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Canadians spend billions of dollars on gas tax: CTF

OTTAWA, On. -- The Canadian Taxpayers Federation held its 'Gas Tax Honesty Day' annual event to blow the whistle on the high taxes levied on drivers.

New numbers from the CTF shows Canadians will pay $21-billion this year in taxes on fuel.

Fuel is taxed on the price per litre and then that price is then taxed yet again.

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Local 17 May, 2012 0

Victoria Day 2012: what's open & closed

Local 17 May, 2012 0

Canada loses in world hockey quarter-final

Canada has been eliminated from the IIHF World Hockey Championship after a 4-3 quarter-final loss to Slovakia.

Local 17 May, 2012 0

Criticism prompts museum to raise age of admission for sex exhibit

OTTAWA - 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 ”Sex: A Tell-All Ex

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National 17 May, 2012 0

Debate tonight on emergency bill aimed at restoring order in Quebec

QUEBEC - 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 order.

National 17 May, 2012 0

Ontario seeks to grab life-insurance payout from insane wife killer

TORONTO - Cash from a slain woman's life-insurance policy should go to the Ontario government rather than to her husband, who killed her while insane, the province argues in a case that raises questions about what constitutes proceeds of crime. In a Superior Court application filed this week, the go

National 17 May, 2012 0

Canadian Pacific searches for replacement CEO, ex-boss of rival not inevitable

CALGARY - The search for a new boss at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is underway after an activist hedge fund succeeded in its months-long battle to oust CEO Fred Green, a 34-year veteran of the iconic Canadian company. Green, chairman John Cleghorn and four other directors conceded defeat to Pershi

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World 17 May, 2012 0

Michigan boy bites into severed finger flesh in his Arby's roast beef sandwich

JACKSON, Mich. - A Michigan teen finishing off an Arby's roast beef sandwich chomped down on something tough that tasted like rubber, so he spit it out. Turns out it tasted like finger. The fleshy, severed pad of an unfortunate employee's finger, apparently. Ryan Hart, 14, told the Jackson Citizen P

World 17 May, 2012 0

Iran angry, threatens to sue Google over leaving Persian Gulf 'nameless' on Google Maps

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps. The threat comes after the famous search engine left the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula nameless on its online map service. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says

World 17 May, 2012 0

Activist in diplomatic tussle says China plans to have family's passports ready within 2 weeks

BEIJING, China - The activist who was at the centre of a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Thursday that Chinese officials have told him the passports that he and his family just applied for should be ready within two weeks. A rights group, meanwhile, described more retaliation b

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Sports 17 May, 2012 0

Sloppy seven-minute stretch costs Canada shot at a world hockey medal

HELSINKI - Seven error-filled minutes. That's what cost Canada a shot at glory in this year's IIHF World Hockey Championship. But those seven minutes against underdog Slovakia on Thursday essentially encapsulate the stretch of international hockey disappointment that has followed Sidney Crosby's gol

Sports 17 May, 2012 0

Thursday's Scoreboard

Thursday's Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Western Conference final Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. (Los Angeles leads series 2-0) -- World Hockey Championships Quarter-finals At Helsinki Slovakia 4 Canada 3 Finland 3 U.S. 2 At Stockholm Russia 5 Norway 2 Czech Republic 3 Sweden 2 (end 2nd) -

Sports 17 May, 2012 0

Blue Jays' Lawrie to serve 4-game suspension, Lind demoted to minors

TORONTO - Brett Lawrie is sitting out so the Toronto Blue Jays can move on. Lawrie decided to rescind his right to appeal a four-game suspension Thursday after the Blue Jays third baseman hit an umpire with his helmet during a game earlier this week. The Langley, B.C., native had initially decided t

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Business 17 May, 2012 0

Canadian dollar lower amid rising fears over health of Greek, Spanish banks

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed lower at fresh four-month lows Thursday amid continuing anxiety over the future of the eurozone. The loonie lost 0.62 of a cent to 98.13 cents US as traders avoided riskier assets such as commodities and resource-based currencies such as the Canadian dollar. Cana

Business 17 May, 2012 0

Kobo investor Rakuten invests US$100 million in social media site Pinterest

TORONTO - The Japanese e-commerce firm that bought e-reader company Kobo Inc. is now picking up a major stake in social media site Pinterest. Rakuten Inc., based in Tokyo, will invest US$100 million into the website, which launched in 2010, but has experienced a surge in popularity this year. Pinter

Business 17 May, 2012 0

TSX flat: energy, gold stocks rise, financials back off on Greek anxiety

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed little changed as energy and gold stocks advanced after worries about the future of the eurozone pushed commodity prices to multi-month lows this week. The S&P/TSX composite index edged up 4.6 points to 11,330.68. But financial stocks lost ground because of

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Entertainment 17 May, 2012 0

CW network makes big schedule revamp hoping for turnaround after year of disappointing ratings

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The young CW network is hoping to turn around a year of disappointing ratings by making changes this fall on each of the five nights it broadcasts. The network said Thursday that its new series include a modern take on "Beauty and the Beast," an action drama "Arrow" based on comic b

Entertainment 17 May, 2012 0

Musicians, entertainers react to the death of disco queen Donna Summer

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Reaction to the death Thursday of singer Donna Summer, who was 63: "So shocking to hear about the passing of Donna Summer. In the 70s, she reigned over the disco era and kept the disco jumping. Who will forget "Last Dance." A fine performer and a very nice person." — Aretha Fra

Entertainment 17 May, 2012 0

Joey Lawrence, star of ABC Family's 'Melissa & Joey,' joins Chippendales for 3 weeks in June

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Joey Lawrence is shedding his clothes: The actor has joined the male erotic dancing troupe Chippendales. The 36-year-old will work as a singer, dancer and host in the Las Vegas production for three weeks in June. In a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday, Lawrence said scre