Major News Headlines - May 27, 2012
Major News Headlines for today! It’s MAYOR ROB FORD’S BIRTHDAY! Let’s all eat KFC in celebration!
Regional, Provincial, National, International headlines - have fun!
Sources: CTV, CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, BBC News, Al Jazeera
GTA
Toronto Star reporter enters forbidden territory — Mayor Rob Ford’s office (Doolittle cracks me up)
Peel Police now confirming a 37 year-old woman was murdered on Sled Dog Rd this morning. One man under arrest, no outstanding suspects (no link)
Audit of Toronto city council candidate Gus Cusimano reveals altered cheques
Brampton, Ont. man arrested on Canada-wide warrant
Canadian Everest climber’s body brought partway down
Toronto Bike Month: Kickoff fest gets wheels turning at Christie Pits
Toronto could set heat record on Monday
Why are so many driving around with their windows down? (muggiest day of the year, why not a/c?)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ‘not even dieting anymore’
City considers revitalization of Exhibition Place
Brampton family seeks woman missing since Thursday
Man hits car driven by nun, has iPhone stolen
Blue crabs in Mimico Creek an urban mystery
TTC service boost would reduce crowding on 79 routes
California elephant sanctuary official says no to second planned site visit by Toronto Zoo officials (BOOOO)
Tory MP appeals ruling that sets stage for Toronto by-election
A majority of Toronto-area residents back lakeshore tunnel toll road, poll shows
Provincial
Ontario professors say online learning no substitute for on-campus learning
Course fees still a reality for Ontario high school students
Ontario knocked for special-needs student support
Ontario organ donor agency sets new 1-day record
National
Meet the Canadian billionaire who’s giving it all away
Canadian Pacific strikers face back-to-work legislation
Quebec and university students to resume talks
Montreal’s Grand Prix weekend targeted by student group
Canadians planning fewer home reno projects
War crimes trial of Rwandan man to start in Ottawa
Quebec actress captures Cannes prize
Neighbour may have helped find missing kids in Mexico
Canada’s demographic ‘golden age’ coming to an end
Pilots face spike in laser attacks
International
Annan: ‘Bold steps’ needed for Syria peace
UN’s Kofi Annan ‘horrified’ by Syria massacre
Russia says rebels share Houla blame
Fans warned of racism at Euro 2012
Two men ‘self-immolate in Tibet’
Bahrain activist Rajab released on bail
Explosion shakes Kenyan capital
DR Congo rebels vow to fight to ‘last man’
Japan ex-PM apologises for Fukushima failure
Nepal premier calls for fresh elections
Libya’s first post-Gaddafi vote may face delay
Indian PM signs deals with Myanmar
Tropical storm Beryl strikes southeast U.S. coast
Vatican corruption scandal widens
Ryder Hesjedal wins prestigious Giro d’Italia
Blair tells U.K. hacking inquiry he had to manage the media
Selling broken dreams: Foreigners turn Las Vegas’ home auctions into profit
Miami police kill naked man found eating another man’s face (well if this headline won’t do it, I don’t know what will)
Tiananmen victim’s father commits suicide after 2 decades of seeking redress
RIM expected to announce major layoffs this week
Year of Dragon brings baby boom in China
In Afghanistan, a bowling alley takes minds off bombs
Lazio captain arrested by police
Leftist seeks Egypt vote recount
Paper removes ‘rude’ Zuma picture (Africa)
Rio slum dwellers join peace run
Two jailed over boy in coal bunker
Patz suspect charged with murder (past weekend’s news)
Other
Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in L.A. scuffle
Timberlake and Biel celebrate engagement
Good debt vs. bad debt: Your choice
Sales of alcoholic energy drinks jump 300 per cent. Are we too buzzed?
Soho House will up Toronto film festival’s party quotient
The Indian Premier League: Sport or showbiz?
Massive cyber-attack discovered
‘Oldest’ runner, 101, at marathon
16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School
This website is a great perk-me-up for the day! Today’s indulgence - this post! Cheers to
Morning News Headlines - May 26, 2012
It’s Saturday! Open Doors Toronto - who’s excited? ME! ME!
And a heads up - Luminato runs June 8 to 17.
News headlines for regional, provincial, national and international. I might throw in a few more treats for you today.
