Montreal mayor resigns
Corruption allegations cost Montrealers their second mayor in seven months when Michael Appelbaum quit on Tuesday while maintaining his innocence amid bribery charges. Full Story

List of worst Ontario roads released
Canadian Automobile Association has released it's annual list of worst Ontario roads for 2013. Full Story

Shouting matches, reports of intimidation at Que. construction sites
There were confrontations and allegations of intimidation at construction sites east of Montreal Tuesday on the second day of a general, unlimited workers' strike. Full Story

175,000 Que. construction workers on strike

Stephen Harper targets Justin Trudeau over charity gigs
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau showed poor judgment in taking money from charities, but didn't have much to say about his own office's role in pushing the story to media. Full Story

Ohio residents held disabled woman in slavery, government charges
Three Ohio residents are accused of holding a cognitively disabled woman and her daughter against their will and forcing the woman to perform physical labour for them, threatening her with snakes if she didn’t comply, authorities said on Tuesday. Full Story

Canadians a 'silent threat' to the U.S., blogger warns
An open letter to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio warns that Canadians are a "silent threat" to the U.S. and shouldn't be allowed to stay in the state longer than six months. But many people who commented on the blog post in the Miami New Times obviously didn't realize it was a joke. Full Story

Weak G8 agreement on Syria hailed as victory
The G8 summit wrapped up Tuesday with a watered-down agreement on Syria, with leaders condemning the bloodshed but not dictator Bashar al-Assad. Full Story

	Putin backing Syrian 'thugs': Harper
	G8 leaders gang up on Putin

Rob Ford's accused juice-tosser a university employee
An Oshawa, Ont., university confirmed Monday that the woman accused of tossing juice at Mayor Rob Ford over the weekend is one of its employees. Full Story

		WikiLeaks trial focuses on whether Tweets meet evidence standards The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as evidence. Full Story WikiLeaks breach included details on Gitmo inmates: official U.S. soldier, WikiLeaks founder discussed air attack video: witness

China arrests man for seeking repeat of Tiananmen protest
Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signalling an increasing intolerance for dissent under Communist Party rule. Full Story
Kimberly-Clark moves to ease Venezuelan toilet paper shortage
Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a $234 million investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said, in a move that should help ease an embarrassing national shortage of toilet paper. Full Story

Venezuela running out of toilet paper

Major pipeline explodes in Louisiana
A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, La., destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries were reported, local officials said. Full Story

	Worker remains hospitalized after Louisiana plant explosion
	Second deadly plant blast in Louisiana

		As our population ages, who will care for the elderly? Joanne Miller is sometimes afraid at night. Daily Feature