Toronto Mayor Ford takes leave to deal with alcohol problem
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford flew to the United States in a private plane on Thursday, a TV network said, a day after he said he would take a leave of...
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Manulife Financial profit jumps on investments, wealth fees
TORONTO (Reuters) - Manulife Financial Corp said on Thursday its first-quarter profit surged more than 50 percent as a stronger investment performance and higher wealth management fees more than offset...
Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, U.S. boxer famous in folk song, dies at 76
TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 19 years in prison for murder and then was released after it was determined he did not...
Fairfax’s Watsa says BlackBerry a good long-term investment
TORONTO (Reuters) - Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd is a good long-term investment that is being unfairly punished by the stock market, the chief executive of the company's top shareholder...
In double legal trouble, Bieber tests positive for pot, meds
TORONTO/MIAMI BEACH (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber, facing charges in the United States and Canada, had pot and anti-anxiety medication in his system when arrested in Florida last...
Toronto Mayor Ford stuck in elevator as lunch audience waits
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford lived up his reputation for surprises on Thursday when he got stuck in a hotel elevator for nearly an hour while a room...
Toronto Mayor Ford stuck in elevator as lunch audience waits
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford lived up his reputation for surprises on Thursday when he got stuck in a hotel elevator for nearly an hour while a room...
Canada’s Munro wins Nobel literature prize for her short stories
STOCKHOLM/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for her tales of the struggles, loves and tragedies of women in small-town Canada that made...
Canada’s Munro wins Nobel literature prize for her short stories
STOCKHOLM/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for her tales of the struggles, loves and tragedies of women in small-town Canada that made...
Google looks for talent in BlackBerry’s backyard
TORONTO (Reuters) - With Blackberry Ltd shedding staff in its hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, other tech companies, including Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit, are moving to take advantage of a...