Sources: CBC, CTV, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, 680 News, Al Jazeera, BBC News
GTA:
Weekend city roundup: events, TTC closure
Serial carjacker gets life term for fatal crash
TTC shuts section of Yonge subway this weekend
Everest victim’s husband says family not seeking government help
Save me’ last words of Mount Everest climber
Mayor Ford inspects Gardiner
Iconic Toronto toy store closing doors after 73 years
Conservation officials say Ford shouldn’t be sold parkland
Nurse at Toronto Western Hospital charged with sex assault
Mayor Rob Ford has deeply cut his workload, documents show
Mallick: SlutWalk cheerfully defuses hatred against women
Provincial:
Double-lung recipient dances on Ellen show
‘Gay-straight alliances’ get green light under Ontario bill
Aylmer triple stabbing leads to first-degree murder charges
Inquest calls for sprinklers in all Ont. seniors’ homes
Raging forest fire near Timmins, Ont. jumps highway
National:
B.C. premier unhappy with disgraced Mountie’s transfer
Labrador fire out of control
RCMP to close labs in Halifax, Winnipeg, Regina
Space station astronauts enter SpaceX supply ship
Students challenge Quebec protest law in court
44 Canadians invested into the Order of Canada
Ontario students set to back Quebec counterparts
Estranged boyfriend charged with triple murder by Gatineau police As provinces balk at EI changes, Flaherty says let’s talk Canadians split over Mulcair’s energy views, new poll suggests
F-35 debacle spurs Tories to consider new agency for military purchases
Roman Catholic bishop convicted of child pornography stripped of clerical duties
Occupy NL campers leave park after seven-month protest
More a run than a shuffle: major overhaul of cabinet in Saskatchewan
The protesters aren’t Jean Charest’s biggest problem. It’s this woman
Unruly Canadian on flight from Jamaica to Miami arrested
Ice cream trucks silenced in B.C. community
International:
Canada ending ‘Buffalo shuffle’ for visas, closing consulate
Syrian activists decry ‘massacre’ in Houla
IMF head: Greeks should pay their taxes
EU ‘wants Greece in the eurozone’
Pope’s butler named as suspect
Polarised Egypt result confirmed
Medvedev named ruling party chief
The citizen journalists challenging al-Assad
Apple’s boss rejects $75m payout
Kandahar schools brave harsh realities
Dozens held at Azerbaijan opposition rally (on eve of the Eurovision contest in Baku :S)
UAE continues crackdown on activists
Somalis flee as al-Shabab stronghold falls
Spain’s Bankia sets out $24bn bailout plan
Lebanese pilgrims ‘freed by Syrian abductors’
Teens killed in Finland shooting spree
Environment minister visits stricken Fukushima plant
EU challenge to Argentina at WTO
Etan Patz suspect on suicide watch
John Edwards jurors draw warning from judge as alternate seen ‘flirting’ with defendant Honduras protest at media murders
Other/Entertainment/Sports:
Ex-adult film star Jenna Jameson arrested after crash (hmmmmm…)
Ever wonder where road kill goes? (Toronto!)
Neil Armstrong describes heart-stopping moments in moon landing
Call Me Maybe sparks business card icebreaker (I want to read this?)
New Jersey Devils reach Stanley Cup final, win Game 6 in overtime
RIM prepares for radical measures with global restructuring
Humperdinck kicks off Eurovision
Japan’s fugitive penguin caught
England v West Indies at Trent Bridge
Monaco GP qualifying
Morning News Headlines - May 25, 2012
WOW! A lot of news today! Here are your major news headlines for the Toronto area - regional, provincial, national and international.
Stories are from the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CBC, CTV and the Brampton Guardian
Campbell coy about suprise ‘Ellen’ appearance (Miss Helene is all over the news today!)
Doors Open 2012: Toronto’s buildings have never been so well used (this weekend)
Quebec, student leaders agree to talk
In landmark election, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood wins run-off spot
Thorsten Heins’ very bad first 100 days as RIM CEO
Consumer confidence surges in May
Inside Iran: A view from the booming, modern streets of Tehran
Days after deaths, more climbers attempt Everest summit
Man in custody as police in Gatineau, Que., probe multiple homicides
Canada had lost sight of religious freedom as human right, Baird says
Is there such a thing as being too frugal? (MONEY!)
A tiny perfect streetcar line is being laid along Cherry Street
Taxi driver charged in skateboarder’s death released on $200,000 bail
Inspection blitz of Gardiner Expressway under way
Toronto Port Lands revitalization report put off until fall (what about the casino!?)
