who was born a man but underwent sex-change surgery four years ago, is among 62 contenders vying for the crown. It all starts tonight
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 Former head of Montreal executive committee arrested in anti-corruption raidMONTREAL - A former president of the city of Montreal's executive committee has been arrested by the province's anti-corruption unit. Frank Zampino was taken into custody early this morning after authorities went to his Montreal home. The arrest came just a few hours after prominent
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 Imperial Oil considering sale, conversion of its refinery in Dartmouth, N.S.HALIFAX - Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) announced Thursday that it plans to shop its refinery in Dartmouth, N.S., and related supply agreements to prospective buyers in the coming months. The move is part of a review that could see the Dartmouth operation converted to a terminal or some other
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 Police in Windsor, Ont., wait for suspected thief to pass swallowed diamondWINDSOR, Ont. - Police in Windsor, Ont., say the story of a man who allegedly swallowed a $20,000 diamond is gaining international attention. It's been nearly a week since Richard Mackenzie Matthews, 52, is alleged to have switched a diamond at Precision Jewellers and swallowed the real
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 Fred Green resigns as CEO of Canadian PacificCALGARY - A months-long battle between the leaders of Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) and its largest shareholder resulted in the resignation of CP chief executive Fred Green on Thursday shortly before the company's annual meeting. The departure of Green and five other CP directors, announced...
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 Cross-border shopping costs greater than believed even as gap narrows: reportOTTAWA - Cross-border shopping is costing the Canadian economy much more than believed and new rules raising duty-free limits will only make matters worse, says a new report by the Bank of Montreal. The assessment of costs comes from the bank's deputy chief economist Doug Porter in his latest
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 RCMP conducted five-month national security probe into leaked F-35 storyOTTAWA - The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national security, The Canadian Press has learned. The Mounties conducted a five-month
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 Howard Dean's accident, on the radio; U.S. pol in fender-bender during interviewMONTREAL - Former U.S. politician Howard Dean was involved in a fender-bender at a rather improbable moment: in the middle of an interview with a Montreal radio station. A conversation with CJAD host Aaron Rand was suddenly interrupted. The former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential
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 Would-be immigrants take feds to court over elimination of application backlogOTTAWA - Would-be immigrants are taking the federal government to court over its decision to return their applications. They're angry about the Conservatives' move to legislate away a backlog of some 280,000 applications created before 2008. The government announced the decision in its March
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 Mulcair sticks to 'Dutch disease' diagnosis despite conflicting evidenceOTTAWA - Tom Mulcair isn't backing down from his controversial diagnosis that Canada is suffering from "Dutch disease," despite conflicting evidence and a mounting backlash from western premiers. The NDP leader insisted Wednesday that statistics on manufacturing job losses are "irrefutable" and
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 Controversial Islamic school ordered out of Toronto public school propertyTORONTO - The Toronto District School Board has forbidden a controversial Islamic school from operating out of one of its properties. The board revoked the permit for the East End Madrassah, a Sunday school for Muslim children, citing an ongoing police investigation into alleged anti-Semitic
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 Canada could play role in Mideast peace talks, says World Jewish CongressOTTAWA - Canada is likely to be invited to play a larger role in Middle East negotiations, says the head of an international Jewish organization. Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Minister John Baird in Ottawa on Wednesday
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 NDP launches hearings in bid to rally public opinion against massive budget billOTTAWA - Two years ago, Errol Mendes showed up at Liberal-sponsored public hearings to decry the erosion of parliamentary democracy in Canada. The University of Ottawa law professor was back on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, with the same message, at the first of a series of NDP-sponsored public
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 Quebec tables emergency law to restore order: semesters suspended, possible finesThe Quebec government has announced plans to suspend the current academic session for striking students in an attempt to restore order in a province plagued by unrest. Premier Jean Charest says he will table emergency legislation aimed at ending three months of disorder that has at times made...
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 Man in critical condition after being struck by falling bricks in MontrealMONTREAL - A man is in critical condition today after being struck by dozens of bricks that came loose from a building in downtown Montreal. Police say the man suffered serious injuries to the head and pelvis after Tuesday night's incident. Inspectors from the City of Montreal have begun an
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