Doug Ford denies drug-dealing allegations, demands apology
Councillor Doug Ford wants an apology. Full Story

Drug allegations denied

Rescue operation for Canadian in Australian Alps continues
Snow, ice and minus-degree temperatures are hampering the search for a Canadian man missing in the Australian Alps. Full Story

	New clues about location of Ontario hiker missing in Australia
	Ontario man lost in Australian mountains

French soldier stabbed while on patrol near Paris
A French soldier patrolling a business neighbourhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck and injured on Saturday by a man who fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said. Full Story

Thousands finish Boston Marathon
More than 2,000 runners finished the Boston Marathon on Saturday, more than a month after the race was cut short because of the April 15 bombings. Full Story

Roaches evolving to evade traps, scientists say
A strain of cockroaches in Europe has evolved to outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them, researchers have discovered. Full Story

Syrian opposition struggles to find unity as battle rages on
Syria's opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at closing their fractious ranks, as government forces launched a fierce onslaught on a rebel-held border town to try to gain the upper hand in the civil war. Full Story

	Syria's warring parties film themselves committing atrocities
	Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack, Turkey says

Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass
Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. Full Story

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RBC Code of Conduct a welcome step: Steelworkers
The United Steelworkers, Canada's largest union, congratulated the Royal Bank of Canada for promising not to hire foreign workers to replace Canadians and not to outsource jobs. Full Story

	Unions threaten to pull billions out of RBC
	RBC apologizes for outsourcing

		Snow falls on Quebec's Eastern Townships It certainly doesn't feel like mid-spring in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Full Story

British police arrest three over soldier’s killing
British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. Full Story

	Bloody hell in London
	Exiled cleric who taught accused in U.K. hacking death praises 'courage'
	British security services in spotlight after soldier murder

Suicide car bombing in Russia's Dagestan injures 11
A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia's Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media reported. Full Story

Canada revokes passport of doc accused in US medicare fraud
The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million — before he's even had a trial. Full Story

		Conspiracy theorists blame Okla. tornado on U.S. gov't First came the tornado. Daily Feature