Protest unlikely to save unique Schoolhouse shelter
31 Toronto police officers face G20 disciplinary hearings
G20 police illegally arrested journalists, used gay slur
Catholic school board defers naming Ontario’s first ombudsman
TFC beats the Whitecaps to capture Canadian champions (Toronto? Sports? We won something?)
Ford fights the five-cent bag fee
Councillor seeks to restore program cuts with new-found surplus
America’s Most Wanted fugitive arrested in Toronto
Facebook investors who overpaid could be compensated
Shares in Spain’s fourth-largest bank suspended ahead of rescue details
How much does a typical CEO in the U.S. make? A lot
Toronto cyclist injury: Cabbie says he feared for his life
Garbage truck catches fire on Hwy. 403
Cannes 2012: The good, the bad and the just plain weird (plain weird is not an understatement)
Leaked documents show ORNGE ran $14.5-million deficit
MP wants probe into alleged vote suppression in Etobicoke Centre
Canada Customs reportedly impounds family’s altered SUV
Households could withstand 40% house price drop
Atlantic City murder victim played for Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Mallick: CBC show does women, and hockey, no favours (Opinion piece on how some of CBC’s hockey commentary will be scripted for women, by women)
Insurance-scam mastermind jailed for staging car collisions
Queen Victoria’s secrets published online for all to see
Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped
SpaceX capsule nears space station for historic docking
Conservatives move again to have robocalls suits tossed
Teens share bullying tales in confession booth (footage from a Quebec high school)
Coffee prices get jolt in jittery economy
New mom among dead in Aylmer triple stabbing
Legoland coming to Toronto area next spring
Toronto drug dealers visit Saskatoon to ply trade, police say
U.S. cuts Pakistan aid after ‘bin Laden doctor’ jailed
Trading in Spanish bank’s shares halted
Forest fire still threatens Kirkland Lake, Ont.
Brampton Theatre School closes
Council will change procedural rule (Brampton City Hall… I didn’t read the article yet)
Peel considers youth ban on tanning (DO IT!)
Brampton employer among most attractive
Bankruptcy results in fraud charge
Peel opens first paramedic reporting station
That’s cool. Only eight or nine companies control… almost everything! EVERYTHING!
Big Brands: The Illusion of Choice
Source: danielfrancavilla
“With your puny weapons it’s impossible to take me-owt’
Source: College Humor
Source: conflictingheart
100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom [Updated]
Here are the first four:
- Ask for information: Instead of trusting Wikipedia, ask the crowd on Facebook. One kindergarten teacher asked parents to research seeds and got great information about the largest seed in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Attend remote lectures: Using Facebook, you can tune into remote lectures and presentations from around the world.
- Museums and more: Help your students follow along with local and international museums, art galleries, exhibits, and more for enriched learning on Facebook.
- Firsthand research: Students can connect with family members for genealogy assignments, discuss issues with local celebrities and more through Facebook.
Source: world-shaker
Morning News Headlines - May 24, 2012
I’m home. In bed. If I’m going to read them, I might as well share them!
Morning news headlines for Toronto - city, provicinal, national, international
Note: Ford and Harper are quiet in the news. I think something’s stirring…
Headlines provided by CBC, CTV News, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail
CBC: Police kettle Montreal student protesters, arresting 450
CTV story: Montreal pot-banging protest ends in kettling arrests
Suspect in custody in 1979 disappearance of NYC boy
John Baird to champion religious freedom in U.S. speech
Prince Charles and Camilla jet home after 4-day visit
SpaceX rocket does test fly-past at space station
Canadian Everest victim warned by guide to turn back (yesterday)
Canadian Pacific Railway strike leads to 2,000 layoffs (Ottawa is also preparing to intervene)
Raging bulls meet hardened criminals at Angola prison rodeo
Eurogroup head admits Greece could ditch euro
Madrid, Tokyo, Istanbul finalists to host 2020 Summer Olympics (yesterday)
Finley expected to detail EI changes Thursday
Economy trumps crime as top priority, poll suggests
Nude Harper painting sells for $5,000 (woohoo!)
Ketchup bottle blockage problem solved at MIT (finally, a solution!)
Toronto councillor wants road hockey bylaw revamped
Atlantic City stabbing victims identified (yesterday)
Man convicted in officer’s (Robert Plunket) death appeals sentence
Brampton alligator’s appearance shocks neighbours (video)
New Zealand aims to be smoke-free country with tax hike
Joint venture finalizes $1B Highway 407 contract
Helene Campbell gets Diamond Jubilee medal from PM <— yay!
Parents of teen killed by TTC bus launch lawsuit (yesterday)
DiManno insight: DiManno: Alex Gillespie’s bus death is not a simple matter of jaywalking
Teen stabbed in chest in Kensington Market (yesterday)
Nearly one million young Canadians not at school or work, StatsCan says. (yesterday)
RIM’s head of global sales quits BlackBerry maker(matter of time?)
Nuclear-powered submarine catches fire at U.S. shipyard; 7 hurt
Toronto fast tracks plan to tackle loose concrete on Gardiner (with infographic!)
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda may face falcon attack on Niagara Falls crossing (the photo shows a really /cute/ baby peregrene falcon)
‘Officer Bubbles’ identified other Toronto officers to G20 watchdog
Egypt election: Women still face political challenges in post-Tahrir world
Canadians open to changes that would make hockey safer
War on child obesity: out of the cafeteria and onto the playground (part 1 on a series about children’s fitness and education)
Toronto Port Lands revitalization report put off until fall
Ontario cardiologists warn of mass exit unless fee cuts halted
Vancouver police response times slow in wake of Stanley Cup riots
Iran rejects West’s proposal on nuclear curbs Getting a tingly feeling in your outer thigh? Blame your skinny jeans (G&M’s Hot Button Blog! <3)
CBC to air alternate commentary for women during Stanley Cup final
Men in Black III - three out of four stars from the G&M
HP cutting 27,000 jobs (yesterday)
Doc Brown by g_crows is $10 today only (5/18) at RIPT Apparel
Source: shirtoid
Morning news headlines
Daily round-up of news headlines local, provincial, national, international (taken from CBC, CTV, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Brampton Guardian)
(this is also a test run, but the headlines are real!)
G20 “kettling” commander among 45 to be charged
Obama hosts Harper and other leaders at G8 summit
Chinese smuggler who fled to B.C. gets life sentence
Quebec legislature in marathon debate on education bill
Conrad Black denies seeking ‘special treatment’
Inflation inches higher to 2%
Transgender beauty contestant takes spotlight from rivals
Greyhound bus killer gets supervised outings from hospital
China gobbling up Atlantic lobster
Man dies after Pearson airport industrial accident
Where to see Charles and Camilla in Toronto
Baby boy critical after being found in pond
Rob Ford surprises, attends Toronto rainbow flag raising
Condo agents target international clientele
TTC bus driver charged with careless driving
Upgraded murder charges for Brampton dad, stepmom
Facebook’s IPO one of world’s largest at $104B
Evidence mixed for Zimmerman’s self-defence claim
City considers allowing shopping on holidays
Ethics panel mulls how to create an anthrax vaccine for kids
Victoria Day 2012: what’s open & closed, fireworks & events
New hybrid fruit “papple” being sold in UK market
Solar eclipse to take place this weekend
Apparent suicide of RFK Jr.’s estranged wife adds to perception of Kennedy family misfortune
Romney distances himself from proposed personal attacks on Obama
Donna Summer dead at 63
OLG takes next step in plans for 5 new casinos in Ontario
New documents, photos shed light on Trayvon Martin killing
JPMorgan trading loss could hit $5-billion, report warns
Protest culture taking a heavy toll on South Africa
U.S. eases sanctions on Myanmar as reward for democratic reforms
Tories suspend international business program after audit reveals ‘irregularities’
Why an immigration boom will cure our Boomer problem
Study shows Canadians are improving their work-life balance
A 29-year-old on the difficulties of landing a first job
What would a Canada of 100 million feel like? More comfortable, better served, better defended
EI changes to target repeat claimants
Europe thinks the unthinkable on Greece
Jihadist waxes nostalgic about time in Toronto — and Tim Hortons
New warrant issued for ORNGE founder Chris Mazza
Jamestown Crip gang member jailed for killing innocent man
Third Ontario teachers’ union walks away from Queen’s Park talks
Downtown Mississauga is the most exciting place in the GTA, really
Breast cancer evolves years before detected, two scientific studies find
New duty free rules to fuel cross-border stampede
Employee or on contract? Why it matters
City ready to change the rules (Brampton, City Hall)
Punjabi Film Festival kicks off Friday
Peel workers reject deal
Councillors ‘excited’ about baseball stadium
So you need a typeface? (infographic)
For all the font lovers!
This reminds me of my little cousin, Anjali. When she came to visit, we plastered her with layers and layers of sparkles. Then she went out and got more sparkles. She turned into my mini sassy disco ball. I loved it!
Source: hellogiggles
Thoughts and muses of Radha Tailor
